Information for Substitute Applicants

How To Express Interest as a Certified or Support Staff Substitute
 in the Kyrene School District

CERTIFIED APPLICANTS:

Thank you for your interest as a substitute teacher in the Kyrene School District.  To apply, please complete the online application, then submit it with and a copy of your valid teaching certificate/substitute certificate and fingerprint clearance card.  The scannable résumé and three letters of recommendation are optional.  

Your supporting documents may be mailed to Human Resource Services #13, Kyrene School District, 8700 S. Kyrene Rd., Tempe, AZ 85284 or faxed directly to (480) 783-4002.

Certified Substitute Rates of Pay:

Daily rate:                                                                                 $ 80.00/day
Long Term/highly qualified:                                                         $115.00/day
Long Term/not highly qualified:                                                    $100.00/day
Part Time Kyrene teachers who substitute:                                  $115.00/day
Kyrene teachers on non-compensable leave (w/prior HR approval)  $115.00/day
Permanent Substitute:                                                               $100.00/day
Retired Kyrene Teacher:                                                             $120.00/day

 
As a Certified Substitute, we pay by the following scale:  up to 4 hours- .5 of daily approved rate of pay, up to 6.5 hours - .82 of daily approved rate of pay and up to 8 hours - 1.0 of daily approved rate of pay.  A full day assignment is defined as NORMAL school hours.

If you are a long-term guest teacher in a single continuous assignment, you will be paid $80.00 for the first 20 instructional days. The rate of pay increases to $100.00/day if the guest teacher is not highly qualified and $115.00/day if the guest teacher is highly qualified on the 21st instructional day for the duration of the assignment. After completing the long-term assignment, the Guest Teacher will be placed back to $80.00/day.

 

Retired Kyrene Teachers will receive the rate of $120.00 per day when subbing in a certified position.

Click Here to apply online for a certified substitute position.
 

NOTE:  Certificated positions in Kyrene requires that you hold a current Arizona Certificate. We are advised that Arizona Certification and fingerprint clearance may take up to several weeks to obtain. For information, visit the State’s web site at www.ade.az.gov/certification or call the Arizona State Board of Education, Certification Unit, at (602) 542-4367.

SUPPORT APPLICANTS:

Thank you for your interest as a support staff substitute in the Kyrene School District.  Applications for support substitute positions are always accepted.  Positions include:  Health Assistant Substitute, Office Substitute, Instructional Assistant Substitute, and Instructional Assistant Sr. Substitute.

Support Substitute Rate of Pay:

Instructional Assistant Level 1      $8.50/hr
Instructional Assistant Level 2      $9.60/hr
Office/Clerical                              $8.50/hr
Health Assistant                          $12.00/hr

Retired Kyrene Support Staff receive one step above entry level for classification of position they are subbing in.

To apply, please complete an online Support application. The scannable résumé and three letters of recommendation are optional.  

Your supporting documents may be mailed to Human Resource Services #13, Kyrene School District, 8700 S. Kyrene Rd., Tempe, AZ 85284 or faxed directly to (480) 783-4002.

Click Here to apply online support substitute application.
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