Management Support Services

Office of Substitute Services

Jennifer Lander
Phone:    (518) 736-4390
FAX:        (518) 736-4389
E-mail:    subsvc@hfmboces.org
Address: 2755 State Highway 67, Johnstown NY 12095

The Office of Substitute Services makes use of a SmartFindExpress automated calling system to manage a school district's employee absences, substitute selection and notification, substitute assignment and accurate record keeping. Absences can be reported seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Teachers can leave a personalized voice message to their substitute to ensure lesson continuity. The system searches and selects the most qualified substitute.

Substitutes may call in at anytime to review open jobs. They may also speak directly with a staff member of the Office of Substitute Services to designate which school, location, grade level or subject they prefer. Full administrative reports are available.

The office provides handbooks and workshops to aid substitutes with standard classroom procedures, classroom control, school discipline policies, the Right-To-Know Law and other pertinent information. The office is staffed from 5:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. while school is in session. An answering machine picks up after hours.

The Office of Substitute Service is located at the main HFM BOCES campus, 2755 State Highway 67, Johnstown NY, 12095. Please clearly mark “Substitute Service” on any correspondence you send.
 

Job opportunities

If you are looking for a job that offers flexible scheduling, a variety of challenges, and the opportunity to be an essential part of an educational team, HFM BOCES Office of Substitute Services is looking for you! You'll be on your way to flexible, rewarding employment that is ideally suited for:

• Homemakers who want to work when their children are in school - and need flexible schedules for when they are not.

• Retirees who want to remain active in their communities.

• Those looking to build credentials and gain valuable, real-life experience.

• College students taking evening courses or who are home on break.

Minimum requirements:

• Aide - High school diploma or GED

• Teacher - 60 credit hours

• Nurse - LPN or RN license

All applicants for a substitute position will be required to complete an I-9 Employment Verification form. Federal regulations require employers to ask applicants to complete the form and provide proof of identity, so bring your driver's license and social security card to your interview.

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Downloadable forms and information

 Click here to download requirements for working as a substitute.

If you would like to apply to become a substitute teacher, teacher aide, nurse or secretary to work in any of our component school districts or for HFM BOCES, you may download an complete application here, including the requirements. Please note: Those wishing to substitute as a teacher aide, nurse or secretary must also complete a Civil Service application, which you may obtain by calling the Office of Substitute Services at (518) 736-4390.

Please click here to download a reference request form.
Click here to download only an application.

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Mandatory training for all substitutes

All substitutes must attend an annual training in “Hazardous Communications and the Right to Know Law” during the current school year. This is mandatory as stated in Article 28 Section S 878 of the Labor Laws by the New York State Department of Labor.

"Hazardous Communications and the Right to Know Law" trainings are scheduled for the following dates during the 2007-08 school year:

• Tuesday, September 11, 2007

• Wednesday, September 26, 2007

• Tuesday, October 9, 2007

• Wednesday, November 7, 2007

• Tuesday, December 4, 2007

• Tuesday, January 8, 2008

• Wednesday, January 23, 2008

• Tuesday, February 5, 2008

• Wednesday, March 5, 2008

• Tuesday, April 1, 2008

• Wednesday, May 21, 2008

All training sessions are scheduled from 4-5 p.m. at the HFM BOCES campus. 2755 State Hwy 67, Johnstown, NY, in Training/Conference Room C112A. Please park in the training center parking lot closest to FMCC and enter the building through the training center entrance. Click here for driving directions.

You must attend the session which is scheduled prior to OR directly following your interview with the Office of Substitute Services. You may click here to download a PDF registration form. Please complete and return the form to HFM BOCES Office of Substitute Services, 2755 State Highway 67, Johnstown NY 12095.

If you have questions about the mandatory training for substitutes, please call the Health-Safety-Risk Management Office at (518) 736-4380 or the Office of Substitute Services at (518) 736-4390.
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