Substitute Bus Operator Job Sebring area,Florida USA,Transportation

Position: Substitute Bus Operator - JOB #4327
Position Type:
Transportation/Subsittue Bus Operator

Date Posted:
5/27/2026

Location:
Transportation

Closing Date:
06/09/2026
THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY

POSITION TITLE:
Bus Operator

ASSIGNMENT:
Bus Operator - Transportation

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

High school diploma or GED; supplemented by five (5) to eleven (11) months previous experience and/or training involving driving a passenger vehicle; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience (In-lieu of high school diploma or GED, applicants shall sign an agreement to obtain a GED within two (2) years of initial employment).

Hold a valid Florida Commercial Driver's License, Class B (or higher), with school bus and passenger endorsement.

Successful completion of approved training course for school bus operators.

Demonstrate the following aptitudes and abilities:

LANGUAGE SKILLS - Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memoranda. Ability to write simple reports. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to students, parents, and other employees of the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS - Ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
REASONING ABILITY - Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form and perform semi-routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of action. Ability to exercise the judgment required in situations characterized by repetitive or short cycle operations covered by set procedures or sequences.

Successful completion, as determined by a School Board approved physician, of a Florida School Bus Operators Medical Examination Report for Commercial Driver Fitness Determination.

Physical ability to perform tasks that involve the ability to exert moderate, though not constant physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (15-25 pounds).

Physical ability to perform highly skilled coordinated movements.

Physical ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, and depths. Some tasks require visual perception and discrimination, as well as oral communications ability.

Physical ability to safely operate school bus during exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, traffic hazards, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.

Physical ability to inspect the bus daily, to include checking the brake system and the engine compartment (belts, hoses and fluid levels), the emergency doors, windows and hatches.

Physical ability to operate the service doors and open and close windows.

Physical ability to ascend and descend bus entrance steps to ensure safety to oneself and others.

Physical ability to implement emergency evacuation procedures.

Satisfactory clearance of a criminal history records check and drug screening.

ADDITIONAL DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

None at this time

PRIMARY PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Obeys all traffic laws

Observes all mandatory safety regulations for school buses

Maintains student discipline and reports student misconduct to principal of school or to supervisor

Informs the Transportation Department as to any suggested changes in route schedules or bus load

Assists other school bus operators on their routes in case of emergency

Follows printed route for the bus unless permission to follow an alternate route is given by the Transportation Office

Keeps to assigned time schedule when traffic and weather conditions permit.

Discharges students only at authorized stops

Transports only authorized persons as identified by procedure

Completes and submits to the Transportation Office all required reports and information in accordance with the policy of the School Board and State Board of Education Regulations

Operates any school bus assigned to the Transportation fleet

Performs pre-trip inspection of bus before each operation

Performs a complete interior inspection of the bus after each run and trip to ensure no students are left on board

Notifies the proper authorities in case of mechanical failure on appropriate forms

Maintains a clean and orderly bus

Reports all accidents or incidents to the Transportation Office using the required forms and following the required timelines

Attends all required in-service training sessions

Maintains effective working relationship with other employees, parents, and public

Wears the prescribed uniform whenever operating the bus or while otherwise on duty

Complies with Florida State School Board regulations, School Board policies and Transportation…