EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCES
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR SUBSTITUTE EARLY EDUCATION CENTER TEACHERS
TUBERCULOSIS TEST, CPR & FIRST AID • All LAUSD employees must get an updated TB test every four years. • It is the teacher’s responsibility to keep his/her CPR and First Aid cards up to date. • Submit any updated documents to Early Childhood Education Division, Human Resources Unit.
ACCEPTING AN ASSIGNMENT • Teachers work either four hours or eight hours a day. Please be punctual. Substitutes are paid only for the actual time worked. • When accepting and assignment notify the center immediately. • You will only be paid for assignments for which you have a job number. • Do not accept an assignment when a center calls you directly and does not have a job number. You will not be paid. • Do not give anyone your PIN number.
CANCELING AN ASSIGNMENT • When canceling an assignment, notify the center immediately. Failure to do so may result in an Unsatisfactory Report. • Once you cancel an assignment, you will not be able to receive another assignment for that same time frame, regardless of the assignment being short or long term. • If in an emergency, an assignment has to be cancelled after the start time of the assignment, you will need to call the Substitute Help Desk for assistance with the cancellation.
SALARY ACCRUAL RATE • Each July 1st, the salary for substitute teachers drops to the base salary rate for substitutes. • When a teacher has worked 35 full-time days after July 1st, the teacher is paid at a slightly higher accrual rate until June 30th.
BENEFITS • A substitute teacher who has worked 800 hours within a fiscal school year (July 1st - June 30th) is eligible for health benefits for the next school year. • Information packets are mailed by the Health Insurance Section during the fall of the school year. • For further benefits information visit: www.lausd.net/benefits administration