We are very interested in having you apply. The Human Resources Office for Amphitheater Public Schools is located in the district office at 701 W. Wetmore Rd., one block west of the intersection of Oracle and Wetmore, by the Tucson Mall. Our office hours are 8am to 5pm. 

To Contact the Substitute Office - (520) 696-5244

 
HOW TO BECOME A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER

If you possess a current Arizona teaching or substitute certificate, you may obtain a certified application and Substitute Handbook from Amphitheater's Human Resources Office.  When you apply, sign up for a substitute orientation.  Orientation dates are also listed in the Substitute Handbook.  At the orientation, pre-employment paperwork is completed.  Once your application and paperwork are complete and previous employment reference checks are satisfactory, you will be notified of your placement in the Amphitheater Substitute System.  For the 2001/2002 school year, certified substitutes earn $75 per day.  Substitutes placed in long-term assignments, substituting for one person for an extended period of time, earn $75 for the first 20 workdays and $85 for the next 20 workdays.  Starting on the 41st day, in the same assignment, substitutes earn the daily rate of a teacher with a comparable educational employment history, plus benefits.

If you don't possess a certificate, but you have applied for a fingerprint clearance card, complete a certified application to substitute.  When your card is received, apply for your certification.

If  you haven't received the fingerprint clearance card, we may be able to help expedite the process.  Complete a certified application and request an information packet, about expediting the process.  You will need to be fingerprinted a second time.  Fingerprinting locations are listed on the back of this form.

Bring the fingerprint card, the completed information packet, and the following items to Human Resources:

     1. The yellow copy of the Applicant Fingerprint Clearance Card Application
     2. Official college/university transcripts including degrees earned
     3. $24 CASH/PERSONAL CHECK for fingerprint processing
     4. $30 PERSONAL CHECK payable to the State Board of Education, for your certificate
     5. Picture identification, (i.e. driver license, military I.D or or State issued identification card)
     6. Social Security card
     
If you don't possess a certificate, and have not started the fingerprint clearance process, but you are a college graduate with at least a bachelor degree, we may be able to expedite the certification process.  Complete a certified application, as well as forms in the District information packet. All applicants must attend a pre-employment orientation.

Submit the completed forms from the District Information Packet, as well as items 2 through 6 above to Human Resources.   A $44 CASHIER'S CHECK  or MONEY ORDER, payable to the Arizona Dept. of Public Safety, must be submitted also.  You will be notified about attendance at the required pre-employment orientation.  This process takes about 3 weeks following submission of paper work.

CERTIFICATION LOCATIONS

Arizona Department of Education                                     Pima County School Superintendent
400 W Congress, Room 118                                                  130 W Congress, 4th Floor
Tucson, Arizona 85701                                                        Tucson, Arizona 85701
Web Site: www.ade.state.az.us/                                         Telephone: (520) 740-8451
Telephone: (520) 628-6326

HOW TO BECOME A CLASSIFIED SUBSTITUTE

Positions such as office staff, special education aides, custodians, food services staff, school nurses and health assistants comprise a portion of our support staff.  If you are interested in substituting in such positions, obtain a classified substitute application and fingerprint card at the Amphitheater Human Resources Department.  Fingerprinting locations are listed below.  Return the fingerprint card and application, with $24 in cash, to Human Resources.  All Amphitheater employees pay for the processing of their fingerprint cards.

SCHOOL NURSE SUBSTITUTES  must submit a current Arizona Registered Nursing License and a current card verifying CPR child and adult training.

SCHOOL HEALTH ASSISTANT SUBSTITUTES must submit a current card for CPR child and adult training, as well as information verifying training in standard First Aid.

FINGERPRINTING is required for all Classified Substitute applicants.  You may be fingerprinted at any of the locations listed below.  Applicants are required to pay for processing.  Submit the completed fingerprint card, as well as the $24, in exact cash or check, to the Amphitheater Human Resources Office.  After the fingerprints are processed and clearance is received, you will be invited to a substitute orientation.  Following orientation, your name will be placed in our computerized Substitute System and you may be called to substitute.

FINGERPRINTING LOCATIONS

Tucson Police Department                                 Marana Police Department
270 S Stone Ave.                                                    13291 N Lon Adams Rd., Marana
Wednesday & Friday--11 a.m. to 4 p.m.             Monday thru Friday--8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(520) 791-4698                                                       (520) 682-4466 (call ahead to ensure availability)
Fee $ 5.00                                                              Fee: $5.00

Pima County Sheriff's Department                   Oro Valley Police Department
1650 E Benson Highway                                      11000 N La Canada
Monday thru Friday-- 10 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.         Tuesday--8 to 10 a.m. Thursday -- 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
(520) 741-4971                                                        (520) 229-4900
Fee: $6.00 (cash only)                                           Fee: $5.00

Finding a Substitute 

"The Sub-Finder"

Substitute Teachers are obtained through Amphitheater's Substitute Office, a division of Human Resources. An automatic computer system called "Sub Finder" receives requests for substitutes. The system also calls substitutes and places them in schools where they are needed. Each site has its own procedure for reporting teacher absences.