Two emails came my way on DOE recruitment. It seems if you have a college degree in anything and were fingerprinted by the Department of Education at any point after the Pleistocene era, you are eligible to work as a substitute teacher in NYC.
This is from the DOE:
Dear Colleague:
Sometime over the last several years, you were fingerprinted with the NYC Department of Education for one of its auxiliary or after school programs. You may have also worked for a charter school, a community-based organization or one of the many early childhood centers around the city. Currently, the NYCDOE is working to increase its staff of per diem day-to-day substitutes to work in the NYC schools for the new school year. As this is a very different year, with extraordinary needs, the DOE is reaching out to various groups to assess their eligibility and interest in working as a substitute teacher. Per Diem substitutes will work in schools either replacing absent teachers or adding additional on-site assistance for students.
Substitute teachers are paid $193.47 per day for a 6 hour and 50 minute day. Substitutes are expected to be on site for the entire school day and adhere to the schedule of the school. Based on the needs of the individual schools, assignments are available for both day to day and long term assignments. New substitutes must complete a series of online workshops prior to employment and you will be required to have fingerprint clearance with the NYCDOE before any employment commences.
Since you have previously been fingerprinted and are not presently working for us, we invite you to become part of our family. If you are interested in becoming a substitute teacher for the NYC Public Schools, please complete this survey which can be accessed by clicking on this link, https://forms.gle/o2rYsJgy3E6v5avJ7 . Once you complete and submit the survey, the DOE will send you a follow up email which will include the official application, the specific requirements and next steps, provided you meet the minimum requirements for the position.
Thank you for your interest in the NYC Department of Education.
Office of School Support Services
Division of Human Capital
This one is from CUNY, to graduate students:
Hello!
You’re receiving this email because you’re a CUNY graduate student in Education. We know employment prospects remain challenging, so we're emailing you with resources in case you're looking for a fall job in education.
The NYC Department of Education is working to increase its staff of per diem day-to-day substitutes to work in the NYC schools for the new school year. As this is a very different year, with extraordinary needs, the DOE is reaching out to various groups to assess their eligibility and interest in working as a substitute teacher. Per diem substitutes will work in schools either replacing absent teachers or adding additional on-site assistance for students.
As a teacher candidate at CUNY, you are being given the opportunity to work as a substitute teacher before you complete your master's degree. This offer is for this current school year only and you must be able to work during the months of September through December. You must already hold a bachelor's degree issued prior to 9/1/2020. If you are enrolled in clinical coursework, substitute work must be done on days when you are NOT student teaching, as this would create a conflict.
Substitute teachers are paid $193.47 per day for a 6 hour and 50 minute day. Substitutes are expected to be on site for the entire school day and adhere to the schedule of the school. Based on the needs of the individual schools, assignments are available for both day to day and long term assignments. New substitutes must complete a series of online workshops prior to employment and you will be required to have fingerprint clearance with the NYCDOE before any employment commences.
If you are interested in becoming a substitute teacher for the NYC Public Schools, please complete this survey which can be accessed by clicking on this link. Once you complete and submit the survey, the DOE will send you a follow up email which include the official application, the specific requirements, and next steps.
If you're studying Early Childhood or Childhood Education (or are focused on these grade bands) you may also want to join the ECE Employment Network, sponsored by CUNY's Professional Development Institute, to connect to additional employers.
CUNY is committed to the academic and career success of its students and graduates, and wishes you success and perseverance this semester.
Best,
CUNY Teacher Education
After reading both of these emails, I have to ask: Why is the DOE looking for day-to-day substitutes if they still have vacancies? Shouldn't these applicants be offered regular jobs as per the requirement of the UFT Contract and the law if there are vacancies? They should not have to be day-to-day substitutes if there are open positions.
Part of Article 5B-Regularized Licensure:
All teaching positions will be filled by persons holding such regular licenses except under the following circumstances:
1. Where a position must be filled to cover a class for which no person holding such regular license is immediately available after all efforts have been made to fill the position by a person holding such regular license;
2. Where the position covers a subject not normally taught in the public schools and is temporary in nature.
Based on this, why are there still Absent Teacher Reserves if there are vacancies?
If the DOE reaches out to me to sub, you will know they will truly hire anyone. Come to think of it, I was a temporary per diem substitute back in the 1980s when I started.
P.S. There are a million and one rumors out there. I have no inside information. Jillian Jorgensen from NY1 said none of the rumors checked out.
Can those who resigned recently go back through their open door? Hehe
ReplyDeleteJames,
ReplyDeleteI feel this is all a way for the doe to say,’see, we tried, now we have to go remote because of limitations from the unions.’ Bla bla bla.
The public will eat this up bc they don’t know any better.
De blasio and his hack superintendents will say ,’we didn’t want to saddle schools with unwanted people aka atrs’ even though it’s nonsense.
They are waiting for when the time is right to go remote.
Truth is, they should have started remote bc the clusters of positive tests will be bad.
NEW: DOE and UFT have an updated agreement that, per UFT communications to teachers, will allow "all UFT-represented employees in all job titles who have no on-site duties or responsibilities have the option to work remotely.
ReplyDeleteSo all this...What a fraud.
ReplyDeleteFrom Mulgrew as of 5:14 pm
ReplyDeleteMore discretion to work remotely:
The DOE will be instructing principals that all UFT-represented employees in all job titles who have no on-site duties or responsibilities have the option to work remotely. This applies to UFT members who have full days of remote responsibilities as well as UFT members with on-site assignments who have work that can be done remotely when no students are assigned to be in the school building. This policy will keep us safer and reduce the traffic on overextended school Wi-Fi networks.
Isn't it amazing the UFT comes to an agreement that anyone with all remote duties can work from home AS SOON AS the week of all remote duties ends for most of us teachers.
ReplyDeleteThe reason they want subs is because they don't get benefits and they can be let go anytime. They also don't have union protection so if half of your staff is subs, you don't have much union power. I'm baffled about the ATR crap also, but it looks like they only want temps. If I have a gun license, will I allowed to be a cop?
ReplyDeleteSure, as long as you're under 38.
ReplyDeleteDo they still need Per Diems....if all learning is done remotely?
ReplyDeleteHow does one get nominated to work as a Special Ed sub?
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