Minimum Requirements:

To qualify, you must have a bachelor's degree.

Rate of Pay and Hours:

Substitute rate of pay is $135 day. After 30 days of subbing, the rate increases to $140 per day. 

Assignments are given in half day and full day increments.

Step 1: Prepare your Application Materials

The Bainbridge Island School District requires the following for applicants to our substitute positions:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• One (1) Letter of Reference, preferably from a current or most recent supervisor
• Three (3) Confidential References: These are identified through our online application system. The person(s) you list will receive an automatic email from our system to fill out a confidential reference form.
• Fill out the District disclosure statement.
  • You can fill this form out electronically or manually, and will need to sign the form. 
  • You may email the form to kspitz@bisd303.org or bring it by the District Office. We recommend emailing, if possible.
• Create an account in the OSPI E Certification system, if you have not yet. This will get the ball rolling so that if you are selected to be a substitute, you will be able to potentially start sooner.

Step 2: Apply Through our Online Application System

Check out this guide for how to create an application in our system. You can also reach out to Kelly Spitz, our Applicant Coordinator, at 206-780-1878 or kspitz@bisd303.org.

To start your application in our system, click this link.

Step 1: Online Application

Submit your application through our online system (see "How to Apply" above). Applications will be screened, and complete applications will be considered for an interview. 

Step 2: Interview

Once your application is complete, you will receive a message from our Substitute Coordinator to schedule a phone or zoom interview. 

Step 3: Reference Checks

We will also be conducting phone reference checks in tandem with scheduling your interviews.

Once selected, and per Washington State law, all school based staff need to be fingerprinted prior to starting work with us. You can work with Kelly Spitz and Joyce Jacobson to find the most convenient place to fingerprint.

Bainbridge Island Police Department:

Starting Tuesday, 11/16 you can be fingerprinted at the Bainbridge Island Police Department. To schedule fingerprints, you can call them at 206-842-5211. They will have four spots available on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 2:00 PM, and 3:00 PM

The fee for fingerpints at BIPD is $55.25.

Olympic ESD

If you live on the Kitsap Peninsula, it may be more convenient for you to get your fingerprints done at the Olympic ESD in Bremerton.

The current fee for payment of $78.00 and can be made with debit cards or credit cards only. If you are hired as a substitute, we will reimburse your fingerprint fee.

You can schedule a fingerprinting appointment here: https://www.oesd114.org/domain/32

The Olympic ESD is located at 105 National Avenue N. Bremerton, WA 98312.

All substitute teachers need to have an active Washington State teaching certificate. If you are not currently certified and have been selected to be a substitute, we will request an Emergency Substitute Certificate. You can learn more about using the state E-Cert application to apply for your certificate here: https://www.k12.wa.us/certification/e-certification-washington-state-educators 

Already Certified:

If you have a current Washington State teaching certificate, you do not need to take additional steps for certification. We do recommend you obtain a Washington state substitute certificate. You can visit the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) at www.k12.wa.us/certification for more information.

Not Certified:

If you do not hold a current teaching certificate, you will want to create an account through the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to apply for an emergency certificate. Visit this link for specifics on the Emergency Substitute Certificate. 

All new substitutes will be trained in two areas:

1. COVID-19 protocols and procedures
2. Utilizing instructional technology

Once you have been selected for the substitute position, you will be trained prior to starting as a sub. This training will be paid. 

Classified employees are employees who work in non-certificated roles across the district. They range from special education paraeducators, custodians, bus drivers, office, and food and nutrition services staff.

We have a consistent need for substitute in all areas, and especially for in person special education paraeducator and bus drivers. 

Minimum Requirements:

To qualify, you must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent.

Rate of Pay and Hours:

The rate of pay is tied to the wage scales for the Bainbridge Island Educational Support Professional Association (BIESPA) and our Non-Represented wage scale. The substitute rate is paid at 90% of the first step on the hourly wage scale. For example, a substitute paraeducator would make $20.02/hour. 

You can access the relevant wage scales here.

Assignments are given in half day and full day increments.

Step 1: Prepare your Application Materials

The Bainbridge Island School District requires the following for applicants to our substitute positions:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• One (1) Letter of Reference, preferably from a current or most recent supervisor
• Three (3) Confidential References: These are identified through our online application system. The person(s) you list will receive an automatic email from our system to fill out a confidential reference form.
• Fill out the District disclosure statement.
  • You can fill this form out electronically or manually, and will need to sign the form. 
  • You may email the form to kspitz@bisd303.org or bring it by the District Office. We recommend emailing, if possible.

Step 2: Apply Through our Online Application System

Check out this guide for how to create an application in our system. You can also reach out to Kelly Spitz, our Applicant Coordinator, at 206-780-1878 or kspitz@bisd303.org.

To start your application in our system, click this link.

Once selected, and per Washington State law, all school based staff need to be fingerprinted prior to starting work with us. You can work with Kelly Spitz and Joyce Jacobson to find the most convenient place to fingerprint.

Bainbridge Island Police Department:

Starting Tuesday, 11/16 you can be fingerprinted at the Bainbridge Island Police Department. To schedule fingerprints, you can call them at 206-842-5211. They will have four spots available on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 2:00 PM, and 3:00 PM

The fee for fingerpints at BIPD is $55.25.

Olympic ESD

If you live on the Kitsap Peninsula, it may be more convenient for you to get your fingerprints done at the Olympic ESD in Bremerton.

The current fee for payment of $78.00 and can be made with debit cards or credit cards only. If you are hired as a substitute, we will reimburse your fingerprint fee.

You can schedule a fingerprinting appointment here: https://www.oesd114.org/domain/32

The Olympic ESD is located at 105 National Avenue N. Bremerton, WA 98312.