Substitute Teacher

Substitute Teacher

Bristol Tennessee City Schools – Bristol, Tennessee

Job : 5805948
Final date to receive applications: Jul 19, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)
Re-Posted: Jun 29, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Aug 3, 2026

Substitute Teachers - $105/day
Certified Tennessee Teacher - $120/ay
Retired BTCS Teacher - $150/day

• High school diploma
• Proficient with technology appropriate for the position
• Proficient in grammar skills
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

Principal/Appropriate Supervisor

• Arrive at least ten minutes prior to the beginning of classes. Sign in at the school’s front office.
• Report to the main office and sign in upon arrival. Substitutes are required to wear BTCS identification badge while in schools. Sign out in the office at the end of the day.
• Receive instructions and materials that have been left; follow the lesson plans.
• Check for special activities or changes in the schedule.
• Check the correct procedures for:
  • Use of library and AV equipment and materials
  • Reporting/recording absences and tardiness
  • Clearing the building during fire drills or other emergencies
  • Lunch
  • Use of teacher rest areas
• Assume the duties of the regular teacher, which include, but are not limited to:
  • Additional supervision responsibilities
  • Collection of monies
  • Maintaining good housekeeping
  • Grading, if needed
  • Other duties as assigned by the principal
• Be very discreet in your comments concerning the school, its staff, students, and parents. Constructive criticism can be valuable to the schools and will be accepted in that light. No doubt there will be times when, as a substitute teacher, you will feel the duty to “report.” However, the time to report is immediately; the place is at the school, and the principal should be the one to receive the report.
• Notify the principal’s office immediately should an accident or severe problems occur.
• Confer with the regular classroom teachers concerning matters with which they may assist.
• Keep the atmosphere of the room as nearly normal as possible by following the regularly scheduled activities and teaching plans.
• Discipline:
  • Be calm and unemotional; be firm and fair. (Give a student a chance to explain his/her actions.) Explain the reasons for any penalty or punishment.
  • You may deny the student privileges for misbehaving.
  • Do not embarrass the student as a form of punishment. Try to handle the situation privately.
  • Do not use unusual forms of punishment.
  • Do not in any case use physical discipline of any type.
  • Report serious problems to the principal's office immediately.
  • Do not punish the group for the actions of one.
  • If students are busy with some worthwhile materials, discipline problems seldom develop. The substitute should be pleasant but firm.
• Complete the day's assignment by:
  • Leaving the teacher's desk and room in order.
  • Leave a note explaining how the day went, any problems, etc. Include any assignment(s) not completed during the day and any absences during the day.
  • Returning equipment and materials to proper places.
  • Closing windows, adjusting shades/curtains and turning off lights.
  • Leaving keys, if any, in the office.
  • Reporting any occurrence that appears not to be normal.

• May require lifting of objects that exceed 25 lbs. Other physical demands:
  Pushing and/or pulling, Climbing, Stooping and/or kneeling, Reaching, Talking, Hearing, Seeing.

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity.
• Adaptability to dealing with students.
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.

• Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.
• Intelligence:
  The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal:
  Ability…