Frequently Asked Questions From Teachers
Q. What are the advantages of doing relief work through Subster?
A. When you sign up you have access to relief work at many institutions. It saves you a lot of time and effort which you can use to pursue your own hobbies.
Q. How much work is there?
A. TESOL teaching in Australia is seasonal. In general, more classes run in the second half of the year, peaking as students try to reach the English level required for tertiary and secondary entry. More work is generally available from September to February- our summer season as students prefer the weather.
Q. Can you guarantee a certain amount of work?
A. The irregular nature of relief work makes it difficult for us to predict, let alone guarantee, work allocations. However, there are teachers who have remained on the list when the agency was run by the former company of JANC0 for up to eight years because they can get sufficient work through them to accommodate their other interests.
Q. Can I get evening work ?
A. Some colleges require late afternoon to early evening work and you can put that as a preference.
Q.Am I self employed or employed by Subster?
A. You are employed by Subster so tax and Super will be taken out of each pay. You can claim your tax at the end of each financial tax year which is June- July.
Q. Should I sign up if what I really want is a full-time job?
A. Yes. By working as a relief teacher you will gain access to a range of institutions some of which you will not reach by personal contact. All schools are different! You can find out which ones have an organisational culture which suits your style. Often Subster teachers who impress will be offered contracts with our client institutions.
Q. What happens if I'm offered work at aSubster college? My contract requires me to deal exclusively with Subster.
A. If a client institution asks you privately to transfer to them, they save the cost of advertising, interviewing and demonstration lessons. They get a tried and tested teacher they really like and who knows their system. Subster charges a fee to the institution to transfer you to their payroll since all the initial recruitment costs are borne by us. For this reason we require you to negotiate all work with our client institutions through Subster.
Q. If I'm called up for a job and I refuse it what happens?
A. Basically nothing! Subster's system exists to allow flexible working arrangements for teachers. If you refuse work (occasionally) you will not be put lower on the availability list. It does help however, to email us if your availability changes. Then we won't wake you up unnecessarily!
Q. I'm only available two days a week. Will this affect my work allocation?
A. No. Many Subster teachers have limited availability. You may work as often or as much as you like.. you can choose which days to work in our booking section on the app when it is launched.
Q. I'm studying and my work availability changes every week depending on workloads and assignments. Can I still register?
A. Subster can accommodate you as long as we receive regular email updates as your availability changes. Many of our teachers are studying and find Subster is the best way for them to obtain teaching work.
Q. What is the rate of pay?
Tax and Super are inclusive of the hourly rate.
Teacher rates of Pay
Rate A Teachers straight from CELTA or with less than 2 years experience
Rate B Teachers with three years experience and less than 5 years
Rate C Teachers with more than 5 years experience
Q. What day is pay day?
Depending on the institution - JITER aims to pay 1-2 weeks after you fulfil a role.