Our Substitute Teacher Application Period Is Now Closed.
It will re-open mid-July.
Our Substitute Teacher Application Period Is Now Closed.
Thank you for your interest in substituting with Canyons School District. As of Nov. 3, 2025 our substitute teacher applications are closed. Should the need arise, we will reopen them in the future. We appreciate your interest in joining our team!
We LOVE our substitutes!
Thank you to all of the substitute educators and workers who serve our school district!
Here at Canyons School District, we are committed to creating a team of professional personnel who play a crucial part in helping our students succeed. We recognize and appreciate the skills and attributes that our substitutes contribute every day. Some of the benefits of becoming a substitute are:
- Valuable transferable skills
- Flexibility in assignments
- Practical experience gained in a variety of settings
- Making a difference in the lives of students/community
- A stepping stone into other fields
- A way to stay involved after retirement or between career changes
- A career choice that accommodates your schedule
- Being a part of one of Utah’s premier school districts
- Canyons School District pays for your required background check
- Great pay
Licensed Substitute
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Substitutes ages 20+ are eligible to work in all CSD schools.
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Substitutes ages 18 and 19 are eligible to substitute in any CSD Elementary or Middle School of your choice.
Regular Substitute
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Substitutes ages 20+ are eligible to work in all CSD schools.
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Substitutes ages 18 and 19 are eligible to substitute in any CSD Elementary or Middle School of your choice.
Emergency Substitute
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Substitutes ages 20+ are eligible to work in any one CSD school of your choice.
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Substitutes ages 18 and 19 are eligible to substitute in one CSD Elementary or Middle School of your choice.
Substitute in an Elementary
Title One School
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Paid each day at a Title One School
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Qualifying Schools:
Copperview
East Midvale
Midvale
Midvalley
Sandy
Long Term Substitute <for a Licensed Teacher <for a Licensed Teacher
for a Licensed Teacher
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Paid on the 10th consecutive day of the same assignment
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Retroactive to the first day
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Continues going forward until the 33rd consecutive day of the same assignment
Long Term Substitute <for a Licensed Teacher <for a Licensed Teacher
for a Licensed Teacher
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In addition to the $15 already being paid
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Paid on the 33rd consecutive day of the same assignment
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Retroactive to the first day, and continues going forward until the assignment is completed
Substitutes are paid their daily rate, regardless of whether the substitute job is for a teacher, para-educator, or Brain-Booster based on the following:
0-4 hrs = half pay
Over 4 hrs = full day pay
Substitutes with NO ACTIVITY for a period of one month WILL be removed from the system for the remainder of the 2025-26 school year
For Skyward Assistance Please Call The IT Help Desk @ 801.826.5544
Join our team for the coming year!
Substitutes are required to work at least once a month during the school year to stay active in the Frontline substitute system.
- Regular or Licensed Substitute Teachers, Preschool Teachers, Administrators
New Teacher Substitutes: Due to the high volume of incoming applications received in our office, please expect a processing time of up to 10 days.
Can choose to substitute in all CSD Schools.
Substitutes ages 20+ are eligible to work in all CSD schools.
Substitutes ages 18 and 19 are eligible to substitute in one CSD Elementary or Middle School of your choice.
- Before you can begin work, New substitute teachers are required to complete the STEDi Subskills Course STEDi Training. The cost is $39.95 for the training. Print the diploma and upload it to your application in Step 3.
- The STEDi Subskills Course is NOT required if you have an active or expired Professional Educator License or for current Canyons District student teachers.
- Associate or APT licenses do not count as a Professional Educator License
- The STEDi Subskills Course is NOT required if you have an active or expired Professional Educator License or for current Canyons District student teachers.
- Watch all Substitute critical policies and fill out the read and sign form. Upload completed read and sign form to your application in step 3.
- Substitute Critical Policies
- Click the blue “Enroll” button
- On the login page, scroll down to the “Don’t Have an Account? Sign Up Here!” section.
- Complete all required fields (marked with an asterisk*)
- You may use a personal email to sign up.However, if you have a Canyons District email address, we recommend using it.
- Fill out an application for the Teacher Substitute position and upload the STEDi Substitute Diploma (or Professional Educator License) and Critical Policies Read & Sign form to your application (at the top of the page that says “Resume & Other File upload)
- When your 3 references have responded and you have successfully completed the trainings from steps 1 & 2, you will receive an email to complete new hire paperwork and fingerprints in the Human Resources Department.
- Bring 2 forms of ID (Driver’s License, Social Security Card and/or a Passport) and a voided check/or bank direct deposit form with your routing and account number for direct deposit.
Returning Teacher Substitutes: Due to the high volume of incoming applications received in our office, please expect a processing time of up to 10 days.
All substitutes who wish to return for the 2025-26 school year are required to complete the following steps:
- Fill out the 2025-26 Intent to Return electronic PDF, then print and sign.
- Watch all Substitute critical policies, print the read and sign form and fill out each section as you watch the videos.
