Internal Only Substitute ParaeducatorGuest Teacher 26-27
Cañon City, CO - USA
Job Summary
Position: Substitute/Guest Teacher
Start Date: For the 2026-2027 School Year
Position Type: As Needed/Temporary
Location: District
Paraprofessional Substitute
- Full Day: $135.00
- Half-Day: $67.50
- Full-Day: $135.00 for the first 20 days in the school year before December 1 then $155.00 per day after
- Half-Day: $67.50
- Long Term Rate: $155.00
A one-year substitute authorization requires you to hold a high school diploma or its equivalent and have a fingerprint-based criminal history check on file with CDE.
- Full-Day: $145.00 for the first 20 days in the school year before December 1 then $165.00 a day after
- Half-Day: $72.50
- Long Term Rate: $165.00 a day
A 3-year substitute authorization requires you to hold an earned bachelors degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university and have a fingerprint-based history on file with CDE.
- Full-Day: $162.00 for the first 20 days in the school year before December 1 then $182.00 a day
- Half-Day: $91.00
- Long Term Rate: $182.00
A 5-year substitute authorization requires you to hold a current or expired Colorado teacher license/certificate or a current out-of-state teacher license/certificate and have a fingerprint-based background check on file with CDE.
- Full-Day: $190.00
- Half-Day: $95.00
- Long Term Rate: $210 a day
A 5-year substitute authorization requires you to hold a current or expired Colorado teacher license/certificate or a current out-of-state teacher license/certificate and have a fingerprint-based background check on file with CDE.
More than 4 hours are paid as a full day and must be tracked through the Red Rover system.
Four hours or less is paid as a half day.
Long-term and hard-to-fill rates are established through HR.
- The long-term rate begins on the 11th day in the same position unless HR determines otherwise.
- For hard-to-fill positions HR may offer an additional $20.00 a day on a needs-based basis.
- Substitutes earn 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. (HFWA)
- Accrued Sick Leave
- The district will pay a mileage fee of $15.00 per day for substituting for Guest Teachers who must drive from outside Fremont County.
- Eligibility for a $300 stipend through the Colorado Department of Education. More Information
- Education: High School Diploma Required Bachelors Degree Preferred
- Experience: 1-5 years in a school setting preferred
- Licenses/Certificates: Valid Colorado Drivers License Substitute Authorization or Teaching License from CDE
Link to become a substitute teacher
See the requirements listed on the Colorado Department of Education website.
- Criminal background check required for hire for paraprofessionals (a $40.00 fee for a background check is required)
- Ability to work cooperatively in a school atmosphere with staff members students and the public
- Ability to effectively read write speak and listen to comply with directions and instructions to complete tasks and establish priorities
- Integrity trust and work ethic to be able to work with little supervision.
- A competent understanding of technology to perform the job
- A positive individual with neat and clean appearance; a pleasant courteous demeanor
- Must pass pre-employment physical
- Ability to perform light lifting and moving of product (up to 50 to 100 lbs)
- Ability to drive if needed at another school
- Safely performs duties per District policy and expectations
- Implements appropriate physical and technical safeguards to protect the confidentiality integrity and availability of district data
- Maintains good security practices with passwords and accounts for the various district systems and applications
- Reports of actual or suspected breaches in the confidentiality integrity or availability of district data to appropriate district personnel
- Follows all board policies for acceptable use of district technology
- Models the Districts Mission and Belief Statements
- Follow lesson plans as left by the educator who is absent
- Manage the classroom and keep students safe
- Follow guidelines as shared in the Substitute Handbook
Required Experience:
IC