Substitute Class B Driver

Class B Driver Pool - Temporary Position

Be able to safely drive a 25 passenger van or bus for purposes of transporting students and student/athletes to athletic events and field trips.

Be able to safely drive a 25 passenger van or bus for purposes of transporting students and student/athletes to athletic events and field trips.

• Transport staff and students as assigned.
• Observe all rules and regulations as required by the Department of Motor Vehicles, and West Kern Community College District, when operating District vehicles.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively with all campus groups including staff and students.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Class B license with passenger endorsement.
• Current medical certification with no restrictions.
• Acceptable driving record that meets the District’s standards and verified through a current Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).
• Evidence of appropriate automobile insurance based on DMV regulations.
• Employees must be insurable by the District’s insurance carrier while employed in this classification.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Classified Salary Schedule Range 10: $21.49 - 26.28 per hour in six steps.

Moderate to heavy physical effort which may include frequent sitting, standing, walking and occasional climbing or stooping; periodic lifting or moving of moderate to heavy parcels, machines, or student and/or wheelchair equipment up to 50 pounds. Indoor/outdoor work environment; some exposure to hazardous chemicals, equipment and materials.

This position is on an as-needed basis which may include evenings, weekends, holidays and may require overnight stays.

Employment with Taft College is not complete or official until applicants meet all pre-employment requirements. Candidates with foreign degrees must provide official certification of equivalency to U.S. degrees by a recognized U.S. credential evaluation service. Offers of employment are contingent upon Board of Trustees approval. All new employees are required to submit official transcripts, proof of freedom from tuberculosis, and proof of eligibility to work in the United States.

Employees must sign an Oath of Office and submit fingerprints for CA Department of Justice clearance. Taft College reserves the right to modify or rescind this job announcement at any time.

The West Kern Community College District is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and will implement a comprehensive program to put those principles into practice. It is the District’s policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunities and are not subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or because he/she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

The District will strive to achieve a workforce that is welcoming to men, women, persons with disabilities, and individuals from all ethnic and other groups to ensure the District provides an inclusive educational and employment environment. Such an environment fosters cooperation, acceptance, democracy, and free expression of ideas.

Reasonable accommodations will be made for candidates and employees with physical disabilities.