Substitute Teacher, Training Completed or Certified

Position Type: Substitute/Substitute TeacherDate Posted: 8/4/2023Location: All SchoolsDate Available: Open until FilledClosing Date: Open until filled You must meet these guidelines to apply using this application. You Must Possess a Minimum of a GED or High School Diploma and You must have completed the initial 4 hour training or Possess a current or expired Teaching Certificate issued by a State Governing Agency such as the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. If you have not completed the Initial Training or Possess the minimum Educational Requirements STOP You are not eligible to serve as a substitute. Contact Griffin RESA by phone at (770)229-3247 ext. 217, for training dates. Cost is $40 (includes materials and certificate of completion) Lamar County Pays $60 GED through 3 years of college. $70 for Bachelors Degree or higher.Georgia Department of Education Rule number 505-2-.18 - SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS Governs the training of Substitute Teachers. (1) Definitions Substitute teacher - an individual employed to serve in the absence of the regularly employed teacher. (2) Requirements (a) Priority shall be given to persons with the highest qualifications. The qualifications are ranked as follows:Possession of a valid or expired professional teaching certificate (or letter of eligibility for the same) based on a baccalaureate degree or higher; Completion of a baccalaureate degree or higher; Completion of at least one or more years of postsecondary training beyond a high school diploma ranked in order of number of years completed; Possession of a high school diploma; Possession of a GED certificate (b) Prior to placing any individual on a substitute teacher list the individual shall have completed a minimun of four hours of initial substitute training. Those inviduals who possess a valid or expired professional teaching certificate (or letter of eligibility for the same) are exempt from this requirement.

Created: 2026-04-04