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A typical day starts rather early, of course, having to be up in the morning to prepare and inspect your bus before picking up the children.  This is not an easy job.  It takes a LOT of patience to deal with 50-70 kids by yourself in a small confined space.  You must be able to concentrate on the road, as well as to be sure the students are safe and following the rules.  

The medical benefits and retirement are okay.  Quite a bit is taken out of your check to cover them.  Your 180-day pay 7.5 hour/daily is spread throughout the year, so between your benefits being taken out it can leave you with a lot less in your bank account.  That being said, I think Horry County is one of the few counties that pay their bus drivers decent, considering a lot of counties only pay their bus drivers minimum wage and only driving time.

I also work within the schools during my mid-day to cover my whole 7.5 hour per day.  It varies per driver and per route.

I have been very diligently working on trying to advance within the schools, but I find that its hard for a lot of drivers to get out of the transportation dept. This can be due to the district having trouble finding drivers.

The time off is great, having off whenever the students are off, but it also means your pay is low because of it.  A lot of drivers supplement their pay by working in the summer time, which helps.

Supervisors are fair, and any grievances or problems are handled pretty well.

Sick time and personal time is also very nice.  9 days per year sick leave, and 2 personal days per year.

Overall, the job can be tough, but the benefits are rewarding.

I can only speak to my experience as a substitute, but it’s definitely not a long-term career. At best it’s a stepping stone for recently graduated education majors trying to get their foot in the door for a permanent teaching position. As a substitute, you are par diem/ on-call, so it’s difficult to plan around that. Some days your phone will be ringing off the hook, and others you may not get any assignments. The pay is a daily rate: $80 for a full day, $40 for a half day, so AT MOST, you will be making $400 a week if you an manage 5 full day assignments, which equals about $10 an hour. You also don’t get any healthcare benefits or PTO. It’s great as a part-time gig, for getting experience/exposure, or for retirees. But if you need more than that, it’s too much stress for too little pay. Most assignments are short-term (1-2 days), so you really don’t have the opportunity to build rapport with the students and staff, and as a result you don’t get much respect from either. Some teachers will leave busy work for the kids, some will expect you to conduct a lesson, and some will have nothing planned out, so you’re just winging it. Like I said, a lot of stress and responsibility for very little pay and respect.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Most of the drivers are pleasant and easy to get along with.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The routes are complex, most the busses don't have AC, and the Middle School kids are mostly disrespectful and mean.  No or little support from teachers.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Mostly helpful, but at times take the side of students and teachers.  You are generally considered at fault for what the students do behind your back.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Up at 5, get to your bus and check it out in the dark, remove and house-people or animal life, sweep amd clean bus, drive for 2+ hours, work around at an in school job ( like filing), a couple hours off, drive the afternoon shift, drop of students, check that all the students got off at their stop, return lost students to school, return bus to parking lot, fill out paperwork including student passenger count and problems with bus. Secure the bus. Return paperwork, trash, and keys/student-tags to office.  Return home.

I worked at a Title 1 school for two years. Little resources, minimal support, poor management, etc. My students were not given what they required - for half a year my students IEPs were blatantly ignored. It wasn't until other teachers threatened to go above the principal that the issues were resolved. This is illegal - and the type of situation created by management should have never happened, nor given to a first year teacher. Horry County requires 1st year teachers to go through a "mentorship course" with monthly meetings and assignments - which you are NOT paid for.... The benefits were not worth it, and taking days off was discouraged - don't even attempt to take time off during testing (which happens all the time). Also, you get one prep period a day, which is normally a scheduled meeting. So no prep time, you eat lunch with your class ( meaning you supervise them during lunch and recess) and you are expected to stay after school for team lesson planning. This is required, and yet unpaid. I would highly discourage college graduates from going into this field, yet alone this district.

Driving buses with bugs, roaches all over and nothing is done but to blame the kids. Supervisor is self absorbed as to never take any blame but that he is the perfect supervisor yet he contradicts himself all the time. New drivers dont get informed of all the requirements that will be put on them. No flexibility in management on hours, and very vindictive if you question them. No help with students on the buses when driving that many kids, other time get told that the kids are going to cuss up a storm and we cant do anything about it. It's looked down on if you take off and working in such stressful and with a bunch of runny nose children you are going to get sick. Underpaid for the liability you have to bear and with disrespectful kids all the time it makes for a long tiring day. Never would recommend driving for Horry County, such a bad experience with a bunch of unethical unprofessional people.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Benefits - HCSchools offers 10 sick 2 personal days off a year as well as major holidays including 1 week Thanksgiving 2 weeks Christmas 1 week Easter.  It is a very professional and healthy family oriented environment to work in.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
As a custodian-the everyday grind of just keeping up an maintaining over dozens of classroom bathrooms after 100s of kids, teachers and aids eat and drink in them all during the school day even though they are provided adequate cafeteria time.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Socially healthy and family oriented 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Noisy hectic fast paced while students and teachers are there, quiet calm and easier to clean after school hours.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Being around great people. The working status is completely different, whenever students on break for holidays and the summer break. the employees also being out summer break with pay. The benefits are good. I just like many good things working for Horry County School.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Making sure you complete your assignments. Be careful how  you react around the kids. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Busy. Listening, watching, be alert. Making sure assignments looks presentable.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
working steady, working at your on pace. Mostly socializing with the kids and the teachers.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It was very rewarding.  Working with people that felt like family.  Everyone was supportive, friendly and professional.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Transportation for students was the most stressful part of my job. Ensuring all the students got to where they were supposed to go.  Whether by bus or car as transportation needs were changed daily.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Staff was always friendly making for a pleasant work environment.  Everybody always looked out for each. Staff was very supportive and helpful

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Answering phones, greeting visitors, typing, data entry, handling student transportation needs, copying document, faxing and other day to day office procedures.

My day starts at 6am, I pick up middle school students and take them to school. Then I go to the district office and do data entry for the medical office. After lunch I pick up the elementary students and take them home. Then I pick up at the high school and the middle school and take them home. My day ends at 5:30pm. You learn to keep your cool and how to deal with kids from all kinds of homes. The management tries to help you learn the children and how to handle them. The hardest part of the job is trying to not get too close to the kids. You can't let your feelings get in the way of your job. The enjoyable part is the hugs at the end of the day and knowing you may have helped a child.

I work everyday. Calls for assignments through automation start at 5 AM in the mornings. The system does start the moment the schools get out sometimes and you can get an assignment the day before.  I do really like the position.  I sub all over Horry County from preschool to high school. The hardest part of it is that I do not getting paid when the school is not in session; and there are no health benefits.  My coworkers are numerous because I'm working with the staff of every school. The most enjoyable are the students.

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