It is 9pm and you are working tomorrow at a school you have never been to.
The written walkthrough below is complete and current — it is the same steps the video will show.
These short clips are in production — the written steps below cover the same actions today.
Find your upcoming assignment
Check in when you arrive
Check out at the end of the day
Submit your end-of-day report
Confirm the school address, the start time, the teacher and the room. Check whether a lesson plan is attached, and open "Your first-day guide" on the assignment for anything this school wants you to know — dress code, phone policy, and how dismissal works.
Take me thereDo not leave parking to the morning of. The first-day guide (and the arrival info on the job itself) tells you whether there is a substitute lot, whether the teacher lot is off-limits, or whether it is street parking only — check it the night before, not while you are circling the block.
If there is no lesson plan, have something ready. The lesson plan tool builds a grade-appropriate plan in a couple of minutes, and the activities library covers the gaps.
Take me thereSubstitutes usually enter where students enter, not the staff/teacher entrance — security or the front desk is there to help if you are unsure. Sign in on the sub sign-in sheet at the main office, and be ready to say who you are covering for; the accepted job already shows the teacher's name.
Your check-in is what tells the school and our team that coverage is in place — it is also the record the day is paid from.
Take me thereCheck out at the end of the day, leave a short note for the returning teacher about what was covered and anything they should know, and return keys and badge.