Bus Driver

Primary Purpose

Provide safe, orderly, and efficient transportation of students to and from school and on extracurricular trips.

• Education: High School Diploma or GED
• Licenses and
  
  Certifications:
  
  Valid Class B Texas Commercial Driver’s License with passenger and school bus endorsements;
  Current Texas Department of Public Safety School Bus Driver Certification
• Special Knowledge/
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • Must be 18 years of age
  • Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions
  • Must maintain an acceptable driving record for school bus drivers as defined by Texas Department of Public Safety
  • Must be able to pass an annual physical and mental examination as required by Texas Department of Public Safety
  • Must be able to pass a pre-employment and periodic drug and alcohol screening as required by federal law
  • Must be able to proficiently read, write, and communicate verbally in English
• Experience:
  • Experience working with children preferred but not required
  • Experience as a school bus driver preferred but not required
• Working Conditions:
  • Mental Demands:
    Maintain emotional control; ability to communicate effectively; ability to maintain effective control over groups of students
  • Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
    Must be physically able to climb in and out of the school bus emergency door to perform evacuation procedures; continuous sitting, reaching, bending; repetitive hand and arm motions; work outside and inside; moderate exposure to extreme temperatures (heat); exposure to vehicle fumes;
    Able to lift up to 50 pounds.

• Pay Grade: 401
• Pay Rate:
  Min. $20.60;
  Mid $24.53
• Days: 178

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Entry level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing;
Primary and Secondary Education