- Substitute Critical Policies
- Click the blue “Enroll” button
- On the login page, scroll down to the “Don’t Have an Account? Sign Up Here!” section.
- Complete all required fields (marked with an asterisk*)
- You may use a personal email to sign up.However, if you have a Canyons District email address, we recommend using it.
- Submit all documents from steps 1 & 2 to Melanie Messam in Human Resources either in person or email: melanie.messam@canyonsdistrict.org
- Once all documents are received, your Frontline profile will be reactivated for the 2025-26 school year.
- Emergency Substitutes
New Emergency Teacher Substitutes: Due to the high volume of incoming applications received in our office, please expect a processing time of up to 10 days.
Substitutes ages 20+ are eligible to work in any one CSD school of your choice.
Substitutes ages 18 and 19 are eligible to substitute in one CSD Elementary or Middle School of your choice.
- Watch all Substitute critical policies and fill out the read and sign form. Upload completed read and sign form to your application in step 2.
- Substitute Critical Policies
- Click the blue “Enroll” button
- On the login page, scroll down to the “Don’t Have an Account? Sign Up Here!” section.
- Complete all required fields (marked with an asterisk*)
- You may use a personal email to sign up.However, if you have a Canyons District email address, we recommend using it.
- Submit an Emergency Substitute application.
- When your 3 references have responded and you have successfully completed the training from steps 1, you will receive an email to complete new hire paperwork and fingerprints in the Human Resources department.
- Bring 2 forms of ID (Driver’s License, Social Security Card and/or a Passport) and a voided check/or bank direct deposit form with your routing and account number for direct deposit.
Returning Emergency Teacher Substitutes: Due to the high volume of incoming applications received in our office, please expect a processing time of up to 10 days.
All substitutes who wish to return for the 2025-26 school year are required to complete the following steps:
- Fill out the 2025-26 Intent to Return electronic PDF, then print and sign.
- Watch all Substitute critical policies, print the read and sign form and fill out each section as you watch the videos.
- Substitute Critical Policies
- Click the blue “Enroll” button
- On the login page, scroll down to the “Don’t Have an Account? Sign Up Here!” section.
- Complete all required fields (marked with an asterisk*)
- You may use a personal email to sign up.However, if you have a Canyons District email address, we recommend using it.
- Submit all documents from steps 1 & 2 to Melanie Messam in Human Resources either in person or email: melanie.messam@canyonsdistrict.org
- Once all documents are received, your Frontline profile will be reactivated for the 2025-26 school year.
- Substitute Bus Drivers
New Bus Driver Substitutes: Due to the high volume of incoming applications received in our office, please expect a processing time of up to 10 days.
- Submit an application for the Substitute Bus Driver position.
- The Transportation Department will contact you once your 3 references have successfully submitted their responses.
- After Transportation has approved your hire, complete your new hire paperwork and fingerprints with the Human Resources Department.
- Bring 2 forms of ID (Driver’s License, Social Security Card and/or a Passport) and a voided check/or bank direct deposit form with your routing and account number for direct deposit.
Returning Bus Driver Substitutes: Due to the high volume of incoming applications received in our office, please expect a processing time of up to 10 days.
All substitutes who wish to return for the 2025-26 school year are required to complete the following steps:
- Call or email Pam Sorensen in the Transportation Department at 801-826-5251 or pamela.sorensen@canyonsdistrict.org to inform them you would like to return.
- You will not be approved to return for the 2025-26 school year until step 1 is completed.
- Substitute Nutrition Workers
New Nutrition Substitutes: Due to the high volume of incoming applications received in our office, please expect a processing time of up to 10 days.
- Submit an application for the Nutrition Substitute position.
- The Nutrition Department will contact you once your 3 references have successfully submitted their responses.
- After the Nutrition Department has approved your hire, complete your new hire paperwork and fingerprints with Human Resources Department.
- Bring 2 forms of ID (Driver’s License, Social Security Card and/or a Passport) and a voided check/or bank direct deposit form with your routing and account number for direct deposit.
Returning Nutrition Substitutes: Due to the high volume of incoming applications received in our office, please expect a processing time of up to 10 days.
All substitutes who wish to return for the 2025-26 school year are required to complete the following steps:
- Fill out the 2025-26 Intent to Return electronic PDF, then print and sign.
- Watch all Substitute critical policies, print the read and sign form and fill out each section as you watch the videos.
- Substitute Critical Policies
- Click the blue “Enroll” button
- On the login page, scroll down to the “Don’t Have an Account? Sign Up Here!” section.
- Complete all required fields (marked with an asterisk*)
- You may use a personal email to sign up.However, if you have a Canyons District email address, we recommend using it.
- Submit all documents from steps 1 & 2 to Melanie Messam in Human Resources either in person or email: melanie.messam@canyonsdistrict.org
- Once all documents are received, your Frontline profile will be reactivated for the 2025-26 school year.
The Board of Education is committed to providing a working and educational environment free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. Accordingly, no otherwise qualified person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to unlawful discrimination in any District program or activity on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
