A friend of mine has come to me asking for help about applying to a job as a substitute teacher and I'm hoping some of you can lend some insight....
So he's wanting to apply as a substitue teacher. He has several concerns about how his application might appear. One issue is that for a few years several years ago he bounced around jobwise - so if he puts it down it looks very unstable, but if he doesn't put it down he's concerned about looking like he did nothing for a couple years or worse, the schools finding out he worked but didn't admit he did. Any opinions on how to deal with this or maybe how public schools may take this?
Also, since age 21 (he's 24 now) he's not had any legal issues. Prior to this he apparently had some run ins with the law. I think the worst of it is that he got arrested for a dui - which was later dropped - but unfortunately on his driving record it shows his liscense was suspended but no dui is mentioned. So he's wondering how this may be interpreted by employess, especially school ones. Also, the schools say they do background checks....he's not sure how extensive nor is he positive what might show up. Is there anyway to find out just so he knows what employers might be seeing? There are so many background checks online that are advertised but he's trying to get one that may be comparable to whatever means public schools use to obtain such info.
Any help on any of this?Sorry this is so long too! He just came to me with this and he doesn't have anyone else to consult so I'd really like to help him.



Sorry this is so long too! He just came to me with this and he doesn't have anyone else to consult so I'd really like to help him.
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