Do you want to directly impact students’ lives? Encourage their hopes and dreams? Help them prepare for success in college, the workforce, and life? If so, join the ranks of Tulsa Public Schools' substitute teachers. Substitute teaching can be a part-time job or full-time profession, and you may even want to turn your classroom experience into a career.
Some of the benefits of working as a substitute teacher include:
First, click the apply now button in the right column.
Once your application is complete and has been submitted, you will receive two emails - one is introductory and the other contains instructions for your online substitute training.
After you've finished the online training, you will receive an email with instructions to sign up for an orientation paperwork session at the Education Service Center.
Please note: Former Tulsa Public Schools full-time teachers who have taught within the last ten years are not required to complete online training.
1. Complete the mandatory substitute online training using the link provided via email after you submit your application.
2. Provide a photocopy of your high school diploma or GED equivalent, college transcript, or teaching certificate (if Oklahoma-certified).
3. Pass the required background checks.
As a substitute, two background checks are required for employment:
If you have been fingerprinted by another Oklahoma school district within the last five years, and you can obtain a letter of good standing from that district along with the fingerprint results. If you do this, it may not be necessary for you to be fingerprinted again. Fingerprints through other agencies, including law enforcement or for other purposes, are not accepted.
All employment offers are contingent on receiving a clean fingerprint background report.
| Substitute Teacher Qualifications | Daily Compensation |
| Holding a current Oklahoma state teaching certificate | $75 per day |
| Holding a current Oklahoma state teaching certificate and in a long-term assignment (11 or more consecutive days in the same positions) | $90 per day |
| Completed 48 or more college credit hours | $65 per day |
| Completed 47 or less college credit hours | $60 per day |
| Substitute Teacher Qualifications | Maximum Number of Substitute Teaching Days |
| Holding a current Oklahoma state teaching certificate | Unlimited |
| Holding a bachelor's or master's degree | 100 days per school year |
| All other levels of education | 90 days per school year |
Substitute teachers and employees in part-time temporary positions participate in an alternative social security tax plan. Employees contribute money normally set aside for social security to a portable savings plan via payroll deduction that is tax-deferred and available when you leave employment with Tulsa Public Schools.
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Substitute teaching is the perfect short- or long-term opportunity for retirees. Teaching allows you to use your skills to impact youth in our community and stay engaged on a schedule that fits your lifestyle. Does this sound like the right fit for you? Apply now to join our team!
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