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I went to school to be a teacher, decided to pursue a different path, now after being a sahm I’m looking for a flexible schedule close to home and this is it. Pick and choose your work schedule, awesome for so many reasons whether you have outside responsibilities or another job.

If anyone reads this who has any pull, lift the MTTC expiration for teachers and you will be way better off! 5 years and your scores are no longer valid if you are not actively teaching. People leave the profession or the state for varying reasons, give them a reason to come back and sub (and hopefully fill some full time roles)! 

Pay could be better but it depends on the districts you work for not edustaff, I think this is a common problem for education across the board, substitutes are no exception. Edustaff does offer access 401k but no match. I suppose it’s better than nothing but nothing to get too excited about, you may be better off contributing to a spouses 401k with a match or opening an IRA. 

For someone looking for an extremely flexible job with flexible income needs, this is a great option. It’s what you make of it, I wouldn’t necessarily rely on it to pay my bills but I could work just about every day in my small rural district so if your working in multiple districts, work will likely not be an issue. The need is strong. 

My issue is the lack of training, a couple hour seminar is not enough (I relied heavily on my college days I have a bachelors in education) and I think relationships with the schools and edustaff needs to be improved. For instance edustaff could go to bat for their subs and ask schools to provide X for their subs (couple things I can think of are: sub logins for computer systems, open up training for lockdowns/drills for subs to attend/professional development days open for subs to attend) 

Overall edustaff is just an overhead for your district so really besides applying there’s not much more you interact with them besides your yearly sub permit. 

My district is excellent to work with, most teachers and staff are happy to see a substitute in the building we are getting rarer. My districts pay puts me at $12.50 an hour, you can work at most anywhere else for $15, plus you need to be educated with at least an associates degree to sub, so that’s disheartening, but for me the flexibility is why I stay vs looking elsewhere. 

The problem with EduStaff is that you don't work for the district, but effectively a temp agency. That means you have zero protections, voice, or ability to discuss anything with the schools directly. In my experience, districts fire staff because of poor communication with their substitutes, where subs are dropped into a class of unruly kids, expect them to use classroom management, but then believes literally anything anyone says about the substitute; kids, staff, or parents, and then poof! You lose your district contract without any discussion, professional development, or training to help you substitute teach the way that district, school, or grade level want things taught/managed. Outside of that, you're just a scab worker, disposable and unappreciated. 

The videos that are offered on the website are generic and do not address the specific policies of the schools. When at the school, asking what their policies are on classroom management are problematic because they give general guidelines but do not address specific concerns. In my experience, asking the questions about expectations has resulted in nothing new in classroom management. When things go wrong, the response by the school is to dismiss you, rather than work with you to make you better able to support the school and teachers. In the end, as a guest teacher, you're treated as a second or third-class teacher and not given the time of day by the staff. EduStaff treats their employees as disposable.

There's a reason why there's a teacher and substitute shortage in the US, and EduStaff isn't helping substitutes be successful without protecting their employees AND their clients by enhancing their substitute teachers. Work for EduStaff if you need work, but do not expect to be treated as a valued employee because you're disposable and unsupported. 

You are very much on your own in this job. I've been working for the company for over 5 years. Last year I did not work due to Covid  but I will go back to work this school season. Whoever the principal of the school is, that person is also your manager of the day. You can be treated differently from one day to a next.. There have been issues where I wish I had some form of Union representation but there seems to be no way to form/invite a Union in. You will rarely see the same substitutes. This company acts more like a staffing agency even though any problems(paperwork issues mostly) that I had, they have been very quick to rectify the situation. They will not stand in your corner if there is a problem between school staff. Because they are really just a staffing agency, there is no way to bargain for better pay and opportunities. There is  No advancement within being a substitute teacher unless you count permanent status per semester. Even in that the advancement is in a slight pay increase. There is tremendous flexibility to work when you want. Because of that, I'm able to take off one day a week and work 4 days.  There is also good flexibility with working the grades/schools/ districts you would prefer. I personally work five different districts.  Sometimes this job is very rewarding other times it can be heartbreaking. 

I had very little contact with EDUstaff during my time working for them. 
A usual day started by checking my phone for jobs I liked, picking the ones I wanted to do for the week and then going to each workplace and doing what needed doing. It was very straightforward and their software made it really easy to pick jobs that suited me.
I don't feel I learned much working for EDUstaff and this job was strictly to make some money while looking for other work. It was a good icebreaker for getting used to working with kids, so it could be helpful for people unsure if they want to start teaching.
I never really interacted with EDUstaff while I was working, so I can't speak for the culture or management style.
By far the hardest part of the job was the staff and students in the job sites. It has nothing to do with EDUstaff, but I've now encountered the most toxic and unbearable people I could have imagined. There is nothing EDUstaff can do to help you with that though; you'll just have to avoid certain schools and rooms when picking jobs.
The best part of the job were the good kids. Bad apples spoil the day, but there's no better feeling than when you get a room of hardworking, excited and curious young minds who are eagerly doing their best to improve and grow. 

EDUstaff connects you with substitute teaching jobs and that's all I know about them. They were efficient and convenient for me to use and I'm sure it will be a good experience for anyone interested in teaching!

