Bus Driver; District Wide

Position Type: CLASSIFIED/ STUDENT TRANSPORTATION

Date Posted: 11/10/2025

Location:

STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SERVICE

Closing Date:
Until Filled

Richland County School District One, South Carolina

Classification Description

Title:

Bus Driver
FLSA:
Non‑exempt
180 Days
Salary: $19,948.50 - $41,616.00

General Statement of Job
Under general supervision, drives school bus to safely transport assigned public school students to and from school in a timely manner. Reports to the Transportation Supervisor.

• Drives school bus to safely transport assigned public school students to and from school and field trip destinations in a timely manner, following all applicable laws, policies and regulations.
• Conducts safety inspections of bus before starting engine.
• Ensures safety of children by securing wheelchairs and enforcing bus rules.
• Makes student seat assignments and maintains student manifest; assists with determining bus routes and completing maps.
• Completes and submits daily mileage and student attendance records.
• Reports to county or school office of late arrival of a bus.
• Maintains order, control, and plans for emergency situations or evacuations.
• Maintains the cleanliness of assigned bus and submits maintenance requests as needed.
• Monitors student behavior and completes and submits disciplinary forms as appropriate; follows through with telephone calls, parent conferences, police reports and court appearances as necessary.
• Interacts and communicates with the immediate supervisor and department staff, District staff, students, and parents.
• Complies with all federal laws, state statutes, Board policies, administrative rules, and directives.

• May train other bus drivers, provide orientation sessions, prepare and submit training verification reports, and issue permits.
• May monitor finances including but not limited to billing, submitting bill records to schools and finance department.
• Performs related duties as required.

Requires a high school diploma supplemented by a good driving record and required training, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Must possess valid state class "B" CDL driver's license with appropriate endorsements; may require specialized training for transporting handicapped passengers.

Must be physically able to operate a school bus. Must be able to exert up to ten pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting and driving most of the time. Must be able to lift and/or carry weights of up to fifty pounds.

Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional, structural or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving directions to students and receiving assignments and/or directions from supervisor.

Requires the ability to read a variety of policy and procedures manuals, maps, driver handbooks, regulations, etc. Requires the ability to prepare various logs and reports accurately. Requires the ability to speak with and before others with clarity, voice control and confidence.

Requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form, and to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations. Requires the ability to make routine independent judgments in absence of supervision and to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation. Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information.

Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow verbal and written instructions. Must be able to communicate…