Employment Terms
 -  Open Pool
 -   No Benefits
 -  No guarantee of work
Reports To
- Principal or Designee
Required Training and Experience
- Minimum Requirements
1. At least 18 years of age
2. High School Graduate or GED
3. Completion of Buford System Substitute Training
- Long-term Substitute Qualifications
1. Possession of a valid Georgia teaching certificate.
2. Possession of an expired teaching certificate, based upon a baccalaureate degree or
higher.
3. Possession of a valid or expired out-of-state teaching certificate or a letter of eligibility for
an out-of-state certificate.
4. Completion of a baccalaureate degree or higher.
5. Completion of at least one or more years of post secondary training beyond a high
school diploma ranked in order of number of years completed.
6. Possession of a high school diploma.
7. Possession of a GED certificate.

Primary Function
- The substitute will enable students to pursue their education as smoothly and completely as
possible in the absence of the regular teacher.
Responsibilities/Duties
-Dresses professionally.
- Reports to the principal or school secretary upon arrival at the school.
- Maintains as fully as possible the established routines and procedures of the school and the
classroom to which they are assigned.
- Teaches the lessons outlined and planned by the absent teacher.
- Consults with appropriate administrator(s) or instructional personnel before changing any
teaching or other procedure.
- Assumes responsibility for overseeing pupil behavior in class.
- Reports in writing any pertinent information on the day’s activities at the conclusion of each
teaching day.

- Follows all policies, rules and procedures to which regular teachers are subject and which good
teaching practice dictates.
- Ensures adherence to appropriate safety procedures.
-Follows federal and state laws as well as Board of Education (BOE) policies.
- Performs other duties as assigned.