In order to thrive in this position as Substitute Teacher, you must be extremely flexible and adaptable because you don't know if you're working the next day.  You find that out when you get the evening or morning call for the next day's assignment. Then, when you get to the school that you've been assigned to, you may discover that they no longer need you in that particular grade level or instructing in that particular subject (middle and high school levels), so you've go to go with the flow.  If you enjoy change and variety, you'll love this job as much as I did.  The hourly rate (you're actually paid the half-day or full-day) is fairly good as wages go.  The downside is that there are no benefits, no paid sick days, no paid vacation time, no health benefits, etc., etc.  You'll get a somewhat decent paycheck, particularly if you work everyday full-days (5 days/week), but you probably won't be able to save much, not if you have a mortgage and car payment to make.  Oh, and you better be sure to line up something else for the summer months because you won't be working those when the schools are closed for summer vacation.  Like my heading states, it's a great job if you plan on going into teaching to get that much-needed classroom experience, or if you need a decent-paying and flexible job while looking for a full-time professional position that has full benefits.

While I worked here, I never actually physically saw any EDUStaff headquarters employee except for at the beginning. I was removed from a school and it was added to my work file without any chance for negotiation. The company is definitely more on the side of appeasing the schools, and not representing their guest teachers (employees). You will not be looking for work, from 2017 and on they constantly need guest teachers. But you could work somewhere different every day, in a different grade or subject if you feel comfortable. I had full agency to pick what jobs I want, but if I didn't sign up for a job that day, the emails, phone calls, and reminders to take one got rather aggressive. Thankfully, pay has gone up a bit for most school districts but it's only due to there being a great need for subs. I was lucky in finding several long term medical leave or vacancy sub jobs to take for several months in a row, so I received consistency and built relationships with staff at one school. Rapport within the schools you guest teach in will be everything. You need to have solid classroom management and know what is going on, don't be just a warm body in the classroom. But I didn't appreciate being put on duty constantly so I had little breaks by the school staff, since I was "just a sub" and apparently didn't need breaks like regular staff did.

Sub teachers get paid well enough with Edustaff, but if you sub for paraprofessionals, the districts pay you about minimum wage. That is sad for the staff at the schools who end up hurting for help on days when the actual parapro or CCW is absent. Often subs won't take those jobs. 
 Many schools are very friendly and welcoming to subs. Teachers often reach out and let you know they are there for you if you need help.  However, you will find some schools that are more chaotic, not super-friendly, or supportive. They may end up having a hard time getting repeat subs, especially newbie subs. 

 Along those lines, not sure if Edustaff would be there for you if you had an issue at a school. Have not heard much good about them on this. One can get "shut out" of a district and not know why. You can't seem to find out, either. This is not a very good confidence-booster for subs. They will retain more subs if they start communicating and working with them more as an individual; not just some anonymous training videos, etc., that they put out for everyone. 

 The Online Support Team is a good idea, and they do help with many of the mechanics of the system,  but they cannot reach into the aforementioned (in behalf of the employee), like the HR or administrators need to do.

Your school and district determine what kind of day you will have. Pay is decent, but again depends on the job. Working in high school, you likely have some sheet to pass out or movie to watch. Working in elementary you will have a full class of kids you need to teach all the subjects to. It is more fun, but a lot more work and stress. Middle school is just terrible, I don’t know why anyone teaches middle schoolers. 
You get jobs through an online portal or automated phone call. Make connections in the schools you like and be really nice for the teachers and schools you like, because your connections will provide the chance to work there again. Teachers can make you preferred sub and that makes you first to get the sub coverage alert. Teachers also prefer the same sub, so it is mutually beneficial. 
My experience is you will be looked down on, as many teachers just view you as a babysitter, and students will challenge you. Principals will be helpful usually as there is a shortage of subs and if a sub has a bad experience they won’t come back. But again, that is outside of EduStaff’s control. It is good way to get experience, work part time, the hours are good, and it is great for entry level and retirees. 

Substitute teaching is the perfect job for someone who is considering teaching or is in-between careers. Working for EduStaff is not something I would recommend doing long-term. Nothing wrong with the company, but you are definitely just a body to them. I attended the required three-hour training, and have not heard from them since. 95% of the experience depends on what school district you're working for. You should be prepared to teach a different subject than what you signed-up for, based on the school's needs that day. One major pro is the ability to work pretty much anywhere across the state, and obviously you can pick which days you want to work. One annoying thing is the amount of marketing that falls into your inbox. They make money by placing you on an email list that blasts 'deals' to you, which is really odd. Oh, and you have to pay your own expenses for fingerprinting and substitute permit (about $150 total) NOTE: most school districts will not advertise their sub rate, and it varies greatly across districts. Know what you're getting yourself into. 

This was my first time working for EDUStaff as a K-12 substitute teacher.  I actually worked in seven school districts which is the maximum allowed.  What I loved about this opportunity was  the flexibility in my work schedule.  Also becoming familiar with the various schools in my region.  I am in transition due to my position being eliminated.  EDUStaff afforded me the opportunity to try something new (sub), get paid (very low) and meet remarkable students, staff and administrators (big plus!).

Yes the pay is low and there are no benefits but trying my hand and skills at something new was exciting.  And if I needed the day off I just simply did not have to accept any substitute jobs that day.  I was kept as busy as I wanted to be.  I have done this for a year and will  need to find permanent full-time employment with benefits.  But knowing that I have impacted students lives this past year has been most rewarding!  It also made me feel good to know that I was one of the most requested substitute teachers in my districts. 

The EDUStaff process was easy and once you're approved everything is done via the website.  The two times I needed to call in I received helpful assistance quickly and professionally.  They have wonderful customer service!

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