Substitute Bus Driver - Vary

Substitute Bus Driver Needed – Hours Vary

Davidson County Schools, Ledford High – High Point, North Carolina.

• Job : 5380750
• Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
• Posted: Sep 19, 2025
• Starting Date: Aug 30, 2022

Position: Bus Driver / Bus Substitute

Reports to: Assistant Principal

Terms of Employment: 10 Months / As needed

Salary: Regular Bus Driver $16.51 / Hourly;
Bus Substitute $15.50 / Hourly

Minimum Salary: Substitute Bus Driver $16.72 / Hourly

An employee in this class operates a school bus on assigned route(s) and schedule(s) to provide safe and efficient transportation that is time and cost effective, reliable, orderly, and that generates public confidence and respect. Work involves performing pre and post trip inspections of the bus, obeying all traffic laws and school bus regulations while operating the bus; observing all safety regulations and standards, and maintaining discipline to students assigned to ride the bus.

The employee is also responsible for completing all required reports and securing the assigned bus before leaving the vehicle at the conclusion of a run or route. Employee must exercise tact and courtesy in maintaining acceptable relations with parents/guardians of students transported and with school personnel. Employee must have the ability to execute details of work according to specific instructions and be able to adapt to frequent and varying changes in the work schedule.

Work is performed under general supervision and is evaluated by observation and in terms of the safety, efficiency and quality of operation a school bus and performing related responsibilities.

• Perform required pre-trip and post-trip inspections and document inspections as required by Transportation Operating Instructions for bus driver. Report mechanical defects or failures daily.
• Perform required post-trip inspection, to detect students who may still be on board the school bus asleep or incapacitated, to detect any other irregularities or vandalism to the bus interior.
• Operate the assigned school bus on the route(s) and schedule provided.
• Report to Bus Coordinators and supervisors any students added or deleted from the route by the school principal which will necessitate a change in the route, bus stops and/or schedules.
• Obey all traffic laws and school bus regulations while operating the school bus.
• Observe all safety regulations and standards for school buses. This includes clearing the school bus and evacuating students quickly in the event of an emergency.
• Maintain discipline of students assigned to ride the school bus. Establish a discipline plan that is consistent with school disciplinary objectives, and which provides a clear, progressive plan of consequences for students who cause disciplinary problems and rewards for those who maintain proper school bus safety standards.
• Report undisciplined students to the proper authority.
• Discharge students only at the authorized school or bus stop locations.
• Transport only authorized students.
• Keep the school bus clean and free of papers, bottles, cans, food wrappers and other items which may present a safety problem or reflect negatively to efficient and quality operations.
• Report all accidents as required by Transportation Operating Instructions, and remain at the scene until released by the on-scene transportation supervisor/authority.
• Complete all required reports, including such reports as may be required in the event of an accident or incident aboard the school bus.
• Remain in charge of all students aboard the bus at the time of an accident, determining the existence and extent of any injuries and maintaining the safety of all passengers.
• Secure the assigned bus before leaving the vehicle at the conclusion of a run or route. This includes parking the vehicle properly, making a visual inspection of the bus to check for damage and the possibility of remaining passengers, and securing all windows and doors.
• Shuttle buses back and forth between schools and the maintenance shop.
• Perform related work as required.

• Graduation from high school and some experience driving large…