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Substitute teachers can join Subber and manage their profile without a subscription fee.
Find Substitute Teaching Opportunities in Ireland
Create a free Subber profile, keep your availability current, review school cover requests, and manage confirmed substitute teaching work.
A simpler way to manage substitute teaching work
Substitute teachers often rely on separate school lists, calls, emails, and message groups to find work. Subber gives you one profile for availability, documents, booking requests, and confirmed cover.
You stay in control of when you are available. For public bookings, Subber uses proximity rather than saved town or county preferences. You can review the details before responding through the app.
Create your free substitute profileFOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS
Your availability, requests, and bookings in one place
Subber helps substitute teachers spend less time managing scattered messages and more time choosing suitable school cover.
Set real availability
Choose when you can work so schools can send requests that are more relevant to your schedule.
Public bookings use proximity
Public bookings use proximity rather than a saved list of preferred towns or counties.
Receive clear requests
Review the school, date, class, location, and notes before responding to a cover request.
Manage documents
Keep useful qualifications and documents organised with your substitute teaching profile.
Track confirmed work
Use one place to review accepted bookings and maintain a clearer record of substitute work.
Receive the details before you decide
A structured cover request can include the school, date, class, location, and relevant notes, giving you useful context before you respond.
Your profile remains free to create and manage, with availability, profile details, documents, and confirmed work kept together.
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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Make substitute cover easier for everyone
Create your Subber account for school cover, substitute teaching, and SNA availability in Ireland.