Bus Driver - Transportation

Overview

Bus Driver

Training Rate: $20.47 per Hour
Contracted Rate: $26.35 per Hour
Sub Driver Rate: $21.49 per Hour

Find purpose, flexible hours, and a strong sense of community as a school bus driver. As a school bus driver, you play a crucial role in ensuring students have a safe, reliable ride to and from school. You become a trusted presence in their daily lives, setting the tone for a great start and end to their day. School bus drivers enjoy perks such as flexible schedules, health and retirement benefits and paid holidays.

Enjoy a schedule during school hours, with opportunities to earn extra income through field trips and other after-school activities.

Successful driver applicants will be trained to perform all driver duties to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). We provide paid CDL training and guide you through the school bus driver CDL certification process.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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• Minimum age of 21 with at least 5 years  driving experience.
• Successful completion of training or certification programs related to position. This could include, but is not limited to, High School Diploma, GED, AA, BA, etc., if applicable.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must meet the Physical Demands of the position.
• Successful completion of Bus Driver training program.
• Must possess or be willing to obtain a CDL Class B, passenger endorsement, school bus endorsement and air brake restriction removed.
• Must pass a basic skills test.
• Must be First Aid certified or be willing to obtain First Aid certification within thirty (30) days of employment.
• Completion of Safe Schools Web Based Training within thirty (30) days of hire and yearly thereafter.
• Must pass a background check, which includes employee paid fingerprinting.

• Minimum of two (2) supervisory references indicating satisfactory skills and abilities.
• Must uphold board policies and follow administrative procedures.
• Must take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
• Must maintain the physical and licensing requirements of a CDL bus driver as required.
• Must be able to pass a yearly bus evacuation drill and maintain the physical requirements of removing children safely from the bus. Must possess sufficient strength and ability to assist ill or physically impaired students to enter or exit a school bus through the passenger service door.
• Must attend yearly in-service trainings as required, as well as attend any training as directed by management.
• Evidence of ability to assess and correct issues involving safety.
• Evidence of ability to establish and maintain a tactful, cooperative and effective relationship with students, parents, staff, fellow employees and management.
• Evidence of ability to approach assigned work in a professional manner, working toward the common goal of teamwork, pride in service delivery and continuous improvement
• Must demonstrate sufficient command of the English language to communicate verbally and in writing with students, parents, district staff members and other concerned people regarding all aspects of their job-related activities.
• Must be able to use basic computer programs to develop route sheets, enter timecard information and read and respond to email.

• Previous experience working with young people preferred.
• Evidence of ability to manage large groups of young people.
• Evidence of excellent attendance, punctuality, and dependability; evidence of ability to be self-disciplined and a self-starter.
• Positive job evaluations and recommendations.

The bus driver will:

• Operate a school bus on scheduled routes…