Bus Driver - SPED

Bus Driver - Full Time SPED

Located in Transportation Department, Joplin R 8 School District, Joplin, Missouri.

Position: Bus Driver

Term: 9 months

Classification: Classified/Non-exempt

Location: Transportation Department

• High School Diploma
• Maintain a Minimum Missouri Class “B” Commercial Driver’s License with Passenger & School Bus endorsements
• Physical exam required

Supervisory: No

Reports to: Director of Transportation

Paid training for CDL with passenger and school bus endorsements is available.

* This job requires a training period prior to the assumption of duties. The training period includes instructional time and written tests in order to obtain a permit. Successful completion of the school bus endorsement test is required 14 days after the permit is granted.

• Supports the mission of Joplin Schools.
• Supports the value of education.
• Become familiar with, enforce, and follow all applicable Board policies and regulations, administrative procedures, other directions given by district administrators and supervisors, and state and federal laws.
• Properly supervise students at all times, if applicable to essential job functions.
• Obey all safety rules, including rules protecting the safety and welfare of students.
• Care for, properly use, and protect school property.
• Maintain courteous and professional relationships with students, parents/guardians, other district employees and the public.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors, department staff, all members of the school district, and community as required.
• Provides excellence in customer service both internally and externally.
• Complies with privacy rights and safeguards confidential and/or sensitive information pertaining to staff and students.
• Reacts to change productively and receive and transmit constructive criticism as it relates to job duties.
• Actively participate in professional development and obtain skills and information necessary to effectively perform job duties.
• Conduct all official business in a professional and timely manner, utilizing district technology resources.
• Arrive to work and leave work at the time specified by supervisors and attend all required meetings pertinent to the position.
• Maintains accurate records and filing systems for accountability and audit purposes as required by law and Board policy.
• Solve practical problems utilizing math functions as needed to complete job duties.
• Read and interpret documents such as work orders, safety rules, and handbooks and apply to job duties.

• Transport and/or supervise students over specified routes according to an established time schedule.
• Teach, monitor, and supervise safe bus practices to ensure student safety.
• Know, understand, and implement specific safety accommodations for students with disabilities, such as those documented in an IEP, Section 504 plan, etc.
• Properly supervise all bus operations, including oversight of Bus Aides.
• Attend required meetings pertinent to the position.
• Effectively communicate with school personnel regarding any student-related issues.
• Exhibit through performance, an understanding of effective behavior management.
• Maintains records and submits reports in a timely fashion.
• Able to follow prescribed procedures for body fluid and waste clean-up as needed.
• Achieve and maintain prescribed certifications per job requirements through training as provided by the District.
• Perform all pre-trip and post-trip inspections.
• Clean bus as required.
• Comply with traffic regulations.
• Drive safely and professionally.
• Enforce the student discipline code.
• Manually operate wheelchair lift, when required.
• Carry out other duties as assigned.

• Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must sit for long periods of time while driving a school bus.
• Frequently stand up from driver’s seat and walk.
• Frequently walk up and down stairs.
• Frequently walk on a variety of ground surfaces, including, but not limited to, paved, gravel, grass, or dirt.
• Frequently bend and twist the torso and neck.
• Frequently use repetitive arm, wrist and hand movements.
• Use close, distance and peripheral vision as well as depth perception.

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