Eli5 – How do schools use substitute teachers? How do substitute teachers make reliable income?

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Eli5 – How do schools use substitute teachers? How do substitute teachers make reliable income?

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I am a substitute teacher for a small private school. I will get notified when a teacher is absent—sometimes a day or two before I’m needed, sometimes a week in advance, sometimes at five in the morning the day of—and I’ll show up and work.

Substitute teaching does not provide a good income. I’m a college student living at home with few bills, so I didn’t need a reliable income. If I needed more money, I’d have to get another job and pray my schedules mesh.