Substitute Bus Drivers

Pay Rate
: $21.30/hour
Benefits Eligable - After 60 days

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Ensure safety of students

Transport students safely and efficiently to and from school and school related events

Follow assigned bus routes and schedules

Maintain required records and information

Report any mechanical problems to the utility worker or supervisor

Keep assigned vehicle neat and clean

Maintain up-to-date knowledge and awareness of changes in driving laws as they apply to transporting school children

Obey all traffic laws

Observe all mandatory safety regulations for school buses

Maintain pupil control and report any violations to the proper authorities

Discharge students only at authorized bus stops

Transport only authorized students

Report all accidents and complete required reports

Enforce applicable federal and state laws, and Board of Education policies

Complete established pre-trip inspection of vehicle

Report any hazardous conditions along the existing route to the transportation supervisor

Attend bus driver meetings and be available in the event of an early dismissal

Notify the transportation supervisor in case of illness in order to permit time to secure a substitute driver

Conduct front door, rear door, and combination front and rear door emergency evacuation drills

Prepare reports, route maps, schedules, pupil lists, and accident reports as required by the State of Ohio, the Ohio Department of Education, and the Board of Education

Make contacts with public with tact and diplomacy

Maintain respect at all times for confidential information, e.g. student identification information, student medication

Interact in a positive manner with staff, students and parents

Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude, conversation, and by the safe and professional operation of a school bus

Attend meetings and in-services as required

Fill out Incident Reports and “Code of Student Behavior” violations

OTHER

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Warm up the engine gradually in cold weather

Exercise responsible leadership when on out-of-district field trips

Perform other duties as assigned by the Transportation Supervisor

EQUIPMENT OPERATED

Bus

Safety equipment on bus

First Aid Kit

Various hand held items, e.g. tire iron, oil can, flares, broom, dustpan, flashlight, squeegee

ADDITIONAL

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue

Occasional operation of a bus or vehicle in inclement weather conditions

Frequent interaction among unruly children

Occasional requirement to lift and carry bus supplies

Frequent requirement to climb, e.g. steps on a bus and to check bus fluids, through bus back emergency door, bumpers to adjust mirrors or clean windshield

Frequent stooping, kneeling and crouching during inspections

Frequent requirement to balance when adjusting side mirrors

Frequent extensive sitting, up to 4 hours at a time

Frequent exposure to high levels of noise, e.g. bus engines

Frequent repetitive hand motion, e.g. opening bus door and turning the steering wheel

Occasional requirement to lift students or push and pull wheelchair bound students

Occasional requirement to carry bus students in emergency evacuation

Frequent exposure to various fumes, i.e. carbon monoxide and diesel fuel

Frequent requirement to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, see (color vision required), read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and arms, crouch, climb, balance, kneel and stoop