As a part timer, you'll work mon-fri, either mornings or afternoons. You'll be guaranteed 2 hrs 30 mins per day, and you'll do the same tripper each day. You'll pick that work, but until you get a minimal amount of seniority, you might not be able to pick what you want. (I like morning work, for instance, but I wasn't able to pick that my first pick. I had afternoon work out of East Base. There are quite a few new operators who quit because they just can't pick something that fits into their life and refuse to adapt or just cope for 4 months until the next pick.)
When I was tapped to go full time, I was doing a tripper called 2/4. I reported at 5:06 am and was due back at the base at 8:36 am. Had the whole day in front of me after work (had to go to bed pretty early, tho)
There are a couple of ways of making extra dough. One is called the ATL (Additional Tripper List). You can choose to be on the ATL 1-5 days a week. On the days you pick, if there is a tripper unassigned (because the other driver wanted the day off or something) and you're qualified on the routes it covers, there's a chance you'll be assigned it. You find out the day before. You can also sign up for vacation reliefs, covering for drivers taking a week off. You'll then work their work as well as your own, so you'll have a bit in the morning and a bit in the afternoon.
(A "tripper" is a short piece of work, less than 7 hours (and almost always less than 4-1/2). It might be a standalone thing, to ramp up service during peak hours, or it might be used to stretch an 8-hour run to 13 hours, or bridge between two 8-hr runs to keep a bus out for 20-21 hrs.)
