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Horizon School Division

I’ve worked for the Horizon school division for over 20 years driving a school bus. My route was longer and it was a struggle to make it to school before the bell. Winter months were worse. My supervisor was friends with two other drivers, (they’re routes were very short) The school buses and drivers were very low on the priority list and we were treated accordingly. When your responsible for hauling precious cargo, one would expect more from the division. Don’t bother to complain about concerns as they will never be heard. If by chance you do try speak in BOLD text, expect to be sent to Human Resources (who, by the way is a really good friend with the supervisor your complaining to). And then be told by HR that as a bus driver, you are considered less in the chain of employees. That you are to comply and never speak out. I was upset about a safety concern that took two months to deal with... (children running along side the busses, unsupervised, as they were driving up to the elementary school). It’s just not worth the pay to hold that much responsibility. 

Only company that has all managers and Director who try and tell experienced drivers how to drive a bus when no office staff has any idea . basically forced out to drive in extreme temp conditions of -45 with most buses running poorly with no heat and freezing up .I treated the students in my bus like my second family and miss seeing them in the route but I was not going to chance a breakdown 15 klm out I. The country .10 years with horizon and on extra trips for school the cut pay down by almost 1/4 sick days are provided pension plan.But no health benefits at all for bus drivers . Even after we were told we were so important to the school system . License is also a pain in the butt having to do all tests from learner drivers schoolbus signs and circle check every three years .I miss the students I don't miss Horizon at all or do the other 5 drivers who  had just had enough .

What is the best part of working at the company?
learning how much I enjoyed the students. Staff were very welcoming and helpful.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It wasn't stressful to me, if I felt I needed assistance there was always a teacher not far.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
allot of cultures in our schools

I enjoyed the job at Horizon School Division a lot. I had an amazing boss who was attentive and wasn't afraid to get stuff done. He also had his staff's back. Then factor in a great IT Staff to work with who actually knew what they were doing made for a solid team.

Horizon School Division hires first year Education graduates, but those who are young come first.  Unfortunately, this Division, like others in Saskatchewan, are forced to focus on budget constraints and, therefore, hire the least costly employees.

Great job company , great benefits great wages and great people to work with . I worked with a lot of great EAs and Good Teachers Horizon is also a great company and interview was great.

Really enjoyed my time at Horizon school division. The interview process had a very welcoming and positive feel to it. Working at Horizon school division was a wonderful experience.

My time with HZSD has been spent within the ranks as a substitute teacher, having only received one temporary full-time teaching position, but my time within the division has been well spent.

I work in a great culture, providing instruction to high school students daily in the field of English Language Arts. I have excellent leadership at the immediate principalship level and at higher levels.

Each day is different, there is a lot of room for growth. Great job if you love working with children. Days are seven hours long including a half hour lunch break and two shorter breaks.

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