DURHAM SCHOOL SERVICES Employer Reviews

Ok work place, had decent pay and co-workers. I wouldn't change much

Love the kids and the Drivers and Monitors. Office staff all related.Bad business. Lots of favoritism and gossip. Constant turn over. No trust.

Most routes start at about 6:25 a.m. and end at 8:45 a.m. A driver has about 5 hours in between routes to accomplish other personal tasks. The afternoon routes begin at 2:10 pm. and end around 4:30 p.m.

Management is great to work with and has an open door policy. Hardest part of the job is getting up so early in the morning.

The most enjoyable part – more...  was working with the kids and seeing them grow up right before your eyes.

I learned not the take behaviors or attitudes from the kids personally. – less

i enjoy working there, it feels good working with kids. its a very full feeling job.

The CDL Training was excellent. The on the job training needs lots of improvement all over the place felt rushed into doing thing I was not ready to do.

a day at work, taking kids to school in the morning, then wait for them to get out of school, meanwhile, drivers would go home, have dr appts run errands what ever needs to get done, then be done on time to return to pick up kids at school. I learned responsibility and driving a big vehicle, which i found exciting. Management was I can say ok, no real – more...  complains. Co workers? It was an enjoyable experience. The hardest part of the job was saying goodbye, but i needed more hours, pay and health benefits for my family. The most enjoyable part of the job was being around children. – less

My day begins as a substitute driver for any one of the routes that may need to be filled due to absent drivers. After that I return to the office where I begin my duties as a router for the company. These duties include updating any routes or student information that may have changed due to adding of students or address changes. After making the proper – more...  changes I notify the drivers, school and parents of the change. I calculate any reports that may be needed by my supervisors or customer (school district). The program used for this daily work is called Versatrans. I have become proficient in it's use and if faced with a problem I am able to communicate with the technical support team to resolve it. Again in the afternoon I am a substitute driver and also drive sports trips for the school district and or outside trips. – less

Durham is overmanaged, employees are micromanaged and nit picked almost daily, In Spokane, it is a "who you know" company, with obese managers who have their favorites and dislike the ones who are not from the area. I did my job with excellence and never recieved a reprimand, but the lack of professionalism in the upper eschelon was disgusting. Dispatchers – more...  were curt, rude and arrogant to us out there on the frontlines..family members were moved up into full time jobs and were less than professional both in appearance and demeanor

I loved driving the bus, love some of the students, the bad thing was the bus co. did not back the drivers due to a poor spinless school district that did not enforce safety and discipline issues that arose among students on the bus. – less

It was a good job. The work environment did not involve many people since I drove buses. The only time I saw my co-workers was at monthly meetings.

Fast growing work environment, with potential for more growth.
Friendly co-workers, easy to work with and committed to their task.
Cooperative managers.
Training available for new employees and refresher training for seasoned employees.

Loved working with the kids and the parents...my fellow bus drivers were all great people to be around..a big family type setting

you get the chance to meet lots of people from children to adults and it gives you a chance to deal with different situations.

No Benefits. poor management. disrespectful to the good employees while treating the bad ones like gold.

It's a great [lace to work good pay and u can also bring your children.

all in all not the greatest place to work they dont pay you enough for what you do

I did not care for the culture of this company. They were allways threatening you with your job

My first invaluable experience in bus driving skills, Durham is the
best at preparing drivers to succeed in every aspect of the job.

agraeat job for indiviauals that need part time employment ,seasonal