Bus Driver

Overview

Employment: 10 month, Flexible hours, Salary Schedule

• Must be 25 years of age or older
• Must have High School Diploma or equivalent
• Must possess a valid drivers' license and have not less than five years of driving experience with an unrestricted operators license
• Must be willing to obtain and hold a CDL license with P and S endorsements with training
• TBI/FBI background check is required
• DCS background check is required
• D.O.T. physical is required by State and Federal Guidelines
• Pre-employment and random drug testing required
• CPR and First Aid training
• Annual MVR

• Transport students over specified routes according to established time schedules; transport students and faculty on various athletic and special event trips
• Observe legal and defensive driving practices; assuring compliance with applicable traffic and student transportation laws, codes, and regulations.
• Prepare and maintain records and reports regarding mileage, student counts, driving times, and fuel consumption.
• Supervise student conduct during transport to assure safe vehicle operation; instruct students in various aspects of passenger and pedestrian safety.
• Maintain order and discipline among students on the bus, and while waiting at student pick-up and delivery locations according to established policies.
• Maintain assigned buses in a clean and safe operating condition; sweeping, washing, and cleaning the bus, as well as refueling, and preparing the bus for use in transporting students.
• Conduct daily pre-operative safety inspection on an assigned school bus or buses; and notifies the transportation director and/or on-duty mechanic of any mechanical or safety problems.
• Attend and participate in transportation safety and in-service training workshops and meetings.
• Full-time substitute drivers shall meet all requirements and qualifications for drivers.
• Part-time Substitute drivers shall meet all requirements and qualifications for drivers.
• Ability to load and unload wheelchairs, tie downs and seatbelts.
• Build positive relationships with students, parents, other drivers and other school district staff.

• Continual sitting, reaching, and repetitive hand/arm movements
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors.
• Moderate exposure to extreme temperatures. Occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs, typically assisting students into seats, and the ability to carry or drag a student in an emergency situation out of the bus to a safe area.
• Potential exposure to communicable diseases and contact with blood and other fluids; potential exposure to physical injury from aggressive behavior. Potential exposure to vehicle fumes and chemicals.