Bus Driver - Mason

Job Details

Job Location:

Mason County  Center - Maysville, KY 41056

Position Type:
Part Time

Education Level: High School

Salary Range: $15.53

Job Shift: Day

Job Category:
Education

Ensure the safe and timely flow of transportation for preschool age children while adhering to all local, state, and federal transportation regulations.

• Maintain accurate record keeping
• Maintain current CDL physical and license
• Adhere to all local, state, and federal regulations
• Submit accurate and complete monthly transportation reports
• Drive/monitor a Head Start bus adhering to all program safety regulations set forth by the program and the Department of Transportation
• Participate in professional development, including but not limited to staff meetings, monthly center staff meetings, and required training sessions
• Work cooperatively with center level, administrative, and management staff
• Adjust work schedule to meet the needs of program
• Provides staff breaks
• Ensures children are properly secured
• Reports concerns with monitor when/if issues arise
• Maintains confidentiality
• Participates in assigned meetings, events, and training as required
• Ensure that a minimum of 15 clock hours of allowable professional development is completed annually.

This position has no supervisory responsibility but requires guidance, oversight, and support to ensure accountability for transportation services.

This position requires long riding times, exposure to vibration, and various weather conditions. This role may occasionally require work within a classroom or center setting.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl;

talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

This is a regular part time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Thursday with flexible work hours and occasional Fridays with flexible work hours. In order to meet the needs of the agency, permanent or temporary changes and/or modifications to the schedule may occur as dictated by management.

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although out-of-area travel may be expected upon notice.

High School Diploma/General Education Degree, Excellent communication and record keeping skills.

Experience with driving/monitoring preschool age students.

Valid Class C Commercial Driver’s License with a PS Endorsement within 60 days of employment. Approved CDL Physical Exam.

Valid Kentucky driver’s license, reliable transportation, and satisfactory background checks. Pass a pre-employment drug test and random drug testing as required. State required minimum vehicle liability insurance and uninsured motorist insurance. Any/all other testing or applicable checks required by local, state, or federal law.

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