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The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) is hiring substitute teachers for Connecticut’s 17 technical high schools. An in-person hiring event will be held at Howell Cheney Technical High School, located at 791 West Middle Turnpike, Manchester, CT from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Qualified applicants may receive job offers at the event.

CTECS substitute teachers are paid $155 daily. A bachelor’s degree is required.

Registration is required to attend. Applicants should bring their resume and either a passport, or driver’s license and social security card. Contact Erin.Ryan@cttech.org for additional information.

Join the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System as a Substitute Teacher

Top five reasons to be employed as a substitute instructor in the CT Technical Education and Career System:

  • We value substitutes.  They play a key role in the education process.
  • Substitute daily rate of pay is $155.00.
  • Great students and staff.
  • Seventeen schools across Connecticut that currently employ substitutes.
  • 30 technology/trade areas.

Substituting in the academic subjects

Substitute academic applicants must submit a CT-HR-12 application form, be fingerprinted, have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree. Please submit either a copy of your degree or unofficial transcript.

After the application and a copy of your degree or unofficial transcript have been received, a mandatory addendum form will be e-mailed to you by a representative of the Bureau of Human Resources that must be completed and returned to Human Resources. The Educational Employer Verification Form will be sent to you if you have current or previous employment in a position that you had contact with children. This form needs to be filled out by you and sent to all places of employment that you had contact with children. Also, the DCF Background Check Form will also be sent to you to fill out.

Substituting in the trade subjects

Substitute trade applicants must submit a CT-HR-12 application form, be fingerprinted and have a minimum of four (4) years of trade experience as evidenced on the application.

After the application is received, a mandatory addendum will be e-mailed to you by a representative of the Bureau of Human Resources that must be completed and returned to Human Resources. The Educational Employer Verification Form will be sent to you if you have current or previous employment in a position that you had contact with children. This form needs to be filled out by you and sent to all places of employment that you had contact with children. Also, the DCF Background Check Form will also be sent to you to fill out.

How to apply

Complete the CT-HR 12 application form and bring it together with the required documentation to the school business manager. Reference the list of CTECS schools and find the business manager located in the staff directory of the school you are interested in substitute teaching at.

The business managers at the school will provide you with a fingerprint packet that includes the instructions for obtaining fingerprints.  The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System does not share fingerprint results with any school districts, nor do we accept fingerprint results from other school districts.

The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.