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SNAs can create and maintain a Subber profile without paying a subscription fee.
Find Substitute SNA Opportunities with Irish Schools
Create a free SNA profile, keep your availability current, review school cover requests, and manage confirmed work.
School cover tools designed to include SNAs
Special Needs Assistants are an essential part of school communities, but substitute SNA availability is often managed through the same scattered calls, lists, and message groups used for teacher cover.
Subber lets SNAs create a profile, show current availability, organise documents, and receive relevant cover requests from schools. Public bookings use proximity rather than saved town or county preferences.
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A clearer route to suitable substitute SNA work
Keep your availability and profile current so schools can send more relevant cover information.
Show current availability
Set the days you can work so schools have a clearer view before sending a request.
Public bookings use proximity
Public bookings use proximity rather than a saved list of preferred towns or counties.
Receive relevant requests
Review the school, date, location, and cover details before deciding whether to respond.
Keep documents together
Organise qualifications and useful supporting documents alongside your SNA profile.
Manage confirmed cover
Keep accepted school cover and relevant booking information available in one place.
Stay in control of your availability
Set the days that suit you, then review the school, location, and cover details before responding to a request.
Confirmed bookings and profile information stay together, reducing the need to search through old messages when you need the details again.
FAQ
Subber Questions
Answers for schools, substitute teachers, and SNAs getting started with Subber.
What is Subber?
Subber is a two-sided platform that helps schools find available cover and helps substitutes manage work, availability, documents, and bookings.
Who can use Subber?
Subber is built for schools, substitute teachers, and SNAs.
Is this for Primary, Secondary, and Special schools?
Yes. Subber is designed for Primary schools, Secondary schools, and Special schools across Ireland.
Can SNAs use Subber?
Yes. Special Needs Assistants can create profiles, set availability, and receive relevant booking requests.
How does Subber help schools?
Schools can find available substitutes, send clear booking requests, confirm cover, and keep booking records in one place.
How does Subber help substitutes?
Substitutes can create a profile, set availability, receive suitable requests, manage documents, and track confirmed work.
Is Subber free for substitutes?
Yes. Substitute teachers and SNAs can create and manage their profile for free.
Is Subber free for schools?
Yes. Subber Free lets a school manage and contact the substitute teachers and SNAs it already knows at no cost.
What does Subber Pro cost for 2026/27?
Schools can use the full Subber Pro experience free during September and October 2026, with no card required. The 2026/27 Founding School offer is €149 excl. VAT after October.
What is the difference between Subber Free and Subber Pro?
Subber Free helps your school manage and contact its own substitute network. Subber Pro adds access to the wider Subber network when your own list cannot fill an absence.
Can schools keep records of confirmed cover?
Yes. Confirmed bookings are saved so schools can review cover history for admin, reporting, and payroll preparation.
Can schools send lesson plans and files through Subber?
Yes. Connected schools and substitutes can use built-in messaging on web or mobile and share lesson plans, class notes, timetables, PDFs, Word documents, spreadsheets, and images.
How does Subber protect personal data?
Subber uses encryption, secure authentication, access controls, and private file storage to protect personal data. We process personal data in line with GDPR and the Irish Data Protection Acts 2018, with further details in our Privacy Policy.
Where is Subber data hosted?
Subber’s primary platform data is hosted in Supabase’s Ireland region. Other specialist service providers are described in our Privacy Policy.
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