Bus Driver

Purpose Statement: To transport students safely and efficiently while providing a quality experience for all passengers.

Essential Functions:

• Safely drives a school bus on days when school is in session over designated routes in accordance with time schedules, loading and unloading students at designated locations.
• Provides a positive, respectful relationship with students, administrators and community.
• Transports students, teachers and others on school field or athletic trips.
• Performs a Pre-Trip each day to ensure that the bus is in good, clean and safe working order.
• Performs a Post-Trip inspection at the end of each trip to determine no passengers have remained on the bus.
• Ensure that a communication device is in proper working order before each trip.
• Reports all mechanical deficiencies, traffic violations, or accidents, promptly.
• Maintains order and discipline in an effective and courteous manner among students being transported in accordance with district policies and procedures; reports any incidents involving student discipline.
• Follows discipline protocol per department procedures.
• Communicates with the Routing Coordinator for the purpose of awareness and establishing route efficiency.
• Maintains and submits documents per yearly requirements as required.
• Follows procedures to ensure that no child is left alone on a bus without adult supervision.
• Inventories bus emergency and first aid supplies and equipment; report needs to garage staff.
• Shall perform with students and turn in documentation an evacuation was completed each semester.
• In case of accidents/emergencies all emergency procedures are followed and a written report is submitted to the Transportation office.
• Attends and participates in trainings, and other continuing education.

Additional Duties:

• Performs other related tasks as assigned.

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Equipment:

• Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and radio.

Travel Requirements:

• Travel to and from school district buildings, to vehicle service stations, field trip locations and other destinations as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of all traffic laws, regulations, road signs and related information.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate the bus, conduct pre-trip inspections and cleanliness of the bus.
• Visual and auditory acuity within professionally determined normal ranges, with correction if needed.
• Effective organizational, problem solving, and time management skills.
• Ability to learn and comprehend information from procedures manuals and other materials.Ability to comprehend and follow traffic signs required.
• Ability to physically move through the bus.
• Ability to maintain composure and perform responsibilities under pressure and in cases of accidents or other emergencies.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen or random drug and alcohol testing as required.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards:

• Works in standard school bus environment.

Qualifications Profile:

Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying.

Certification/License:

• Current Commercial Driver's License (CDL), class B with Airbrake, Passenger and School Bus endorsements.

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED

Additional Opportunity for Increased Hours:

Contract bus drivers would have the option to work up to an additional 4 hours in another department

Terms of Employment:

Less than 12 month

4 Hours per day

Benefits offered to contract drivers only

Grade 17 on Classified Staff Salary Matrix:

Sub driver daily rate (benefits not offered) $95.04

Contracted route(benefits offered) $95.04-114.00 based on experience

Starting Hourly Rate Placement: $23.76-28.50 based on experience

An additional $2 per hour will be on Contracted staff paid through referendum funds