Employment

Substitute Teacher Opportunities

Salary for substitute teachers is $200.00 day-to-day and $250.00 after the 10th day in the same classroom. The Garden Grove Unified School District offers a tiered salary after 20 days worked of $210 per day, 50 days worked of $220.00 per day, after 100 days worked, $230.00 per day and after 150 days worked, $240.00 per day.

We will accept applications on EdJoin.org from Thursday, September 25, 2025 - Thursday, October 2, 2025. Please view the posting here: 2025-26 GGUSD Substitute Teacher

Requirements for applying:

A Multiple Subject Credential, Single Subject Credential, or Education Specialist Credential is preferred.  We will also accept applications from candidates without a teaching credential but they must have a 30-Day Sub Permit, a Bachelor’s Degree, Fingerprint Clearance from the OCDE Clearing House, and disclosure of a complete AB 2534 employment history (if applicable). CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE IS PREFERRED AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Application Procedure:

Only online applications on EdJoin will be accepted. Please fill out an application on Edjoin.org and attach the following documents to your completed application:

• Resume
• Copy of Teaching Credential or 30 Day Substitute Teacher Permit 
• Copy of your Bachelor’s degree transcripts showing date Bachelor's Degree earned
• Copy of Fingerprint Clearance from the OCDE Clearing House.  No other fingerprint clearance will be accepted.  If you do not have the Fingerprint Clearance Receipt from OCDE, please visit the OCDE website to make an appointment: ocde.us/credentials.

Required Disclosure: AB 2534- As of January 1, 2025, in accordance with Education Code section 44939.5 (as amended by California AB 2534) applicants for all certificated positions are required by law to provide a complete list of every school district, county office of education, charter school and/or state special school with which they have previously been employed, regardless of the length of service. Please include any part-time and/or substitution work in addition to any full-time employment positions. Failure to disclose all previous educational employment, regardless of length or location, may result in the disqualification of your application and/or may be deemed dishonestly in the hiring process and subject to discharge should you become employed.

Interview and Employment Info: We will contact successful applicants to schedule a virtual interview via zoom. Those candidates who are offered employment will need to fill out the Sub Packet and submit the following documents: Valid TB screening test results, original Driver’s License and original Social Security card. 

GGUSD Statement: Garden Grove Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, immigration and citizenship status, military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.