| Frequently Asked Questions
Questions School Directors Ask:
Do all your substitutes meet California
State regulations?
If I have an urgent need, how
fast can you send me a qualified substitute?
If I sign up with A+ Subs, will
I be under any kind of obligation?
Questions About Employment:
I am a college student majoring
in education. I love children. Can I get a summer job as a substitute
teacher in a preschool?
What do preschool teachers teach
and what kinds of responsibilities do they have?
Answers for School Directors:
Do all your substitutes
meet California State regulations?
Absolutely! We interview and prescreen our substitutes. Before our
substitute teachers can become A+ Subs, we verify their transcripts
and E.C.E. course work. They also need to get fingerprinted, complete
their health screening, and obtain criminal clearances from the
Dept. of Justice, FBI and Child Abuse Index. We also check their
employment records.
If I have an urgent
need, how fast can you send me a qualified substitute?
If you sign up with us, we can get all the paperwork out
of the way so when you need our services, we can provide them immediately.
We have a large pool of qualified, prescreen substitute teachers
and teacher aides ready to work today.
If I sign up with
A+ Subs, will I be under any kind of obligation?
No. Signing up with A+ Subs is free and you have no obligation to
use our services. However, the big advantage of signing up with
us is that we can get the paperwork completed and filed so that
when you do have an urgent need, we can provide substitutes and
aides immediately.
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Answers About Employment:
I am a college student
majoring in education. I love children. Can I get a summer job as
a substitute teacher in a preschool?
In California, in order to teach as a substitute preschool teacher,
a candidate must have 6 ECE units complete, and be enrolled in at
least 6 ECE units. If you don't meet these requirements, you might
consider being a Teacher Aide. Preschool teachers usually begin
as Teacher Aides.
What do preschool
teachers teach and what kinds of responsibilities do they have?
Preschool teachers provide activities for children from 6 months
to twelve years of age to advance their physical, mental, and social
development. Their primary job is to provide a positive climate
for learning and to plan and present programs of instruction using
materials and teaching methods designed to meet the needs of the
students.
They plan individual and group activities to stimulate
growth in language, social, and motor skills, such as learning to
listen to instructions, playing with others, and using playing equipment.
They use games, music, artwork, films, books, computers, and other
tools to teach basic skills.
Preschool teachers introduce students to numbers,
language, science, and social studies. They supervise children and
plan recreational activities helping children to develop self-confidence,
explore their interests, develop their talents, and learn how to
behave with others. They may also administer evaluative tests, keep
class records, make reports, and organize groups and individual
study projects. They may confer with parents and plan and direct
the work of aides and assistants.
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