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Substitutes

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS

 

All substitute teachers intending to work for the 2024-2025 school year are required to complete registration by submitting both the intent form and the attestation form. If you have not yet done so, please contact our office. 

The April 14, 2025, Wilson County Board of Education Meeting will be the last round of substitutes hired for the 2024-2025 school year. Subs who would like to make this cut off need to have all applications in and completed by April 8, 2025. Substitutes who do not meet this cut-off date will be processed in July. 

All current subs should receive their intent to return letter by June 1, 2025, they will need to return their intent forms by June 30, 2025 to Central Office. Substitute yearly training dates will be held in July 2025. More information about the yearly training dates will be provided with the intent forms. Substitutes must be reapproved by the Board at the start of each school year. Substitutes will not be able to take jobs during the 2025-2026 school year until they have returned their intent forms, completed the yearly training and been approved by the board.  

To view available job vacancies and/or to apply for career opportunities with our district, click on the link - Wilson County Schools Job Board.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What are the requirements of a substitute teacher?
Substitute teachers perform the duties of a teacher to provide continuity in the classroom in a teacher's absence. A new substitute teacher applying for employment with Wilson County Schools must submit the following documents:
  • completed Online Application (People Admin-Teacher Match)
  • an official degree-dated transcript from high school or college
Current employees of Wilson County Schools must also complete an updated Online Application. Official Transcripts may be submitted to the Human Resource Services Department. Upon approval from the Board of Education, you will then be notified when you may begin substituting.

What is the pay rate for a substitute teacher?
  • Non-Certified Substitute Teachers earn $100 per day.
  • Certified Substitute Teachers earn $140 per day. All certified substitute teachers must provide a copy of their current North Carolina license.
  • Certified Substitute Teachers with any teaching license who consistently report at least 75 percent of a pay period and who perform certain duties such as creating lesson plans, grading student work, facilitating parent conferences and/or participating in after-school activities may earn $150 per day.
  • Certified Substitute Teachers with a teaching license in the area in which they are subbing who consistently report at least 75 percent of a pay period and who perform certain duties such as creating lesson plans,  grading student work, facilitating parent conferences and/or participating in after-school activities may earn $159 per day.
What kind of training do I need to remain a substitute teacher?
To remain active as a substitute teacher with Wilson County Schools, all non-certified substitute teachers are required to complete a Substitute Teacher Certification course. Upon successful completion of a course, please remit your original certificate to the Office of Human Resource Services so that a copy may be placed in your personnel file. You are only required to take this course once during your substitute teacher employment. If you have previously taken and successfully passed this course, please furnish a copy of your certificate to ensure your continued substitute teacher employment. If not completed within one year of registration as a substitute teacher, you will be removed from the substitute calling system and ineligible to substitute until you have provided proof that you have completed the course.

What kind of training do I need to become a substitute teacher?
The Effective Teacher training course is mandatory for all substitute teachers. This virtual training is offered by App-Garden University. Once you complete this training course, you will be given a certificate of completion which may be printed and kept for your records. Central Office will receive a report of your completion, and this will also be a record of your intent to sub this year. The course available includes the Substitute Orientation Course and the Effective Substitute Training Course. The cost for the course is $49. Please click here. Once the purchase has been made, you will receive an email with a link to the training.
 
Who do I contact if I have questions? 
Wendy Daniel, Director of Benefits and Classified Personnel
(252) 399-7721

Claudia Spencer, Executive Director of Human Resources
(252) 399-7700 (EXT 8638)
Claudia.Spencer@wilsonschoolsnc.net