Cary, NC
see the full file on Wake County Public School System| Works around classes | Bus drivers work a split school-day shift: up to four hours in the morning, a midday break, up to four hours in the afternoon, and the district states plainly there are no weekends or holidays. Routes are assigned close to the driver's home. Bus safety assistants work the identical split shift. Child nutrition staff have no nights or weekends and cafe assistants finish in the early afternoon. |
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| No experience needed | Bus driver: no diploma or GED is asked for at all. The whole entry bar is being 18, holding a valid NC driver's licence for at least two years, a good driving record and availability of at least 30 hours a week. Bus safety assistants need only to be 18 plus a background check. Child nutrition asks for 18+ with a high school diploma or equivalent; instructional assistants need a high school diploma or GED. |
| Paid training | The district pays for the CDL itself - a licence or permit is required but Wake pays the driver to get it - and provides full training on driving and on working with children. No repayment or service-commitment clause is stated anywhere on the page. Bus safety assistants get district-provided training on working with students. Cafe managers come up through a paid Manager Training Program. |
| Hours a week to qualify | Bus drivers and bus safety assistants must commit to at least 30 hours a week; the district frames this as the availability requirement for the role. Permanent full-time staff are the group automatically enrolled in the state pension. |
| Pension | Permanent full-time employees, including support staff, are automatically enrolled in the North Carolina Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System (TSERS), a defined benefit plan. The employee contributes 6% of pretax pay and the district contributes more than 24%. Optional NC 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans sit on top. |
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