If you prefer not to receive notifications for substitute job offers when you're unavailable, you can add your personal non-working times to the app.
When a new substitute request comes in for a time you've marked as unavailable, you simply won't be notified about it. This means no emails, text messages, or in-app notifications for those specific jobs. This feature is designed to reduce "noise" from jobs you wouldn't be interested in anyway.
However, it's crucial to configure your non-working time carefully. Double-check your settings to ensure you don't accidentally make yourself unavailable for jobs you actually want to take.
Finding Substitute Schedule Preference Settings
There are 2 ways to navigate to Substitute Job Schedule Preferences in the SchoolFront Mobile App:
Navigate to Schedule Preferences via the Main Menu
1. Tap the main menu icon in the upper right side of the app screen.
2. Tap Substitute Jobs.
3. Tap Schedule Preferences.
Navigate to Schedule Preferences via the Icon Menu
1. Tap the Substitute Job icon at the bottom of the app screen.
2. Tap the Schedule Preferences icon at the bottom of the app screen.
Manage Your Non-Working Time Settings
Add Non-Working Time
1. Tap the green button to add a non-working time to the app.
2. Complete the form fields for your non-working time entry:
- Title: Give the non-working time a title that makes sense to you such as "Florida Vacation" or "My Kid's Swim Lesson."
- Occurrence: Select Weekly or One-time:
- Weekly non-working times repeat every week at the time configured. If you select Weekly, you will then be prompted to select the Days of the Week on which the non-working time will repeat. Note: Currently you can only configure full-day non-working time to reoccur weekly. Reoccurring partial day non-working time is not supported.
- One-Time non working times on occur once at the date and time configured and then do not repeat. If you select One-Time, you will then be prompted to select a Start Date and End Date for the one-time occurrence of non-working time.
- All Day: Check the All Day checkbox if you want entire days marked as non-working days. Uncheck the All Day checkbox if you would like to indicate a start and stop-time for your non-working time.
Examples:
1. Doctor Appointment: Partial Day, One-Time Example
You have a doctor appointment scheduled for Wednesday, May 28 2025 at 11:00 AM, so you will not be able to accept any substitute jobs during that time. You also want to block off the time it will take you to drive to and from the appointment. You are still interested in accepting substitute jobs later that day.
- Title: Doctor Appointment
- Occurrence: One-Time
- Start Date: Wednesday, May 28 2025
- End Date: Wednesday, May 28 2025
- All Day: Uncheck checkbox
- Start Time: 10:30 AM
- End Time: 12:30 PM
2. Vacation: Multiple Full Days, One-Time Example
You are taking a vacation for a week and will not be able to accept any substitute jobs during the days you will be on vacation.
- Title: Spring Vacation
- Occurrence: One-Time
- Start Date: Friday, May 23 2025
- End Date: Friday, May 30 2025
- All Day: Check checkbox
3. Babysitting Grandchild: Full-Day, Weekly Example
Every Tuesday you take care of your grandchild all day long and will not be able to accept any substitute jobs on Tuesdays.
- Title: Babysit Grandchild
- Occurrence: Weekly
- Days of the Week: Tuesday
Edit Non-Working Time
To edit a non-working time, tap the pencil icon.
Delete Non-Working Time
To delete a non-working time, tap the trashcan icon.