A. 60 College Credit hours (minimum) or completion of online course*
B. Ability and personality to work with students, teachers and other staff.
Marginal Functions
1. May answer phones and take messages, as required.
2. May make and/scan copies of materials and perform other routine clerical tasks as necessary.
3. May assist with cleaning up spills and accidents and periodic cleaning of classroom equipment.
Physical/Visual Activities or Demands:
- Standing, walking, sitting, climbing, balancing, reaching, pushing, talking, hearing.
- Normal attention with clarity of vision at 20 inches or less as well as 20 feet or more; ability to ID and distinguish colors, and to see an area up and down or to right or left while fixed on point, all required.
Light physical demand with regular lifting of very light to light (1 to 25 lbs.) items or occasional lifting of heavier items and/or children (over 25 lbs.), by hand.
Environmental/Atmospheric Conditions:
Subject to both inside (classroom) and outside (playground) conditions and sometimes high noise levels.
Education: Equivalent to high school plus additional broad specialized training equal to two years of college. Requires a minimum of 60 hours college credit or alternative pathway to certification*
*Alternative Pathways:
There are two pathways to secure a substitute certificate in Missouri.
1. have a minimum of 60 college credit hours
2. complete a 20-hour online course (link below)
https://dese.mo.gov/educator-quality/certification/substitute-teachers
This page lists the various agencies that can provide the training for you.
Experience: Requires a minimum of three months up to and including one year of experience working in a classroom teaching environment.
Skills and Abilities :
- Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form. Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
- Add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure.
Perform reading, writing, and speaking at a basic level.
Machines, Tools, Equipment, and Work Aids:
Computer and related software including Internet access, copy machine, and lamination machine.
License(s)/Certification(s) Required:
Substitute Teacher Certification or current Missouri Teaching Certification
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws. Certain job functions described herein may be subject to possible modification in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. "Commonly associated" is not intended to mean always or only . There are different experiences that suggest other ways or circumstances where reasonable changes or accommodation are appropriate. All activities, demands, conditions and requirements are linked to Essential Job Functions unless marked with an asterisk which denotes linkage only to marginal function(s)
Equal Opportunity Employer
Revised April 2026
