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2023-2024 Temporary Substitute Teacher License

Applicants must have a high school diploma. If interested, please fill out the Temporary Substitute Teacher Questionnaire link below. You will then receive an email with additional information and instructions. Once you apply for the temporary license and have all the additional information turned in, you can begin subbing, although you will not receive the actual license until the end of September.

*Last year's temporary subs will ONLY need to apply for a new temporary license on the Ohio Department of Education website using the Mercer County ESC IRN #048546, as they did last year.  
(Click on Apply for a New Credential/Substitutes/Temporary Substitute License -1 year (Non-Bachelors). *

Substitute Teachers

The Mercer County Educational Service Center is in need of substitute teachers. Applicants must have a Bachelor's degree (does not need to be in education). If interested, please print and fill out the Substitute Teacher Application Packet.

Please mail your application to:
Mercer County Educational Service Center

Attn: Sue Cook

540 E. Market St.

Celina, OH 45822

If you have any questions, please contact Sue Cook at 419-586-6628 or email her at [email protected]

Substitute Aides

Substitute aides are needed in Mercer County Educational Service Center classrooms for children (Kindergarten through age 22) with Multiple Disabilities, our center-based preschool classrooms, and at the Community Learning Center. Our Multiple Disabilities and center-based preschool classrooms are located in Celina, Coldwater, Fort Recovery, Marion Local, Parkway, and St. Henry school districts and the Community Learning Center is located at Cheryl Ann.

If interested, please contact Sue Cook at 419-586-6628.

Substitute Resources

How to Apply for a Substitute
Teaching License

Classroom Management for
Substitute Teachers

Annual 403b Posting

ESC Employment Application

MCESC Employment Application-2023

Please follow these steps to complete the application:

Click on the link above
Complete and Sign the application electronically
Verify your email address using the link emailed to you from "Adobe Sign"
You will receive a copy of your completed application from "Adobe Sign on behalf of Rachel Glass"
Your application will be attached to the email, please download it
Attach the application to an email and send to Nancy Davis at [email protected]