Guest Teachers (Substitute Teachers)
Welcome to the Website for Guest (Substitute) Teachers!
If you’re visiting this website, you’re most likely interested in joining our group of spectacular guest teachers (substitute teachers). We appreciate your interest in joining our team!
Through this page, we will provide valuable information for prospective guest teachers as well as a variety of information and resources exclusively for onboarded guest teachers. We encourage everyone to thoroughly review the updated job description; click here to do so: Guest Teacher Job Description 03/2026.
Steps to Becoming a Guest (Substitute) Teacher:
Step 1
Submit a new employment application or update an existing one. Be sure to select the open vacancy desired and position desired, respectively: Job ID 2859 | Guest Teacher (Pool) (2026-2027 School Year) | Substitute Teacher
Step 2
Once the required online employment application has been completed, updated (if applicable), and officially submitted, each prospective Guest Teacher must attend a mandatory in-person Pre-Employment Orientation conducted by the Human Resources Department. Attendance at this orientation is a required step in the hiring process and must be completed before an individual can be onboarded and hired.
Please note that attendance at the 2026 Guest Teacher Pre-Employment Orientation is mandatory for employment consideration. However, the orientation is unpaid, and no compensation will be provided for time spent attending the session.
Step 3
Once you have been officially onboarded as a Guest Teacher, you will be granted access to the District’s Frontline Absence Management System. Through Frontline, you may search for and accept available 4-hour or 8-hour substitute teaching assignments. The first day of student instruction for the 2026–2027 school year is Monday, August 10, 2026.
Thank you for your interest in serving as a Guest Teacher with San Benito CISD. We value your commitment to supporting our students and schools. Thank you!
The 2026-2027 Guest Teacher Pool vacancy opened on May 1, 2026, and closed on June 23, 2026.
We are grateful for the tremendous interest in this job opportunity and are pleased to share that we received hundreds of employment applications. As a result, we are no longer accepting applications at this time.
San Benito CISD sincerely appreciates your interest in joining our team of guest teachers and thanks all applicants for their commitment to supporting student success and ensuring continuity of instruction when needed.
FOR ARCHIVES:
Interested applicants must complete and submit an online employment application through the school district’s website: SBCISD Jobs Portal. Please ensure that your application includes the following required details:
- Open Vacancy Desired: Job ID 2859 | Guest Teacher (Pool) (2026-2027 School Year)
- Position Desired: Substitute Teacher
Please note that the current job description for the Guest Teacher position includes the following education and certification requirements for non-degreed applicants:
- A high school diploma –OR– General Educational Development (GED) certificate –AND–
- A minimum of twenty-four (24) semester credit hours from an accredited college or university –OR– successful completion of an approved substitute teacher training course.
Non-degreed applicants will be required to upload a copy of their high school diploma –OR– GED certificate –AND– an official transcript reflecting the required college/university credit hours –OR– the official certificate of completion for the approved training course.
Degreed applicants will be required to upload an official college transcript reflecting the degree conferred and date received.
Degreed-certified applicants will be required to upload an official college transcript reflecting the degree conferred and date received –AND– a copy of their SBEC Official Record of Educator Certificate.
Registration for the 2026-2027 Guest Teacher Pre-Employment Orientation is now CLOSED.
If you applied for the for the "Job ID 2859 | Guest Teacher (Pool) (2026-2027 School Year)" vacancy on or before Tuesday, June 23, 2026, you will receive an electronic message or telephone call from a member of our HR team within the next 10 business days. | Posted 06.25.2026
FOR ARCHIVES:Once you've completed, updated (if applicable), and officially submitted the required online employment application, you may register online for the mandatory in-person pre-employment orientation to be conducted by the Human Resources Department. Attendance at this orientation is a required step in the hiring process and must be completed before an individual can be onboarded and hired.
Click here to register: REGISTRATION for Pre-Employment Orientation
Please note that attendance at the 2026 Guest Teacher Pre-Employment Orientation is unpaid, and no compensation will be provided for time spent attending the session.
Prospective guest teachers who have completed and submitted their online employment application will be assigned to a mandatory pre-employment orientation session. Session assignment details will be Emailed to registrants.
Where to view the most current Guest Teacher Pre-Employment Orientation presentation
Click the following link to view the District's Guest Teacher pre-employment orientation presentation: 2026-2027 Guest Teacher Orientation Presentation.
How to upload a document to an online employment application via FrontlineWhen uploading a document to an existing online employment application, please follow these steps:
- log into the application via the SBCISD Job Portal,
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click the “Edit” button;
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go to the “Education” section;
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enter the name and location of the educational institution as shown below – for Region One substitute certification certificates, please enter “Region One ESC, Edinburg, TX;”
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click on the “Add File(s)” link; and
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follow the prompts to upload the document(s).
Bi-Weekly Pay Dates for Guest Teachers
Below, please find a copy of the bi-weekly pay schedule for the 2026-2027 school year.
If you have a direct deposit and/or payroll-related question or need a copy of your paycheck stub(s), please stop by, call, or E-mail our Payroll Department:
San Benito CISD | Payroll Department
240 N. Crockett Street
San Benito, TX 78586
956.361.6100
San Benito CISD invites all prospective 2026-2027 Guest Teachers to thoroughly review the following updated job description pages:NEW JobDescription_GuestTeacher Page1.pdf
NEW JobDescription_GuestTeacher Page2.pdf
NEW JobDescription_GuestTeacher Page3.pdf
Please note that the current job description for the Guest Teacher position includes the following education and certification requirements for non-degreed applicants:
- A high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate –AND–
- A minimum of twenty-four (24) semester credit hours from an accredited college or university –OR– successful completion of an approved substitute teacher training course.
Substitute teacher training courses are currently available through the following organization:
- Region One Education Service Center
https://www.esc1.net/services/teaching-learning/teaching-learning/sub-academy
Non-degreed applicants will be required to upload a copy of their high school diploma or GED certificate –AND– an official transcript reflecting the required college/university credit hours –OR– the official certificate of completion for the approved training course.
It is important to keep in mind that applying for a position is not a guarantee of employment.
Frontline Education | Learning Center
For guest (substitute) teacher resources, click HERE (or directly on the links included below). You will find information on subjects including the following:
- Substitute QuickStart guide,
- Substitute basic training video,
- A phone call from Absence Management, and
- Changing or recovering a substitute PIN.
San Benito CISD's Crisis Response Protocol
For school and community safety, the San Benito CISD adopted the “I Love U Guys” Foundation’s Standard Response Protocol (SRP). Our students and staff have been training, practicing, and having drills on this crisis response protocol since August 2022. The SRP is essentially based on the following five (5) actions: HOLD! – SECURE! – LOCKDOWN! – EVACUATE! – SHELTER!
Please take a moment to review this critical safety information. For detailed information and additional resources, click HERE.
Human Resources Department
240 N. Crockett St.
San Benito, TX 78586
956.361.6150 | 956.361.6291 (fax)