Knox County Schools
Become a Substitute
Substitutes are an integral part of our teaching and learning community. We appreciate your desire to become a substitute. Please use the information below to begin the substitute hiring process.
ATTENTION!
Substitute Work Requirement - Substitutes are required to work 30 full days per school year (2 half days = 1 full day) to remain active on the substitute list. Please keep this requirement in mind as you decide about moving forward through the substitute hiring process.
This application is for a classroom substitute position. If you are wanting to apply as a substitute nurse, that application can be completed through the main KCS website.
Contact Us
Sabine McCollum
Substitute Onboarding Specialist
(865) 594-1929
sabine.mccollum@knoxschools.org
Application Process
- Complete the online application
- Applicants must submit three professional references with valid email addresses
- Two of the three references must respond favorably to the emailed questionnaire
- Once your online application is complete and you are ready to receive an email with your next steps for employment submit the substitute onboarding registration to complete your registration.
New Hire paperwork will be emailed out every Tuesday. Once you receive your email you will have 48 hours to complete your drug testing requirements. You must be present within the Knoxville area to complete your drug test. Please do not click the link until you're fully prepared to meet this deadline.
Other Information
- Please download and review the Substitute Handbook. (Instructions for acknowledgements will accompany the onboarding process.)
- Drug Screening Requirements:^
- Must submit to a drug screening within 48 hours of receiving your time-stamped document.
- Your cost is $58.00.
- We do not accept pre-employment screening results from other agencies.
- ^ If you were an intern with KCS the previous term, do not complete the drug screening phase of the pre-screening, however, fingerprinting is required.
- Fingerprinting Requirements:^
- Fingerprinting does not have a time constraint, however, your substitute application will remain incomplete until this step is complete.
- Your cost for the fingerprint screening is $39.15.
- Fingerprint results will expire after 30 days. If you do not complete the substitute hiring process within the window of time, you will need to repeat the fingerprint process, including the fingerprint fee.
- We do not accept fingerprint screening results from other agencies, this includes cardstock fingerprint cards.
- ^ If you were an intern with KCS the previous term, do not complete the drug screening phase of the pre-screening, however, fingerprinting is required.
- After completion of the online onboarding and all pre-employment screenings have cleared, you will receive an email notifying you of your employment status.
Instructions for registering for the in-person substitute training will accompany the onboarding process.
When all of the above steps have been completed, you will receive two emails from the Frontline absence management system. The first email will be an invitation to set up your Frontline account. The second email will be your welcome letter. Once you receive your welcome letter, you are ready to start accepting substitute positions. Please allow 2-3 weeks for paperwork processing.
For questions regarding the application process, please call (865) 594-1270 or email sabine.mccollum@knoxschools.org.