Bus Driver in Training

Overview

Job Summary Position is responsible for operating a school bus and transporting school-aged children and other authorized personnel safely and efficiently over specified routes to and from schools and various activities. Position conducts pre-trip inspections; observes safety regulations and policies; enforces student discipline on the bus; and performs related work.

• Communicates with the dispatcher or Area Transportation Supervisor for any changes in normal duties or new student passengers, including communicating orally while the bus is in motion when needed.
• Ensures the bus can be operated safely before driving and conducts pre-trip safety inspections as required by federal and state laws to include observing visual defects and checking operating systems to include brakes, horn, lights, emergency flashers, extended stop arms, and door-opening devices.
• Operates the vehicle safely over an assigned route, picking up and delivering only authorized students at assigned bus stops, and watches to ensure that no one hurrying for the bus is left.
• Keeps assigned time schedules, which may require driving during pre-day light and dusk periods, and makes every effort to be on time while ensuring safety.
• Obeys all traffic laws and transportation practices as outlined in the CDL manual, Bus Driver Handbook, School Board Policy and local requirements.
• Observes all mandatory safety regulations for school buses and keeps all emergency exits clear of obstructions.
• Secures wheelchairs, car seats, and other restraining devices on the bus as required.
• Maintains student discipline on the bus and enforces rules governing student conduct, including through oral communication when the bus is in motion.
• Reports undisciplined students to the proper authority and compiles written reports as requested in accordance with the bus driver handbook and the Student's Rights and Responsibilities Handbook.
• Conducts semi-annual bus evacuation drills as required by the Department of Education and implements evacuations as required in an emergency to include safely exiting from the rear of the school bus.
• Reports all accidents immediately, requesting police or ambulance service as needed; assists injured persons until services arrive; and completes required accident documentation.
• Notifies the proper authority in cases of mechanical failure, safety deficiencies, when off schedule, or other incidents.
• Regulates heating, cooling, and ventilating equipment provided on the bus for the comfort of passengers.
• Drives students and teachers on field trips, extracurricular activities, and other special events, often in evenings and at night.
• Exercises responsible leadership and appropriate behavior when on out-of-division school trips.
• Returns the bus to the assigned bus lot, performs a final inspection, and secures the bus according to procedure.
• Participates in all required safety and compliance activities as determined by the district.
• Submits to drug testing as required.
• Maintains a commercial driver's license as required by the State Department of Transportation and maintains Red Cross First Aid/CPR certification.
• Communicates orally and effectively with parents, students, staff and co-workers while the bus is in motion; communicates with transportation dispatch and emergency services via two-way radio; and models nondiscriminatory practices in all.

• Keeps the assigned bus and maintains an assigned seating arrangement.
• Reports all safety violations to include co-workers/personnel suspected of drinking alcohol or under the influence of drugs while working.
• Performs any other related duties as assigned by the Area Transportation Supervisor or other appropriate administrator.

• Must possess a high school diploma or GED.
• Must possess a valid commercial driver's license to operate a school bus or must acquire one prior to the completion of the division's classroom training course.
• Must possess basic first aid and CPR certification or must acquire such prior to the completion of the division's classroom training course.
• Must possess an excellent driving record in…