ESY - School Bus Drivers - ANTICIPATED

Position Overview

Title:

Bus Driver

Position Type:
Bus Operator / Transportation / Bus Operator

Date Posted:
May 11, 2026

Location:

Transportation Department – Ohio County Schools

Term of Employment:
June 10, 2026 to June 26, 2026

Salary:
Per Ohio County Schools Salary Schedule

Final date to receive applications:
Monday, May 18, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

To provide safe and efficient transportation so that students may enjoy the fullest possible advantages from the system's curricular and extra-curricular programs.

• Drive a school bus on assigned routes, picking up and discharging children at designated locations.
• Keep to assigned schedule.
• Observe all mandatory safety regulations for school buses.
• Maintain discipline when students are on the bus.
• Report undisciplined students to proper authorities and resolve situations as needed.
• Keep assigned bus clean and notify the coordinator of needed vehicle maintenance.
• Prepare reports to the administrator for transportation as required.
• Accept curricular and extra-curricular trips when necessary.
• Exercise responsible leadership on out-of-county school trips.
• Report all accidents to the administrator for transportation and complete required reports.
• Participate in regularly scheduled staff development conducted by Ohio County Schools.
• Submit to federally required pre-employment, random, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and/or return-to-duty testing upon request.
• Perform other duties assigned by the administrator for transportation.
• Maintain positive work habits and perform duties efficiently and productively.
• Maintain and/or upgrade skills.

• Any combination of training and experience that would lead to successful employment as a bus driver.
• Possession of a valid West Virginia Commercial Driver's License, Class B (passenger endorsement).
• Knowledge of the county's road and street system; ability to control the actions of children of different ages riding the school buses; thorough knowledge of safety measures for protecting children; ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Successful completion of the West Virginia School Bus Operators Program presented by Ohio County Schools Transportation Department.

Equal employment opportunity will be granted to all persons, regardless of race, religion, color, sex or national origin, and no discrimination based upon such factors will be made in salary, promotion, demotion, transfer or termination of any employee. It is a policy of the Ohio County Board of Education not to discriminate on the basis of sex in employment as required by Title IX of the 1972 education amendments.

It is a policy of Ohio County to provide equal opportunity for the disabled per federal regulation 504.

Interested applicants must apply online at  Applicants who do not complete the application online will not be considered for the position. For questions about the application process, please contact Human Resources at .