Bus Driver –Anticipated

Position Information

• Bus Driver – Anticipated Job
• Position Type:
  Bus Operator/Transportation
• Date Posted: 7/13/2026
• Location:
  
  Transportation Department – OCS
• County:
  Ohio County Schools
• Job Posting #: 68301

Bus Driver – Anticipated
Bus #: TBD
Approximate Times: 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Flexible

Hours:

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Term of Employment: 2026‑2027 School Year
Salary:
Per Ohio County Schools Salary Schedule Based Upon Education Level

• Optical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Workers' Compensation
• Social Security
• Unemployment Compensation
• Liability Insurance
• Tax Shelter Annuity Program
• Paid Sick Leave
• Sick Leave Bank
• Paid Personal Leave Outside School Environment Days with pay 6

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

• Any combination of training and experience which 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 road and street system of the county; ability to effectively manage children of different ages riding the school buses; thorough knowledge of safety measures invoked to protect children using school buses; 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.

• 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 using the correct procedures; if necessary, meet with school administrators, parents, and when applicable, students, to resolve situations that could affect the safe operation of the school bus.
• Keep assigned bus clean and notify the coordinator of vehicle maintenance of needed repairs.
• 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 and follow‑up controlled substances and alcohol testing upon request.
• Perform other duties assigned by the administrator for transportation.
• Maintain positive work habits.
• Perform duties efficiently and productively.
• Maintain and/or upgrade skills.

• Equal employment opportunity is 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.