Jobs as a Substitute

Thank you for your interest in becoming a substitute employee with Bulloch County Schools. We hire substitutes to serve as teachers, paraprofessionals, custodians, nurses, school food services staff, bus drivers, bus mechanics, or secretarial and clerical positions. 

You can apply for a job in one of the following ways:

• Apply online (preferred)
• Attend an upcoming employee recruitment fair and complete a paper application, or
• Contact or visit our Central Office or annex offices to complete a paper application.
• Upon approval of your application, you will receive an email about how to complete a required background check process. All substitutes must complete a background check.
• After completion of the background check process, you will receive an email with instructions on how to complete the required online orientation. All substitutes must complete a required online orientation. 

In keeping with the school district's payroll calendar, substitutes are paid on the last working day of the month. These are the current rates of pay for substitutes (updated February 2023):

• Teachers & Paraprofessionals: $135 per day¹
• Extended Substitute Teacher: $180 per day²
• Clerical Substitute: $135 per day
• Custodian Substitute: $135 per day
• Bus Driver Substitute: $135 per day
• Bus Monitor Substitute: $135 per day
• Licensed Practical Nurse Substitute: $31.25 per hour
• Registered Nurse Substitute: $31.25 per hour
• School Nutrition Services Substitute: $16.88 per hour

¹If a substitute works for a portion of the day, the salary is prorated accordingly. For example, if a substitute works for four hours, they will be paid half of the daily rate.
²An extended substitute teacher is one who substitutes for 10 or more consecutive days for the same classroom teacher. The extended rate of pay starts on the tenth day.

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Please apply online or contact 912.212.8500.

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must possess a high school diploma or have passed the General Educational Development test.
• To apply for a substitute nurse or clerical positions, please submit an application to be a substitute.
• Those interested in substitute nurse positions should also contact Bulloch County Schools Special Education Executive Director Leslie Schlierf at 912.212.8580 or by email.

• To apply for a substitute bus driver, bus monitor, or bus mechanic position, please submit an application online.

• You may also apply in person at the Bulloch County Schools Transportation & Technology Annex  located at 219 Simons Road, in Statesboro, Georgia, or call 912.212.8640. Their hours are 6:30 am. - 3:30 p.m., Monday - Friday.

• Substitute teachers and paraprofessionals must be at least 20 years of age and possess a high school diploma or have passed the General Educational Development test. They also must have at least one of the following qualifications: 
  • Possess a valid Teaching Certificate or Georgia Professional Standards Commission Certificate of Eligibility 
  • Possess a valid Paraprofessional License or have passed the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators Parapro Assessment
  • Possess an official college transcript showing at least 60 semester hours
  • Possess a Substitute Teacher Training Certificate

If you do meet the above substitute teacher/paraprofessional qualifications, please submit an application to be a substitute. 

If you do not meet the above substitute teacher/paraprofessional qualifications, please contact Ty Winters by phone at 912.212.8504 or by email for more information about how to become qualified.

Required Substitute Teacher/Paraprofessional Orientation

Qualified substitute teachers and paraprofessionals must complete a required online orientation. Upon approval or your application, you will receive an email about completing the required background check.  After completion of the background check, you will receive information regarding the online orientation.

Ty Winters
Human Resources Coordinator
912.212.8504