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Anonymous wrote:What does it pay?

Not sure of the exact figure, I haven't looked it up in a while. It's buried somewhere within the FCPS website if you're really interested.

It is about $15/hr for a regular sub and $22/hr for a retired FCPS teacher who works as a sub. A day is 7.5hrs long unless you are assigned to TJHSST which is 8hrs long.

If the school has a long term sub assignment - for things like anticipated long term medical leave (i.e. pregnancy) - which is defined as between 11 and 90 days prior to the start of the assignment, then that sub can get the long term sub pay rate of about $20/hr or $26/hr if FCPS retired teacher.

Note that the long term status of a sub assignment must be defined before the start of the assignment. If a person subs in the same school for 11 days straight that does not mean they get the higher pay rate - it is very possible that those 11 days are spent subbing under different assignments (i.e. for Teacher A, then Teacher B, then Teacher C, etc.) and therefore they are all short term sub assignments at the lower pay rate. Basically, expect the lower pay rate.

These are the 2016 rates and it may go up for 2017. Maybe by something like 10 cents an hour.

http://www.fcps.edu/hr/salary/pdf/fy16/FY16SubstituteHomeboundRates.pdf

Anonymous wrote:What does it pay?

Not sure of the exact figure, I haven't looked it up in a while. It's buried somewhere within the FCPS website if you're really interested.

Anonymous wrote:Can't answer all your questions because I don't sub but know some people who do with FCPS.

Once on the list they call you with gigs - you can turn it down on a daily basis, so you control when you work in part.

If you have "full availability" then you can practically work 5 days a week. However, some of the gigs will have you drive to far corners of FCPS so sometimes it is not worth it and therefore you may end up realistically working fewer days a week than available.

Once you sub in a school and they like you and you like them, the school will effectively put you on a priority sub list from which they call before they resort to the FCPS-wide list. Once you sub for a while and do a good job you'll likely be able to carve out a full, 5-day a week subbing schedule among a small list of schools - that way it will cut down your travel, you'll make deeper connections with the admins (in order to land a full time job), and you'll know the schools (and the kids) better so that each sub assignment won't be a brand new situation.

OP here. Thanks for the response! Good to know that I could essentially work as often or as infrequently as I want (as long as they like me!). I figured with such a big school district, there had to be a big need for subs. The "priority list" is interesting, and definitely something to keep in mind. I live within walking distance of an elementary school, so it'd be perfect if I could get on their list.

Can't answer all your questions because I don't sub but know some people who do with FCPS.

Once on the list they call you with gigs - you can turn it down on a daily basis, so you control when you work in part.

If you have "full availability" then you can practically work 5 days a week. However, some of the gigs will have you drive to far corners of FCPS so sometimes it is not worth it and therefore you may end up realistically working fewer days a week than available.

Once you sub in a school and they like you and you like them, the school will effectively put you on a priority sub list from which they call before they resort to the FCPS-wide list. Once you sub for a while and do a good job you'll likely be able to carve out a full, 5-day a week subbing schedule among a small list of schools - that way it will cut down your travel, you'll make deeper connections with the admins (in order to land a full time job), and you'll know the schools (and the kids) better so that each sub assignment won't be a brand new situation.

What does it pay?

Has anyone recently worked as a sub for the Fairfax Co school district?

I've never done it before, so I'm just trying to gather as much info as I can. I read through their website, so I know you need to apply and then have fingerprinting and a PPD done. But, I'm wondering how they proceed after that.

Specifically, I'd like to know:

Are you called for an interview, or do you just get put on a list if your education/references/background check out?

How does it work with getting called for jobs- do you choose the days you're willing to work, or do you have to have certain availability?

If you have full availability, how often are you likely to work? A few days a month? A few days a week?

How long does the process take from the time you submit your information until you're a part of the pool?

How do you like subbing? What's the best part? The worst? (I'm hoping to work with the younger kids (k-8) if that makes any difference!)


Any information would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!