Certified - Substitute Teacher

Position: 2026.1 - Certified - Substitute Teacher
Kearney Public Schools is accepting applications for Substitute Teachers for the  school year.

Serve in schools as a substitute teacher on an "as-needed" basis when the contract teacher is absent. Daily rate of pay for full day is $155/Day. Teaching or Substitute Teaching Certificate required. (Local certificate is $149/Day).

Welcome to the Substitute Teacher Application process.

Substitute Teacher applications are accepted throughout the school year.

The steps to be considered for Substitute teaching with Kearney Public Schools are outlined below.

Application - Complete the online Substitute application.

Certification - Generally, a Teaching or Substitute Teaching Certificate.

Background check - receive clearance through the background check process.

Substitute Onboarding

If you have questions regarding substitute teaching, please contact KPS Human Resources:
Dellene Bosard at

• CERTIFICATION

Kearney Public Schools Substitute Teachers must hold a valid Nebraska Teaching Certificate. The Certificate may be a Teaching certificate or a Substitute Teaching certificate.

• APPLICATION

The online Substitute application through Talent Ed Recruit & Hire must be completed to be considered for substituting.

• .BACKGROUND CHECK

New substitute applicants, those who have been designated inactive (longer than one year) and those who have never substituted for Kearney Public Schools, will be required to complete pre-employment background screenings.

• ONBOARDING

Once the background checks have been completed with the appropriate agencies and the candidate receives clearance for employment, a substitute onboarding will be scheduled with Human Resources. All substitute applicants will be required to schedule and attend an employee oonboarding before entering the classroom as a substitute.

This position is subject to a veterans' preference.

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

The Kearney Public School District hereby gives this statement of compliance and intends to comply with all state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination. This school district intends to take any necessary measures to assure compliance with such laws against any prohibited form of discrimination.

The Kearney Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race (including skin color, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, sexual orientation or gender identity, or other protected status in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

Title IX, Title II, Title VI & Section 504
- Melissa Herrmann, Director of human Resources

Kearney Public Schools

320 West 24th Street

Kearney, NE 68845