A Plus Subs

I worked here for about 6 months and just ended up quitting. It definitely has its pros and cons.
The pro is this job is perfect for a college student because you get to make your own schedule and if you have the units, you’ll be making over minimum wage. However, often times I was sent to schools pretty far from where I lived. Not saying this was Jacki’a fault, but it was pretty hard on gas when you’re driving to Point Loma/​La Jolla everyday and you live by SDSU. So in the end, most of the money you make goes to gas.
The con was Jacki and Jen are very unorganized, and can be kind of rude at times. I changed my address a week before paychecks got sent out and they sent it to my old address, then when I called to tell them what my address was I got a response from Jen saying its best to email her with that stuff and she really didn’t know what my voicemail was even about. Pretty unprofessional if you ask me, especially when I emailed them my new address and she said she had updated it.

Jackie put me right to work. She always had a lot of places I could sub at, and if I didn’t like one for whatever reason, she was happy to help me move to another spot. I did this job a year ago, and it really gave me the confidence to apply for teaching positions.
Thanks for all your help Jackie (and sorry for not returning your calls when I got to working for the district!)

Jacki is amazing. I worked for her back in 2005 and I truly have thank her for getting started in the Childcare field. I began as an aide substitute and then was hired on by a school in La Jolla. The school I worked for then put me through college and I continued to work there for five years. Then again Jacki referred me to a Director position, I have been working as a director for 3 and a half years. I now use Jacki regularly for subs. I enjoy talking to her and her assistant. I feel they really care about there schools and help in last minute circumstances.

I cannot thank Jackie enough.
My experience with the substitute teachers and assistants that have been sent to us at Montessori Child Development Center is very positive. They have been so helpful and always come prepared with their paperwork in hand. It is so nice to have qualified subs. I can rest easy knowing that if i have a staff emergency Jackie will find someone to help out.
Thank You A+ Subs

Aside from the price, there is nothing good about Jackie’s operation, but as the saying goes «you get what you pay for.»
The quality of her subs is extremely low. Aside from that, there have been times where subs were sent who had inactive finger prints or were still pending clearance for DOJ. Sometimes the subs have expired TB tests and Identification cards.
Jackie is also extremely difficult to get a hold of. 90% of the time I get her voice mail, so if we need to cancel a sub, we never receive confirmation that she received the message. There have been times where the sub has shown up anyway after we cancelled in advance.
I would not recommend this service. Id rather pay a little more and get the quality and service my kids deserve.

Right after I graduated college, I replied to one of Jackie’s A+ Subs ads on Unilocal.She immediately interviewed me, told me I needed to get some paperwork done, and then she would put me straight to work, and that I would easily be working 40 hours. So, I paid 150 bucks to get my TB test and background check done, I quit one of my jobs, and hoped for the best!
Jackie called me twice and then didn’t for two weeks. So, I got a new job. Then, she called me a few times a week, and I worked when I could.
First of all, I don’t have child development units. I’m an English major, Education minor, but I never took those courses. Jackie said it wasn’t a problem, and it even says so on her website. Teacher aides do not need any child development units to substitute teach. Well… almost every single pre-​school I subbed at FREAKED out. It’s against the law to leave little kids around someone with no child development units, so almost every single school I went to were pissed off and had to call some teacher from some other classroom to work with me. Thank you for that information, Jackie. You are so useful. One of the preschool directors sighed and said, «We like Jackie but she has no idea what the requirements actually are for the state». Cool.
Second, my second check never came. I waited a week and then called her. She just became really angry and rude and accused me of not writing down the right address even though my first check arrived promptly. She finally snapped, «Alright well I’ll just cancel it, even though it will cost me fifteen dollars. That’s kind of a lot for your 100 dollar check.» Excuse me???
She called me one day saying the check she sent me got «returned» but I’m pretty sure she screwed up because she wrote me a new check. If my check «returned back to her» she would have just sent me the same check.
Basically…don’t work for her. She’s rude, work is inconsistent, and she’s not organized at all.

Jackie is very knowledgeable in helping her applicants meet the requirements of being a substitute. She works quickly and efficiently to get the required information together so that we can start working. She is friendly and helpful and easy to reach by phone and she pays on time. I only wish there were more job opportunities a little closer to where I want to be!

The Good Points:
* Getting in touch with Jackie is a little hard, half the time I end up leaving messages. She does call back promptly which is good.
* She always has a substitute teacher available for us even at a short notice.
* She charges cheaper than other agencies.
The Bad Points:
* The quality of her stuff is not consistent at all. There are times we have a fully qualified person and other times we have someone with ZERO early childhood units. We even had someone who’s fingerprint clearance was pending.
*Make sure you check the files of the people she sends over, which at many times is not complete and we have to do the work of trying to get the clearance numbers. This should be provided by the owner.
I’m giving her 3 stars because she is easy to work with and is reliable in providing a teacher, regardless of how qualified they are.