Poor communication, late pay, no benefits - Anonymous employee PCMI Services Employee Review

2.0
21 Aug 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I did not have a positive experience. Avoid being a contract employee at all costs and use only as a last resort.

Cons

The application process is inefficient. Communication with PCMI staff for help, or anything, is minimal. Schools do all he leg work, they just cut the check. Payments always arrived via direct deposit late into Friday. There is no way to negotiate pay rates or be reviewed for raises, etc. Once you get in you are stuck with that pay rate. No benefits other than 5 days off a year.

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Cons

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Pros

No supervisor (you are substituting for school employees). How you go about doing your job is totally up to you. You may choose to work anywhere from 0 to 5 days a week; your schedule is infinitely flexible. The pay for teaching positions is great for the amount of work you are actually doing and the time you are there.

Cons

No benefits. No training. Also, I was hired with no face-to-face contact with PCMI employees other than a fingerprinting session that lasted all of 5 minutes. I would want substitute employees to be subject to a little more scrutiny during the hiring process if I had children in the school system. Certain job types come with low rates of pay (teacher's aides and janitorial positions are paid hourly and are significantly less per day than teacher positions, which are paid at a daily rate. There is no guarantee that there will be work available on any given day (very few jobs are available during the summer, as school is not in session. Depending on what school district you are working in, dealing with students as a substitute can be very difficult and stressful, even if you are good with children.

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