School Bus Driver; part-time-Wiggins, MS

MS Action for Progress, Inc. Application for Employment BUS DRIVER Stone County Head Start Center

Description:

• Transport children to and from Head Start centers efficiently and safely.
• Ensure that all passengers wear seat belts or are placed in appropriate (age or weight) seats and belted in.
• Ensure that any behavioral issues do not compromise the safety of any child on the bus.
• Perform daily sign-on & sign-off sheets, accounting by name for all children getting on and off the bus.
• Ensure that each child is delivered to the care of a responsible adult upon leaving bus (on the authorized list).
• Ensure that no child is ever left unattended while on the bus, following all procedures put in place to prevent a child being left behind.
• Visually observe the health of each child on the bus, report any concerns to Center Administrator or designee.
• Coordinate the paperwork flow between homes and Head Start sites.
• Continuous collaboration with site staff, families and transportation manager to design efficient bus routes, and mail/message deliveries.
• Perform a complete walk-thru of the bus after each route to ensure that no child or belongings are behind.
• Perform a complete visual safety check of each bus driven on a daily basis, completing daily pre and post trip checklists.
• Keep interior of bus clean daily, and bus exterior as needed.
• Report any needed repairs, and deliver bus to repair site.
• Record mileage and gas.
• Other duties as requested by the Center Administrator.

Wiggins, MS

• High school diploma or GED.
• Working knowledge of the behaviors and developmental stages of pre-school children, typically gained by working one year or more in a school or preschool setting.
• Knowledge of safety practices as they relate to pre-school children.
• Good written and oral communication skills and basic math skills.
• Ability to maintain schedules while meeting individual needs of children and families.

• Physical capability, strength and coordination adequate to drive a 20+ passenger bus safely.
• Ability to visually assess the health and behaviors of children.
• Intermediate level decisions needed to adhere to safety and scheduling considerations.
• Occasional lifting of up to 50lbs, typically placing children into seats and ability to carry or drag a child in an emergency situation out of the bus to a safe area.
• Frequent bending at neck, frequent bending at waist and knees and occasional squatting.
• Occasional climbing to enter and exit bus.
• Daily sitting, about 85% of driving time.