Bus Driver-Trainee

Bus Driver-Trainee

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This is a temporary trainee position. Candidates that successfully complete training will be eligible for hire as a Temporary (Substitute/part-time) or Regular (full-time) Bus Driver. Operates school buses to transport students, faculty, and others to and from school, field trips, athletic events, and other events. Travels to and between Office of Transportation worksites throughout Baltimore County. Drives various routes of regularly assigned bus drivers as needed.

Performs other duties as assigned.

• Operate school buses in compliance with laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Adhere to established schedules to safely pick up, transport, and discharge students and staff.
• Maintain student discipline on the bus. Coordinate with school principals and area transportation supervisors to resolve serious disciplinary problems.
• Transport students and faculty members on special field trips and to and from athletic events.
• Travel to and between Office of Transportation worksites throughout Baltimore County. Drive various bus routes. Fill in for regularly assigned bus drivers as needed. Report to worksites and shifts as assigned.
• Complete pre- and post-trip inspections of bus. Fuel bus.
• Be responsible for the appearance of assigned vehicles. Report suspected mechanical defects and malfunctioning equipment on assigned vehicles.
• Be responsible for the cleanliness of vehicle, inside and outside. May wash, clean, wax and polish vehicle.
• Note and report any damage to assigned bus.
• Place wheelchairs securely on wheelchair lifts. Transport students' medical apparatus.
• Keep records of bus operations and submit required reports; compile and submit accident report information; and communicate prolonged traffic delays.
• Develop emergency evacuation plans for all students with all pertinent information for all groups of students transported.
• Attend meetings.

• May take vehicles to service when necessary.
• Perform other duties of similar scope and complexity as assigned.

Education, Training and

Experience:

• Possession of a high school diploma or an appropriate equivalent is preferred.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Meets and maintains all qualifications and certifications for school vehicle drivers required by the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR 13A.06.07.01).
• Other combinations of applicable education, training, and experience that provide the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform effectively in the position may be considered.

Licenses And Certificates: Possession of a valid commercial, class B Maryland driver's license is required. (The license may require certain endorsements and/or the absence of certain restrictions.)

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:

Knowledge of school safety, procedural, and policy guidelines and applicable regulations. Skill in communication and human relations. Ability to pass an annual physical examination and random drug tests for CDL. Ability to read and write. Ability to use and care for school bus and related equipment and supplies according to written and oral instructions. Ability to maintain good relationships with administrators, teachers, students, other employees, and the general public.

Physical And

Environmental Conditions:

Work requires the performance of physical labor including the operation of vehicles and travel throughout the Baltimore Metropolitan area, under a variety of weather and road conditions and topography. Work includes prolonged periods of sitting, lifting students, climbing on and off buses, using foot controls to operate gas and brake pedals, and pushing manual door openers.

Persons appointed to this class must be physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations and must remain physically qualified to operate such vehicles throughout their employment. Persons holding a commercial driver’s license (CDL) are subject to alcohol and drug testing in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations and Board of Education policy.

Persons appointed to this class must successfully complete the Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training program within an assigned period of time. Failure to successfully complete the training may result in termination.

Annual successful completion of Baltimore County Public Schools in-service instruction for school vehicle drivers is required to maintain employment.

The job requires the ability to travel to worksites throughout Baltimore County in a timely manner. This document describes the duties and responsibilities of a position. It shall not be held to exclude duties not referenced nor limit the right of management to assign work to employees.

Citizenship, Residency Or Work VISA In United States Required.

GRADE: Grade 6 on the AFSCME pay scale.

Salary: Trainee: $20.12 per hour…