Bus Driver

Overview

Position:
Bus Driver
Department:
Transportation

Location:

Upper Moreland Transportation Building

Reports to:

Transportation Director
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt (Hourly) – Service Employees International Union Local 32 BJ District 1201

Schedule:

Part Time, 10 Months
Hourly Rate: $28.98/hour

MISSION STATEMENT:
The Upper Moreland Township School District is dedicated to providing all students with educational opportunities to develop knowledge, skills, behaviors, and habits of mind necessary for excellence and success as critical thinkers, caring and confident individuals, and contributing members of society. The District focuses on student success in social, emotional, physical, and academic development.

Providing safe and efficient transportation so that students may participate fully in the District s curricular and extracurricular programs.

• Obeys all traffic laws, specifically those pertaining to school buses.
• Observes all mandatory safety regulations for buses including but not limited to child safety equipment (car seats, booster seats, safety vests).
• Maintains discipline when students are on the bus.
• Reports disciplinary issues and concerns to the proper authority.
• Keeps assigned bus clean.
• Checks bus before each operation for mechanical defects.
• Notifies the proper authority in case of mechanical failure or lateness.
• Discharges students only at authorized stops.
• Exercises responsible leadership when on out-of-district school trips.
• Transports only authorized students.
• Reports all accidents and completes required reports.
• Enforces regulations against smoking and eating on the bus.
• Ability to safely evacuate all passengers in an emergency vehicular situation, including passengers ranging from ages three to twenty-one, in accordance with the Transportation Employee Handbook.
• Other associated duties and responsibilities as needed.

• High School diploma; preference given to those with at least two years of college. Previous experience with children preferred.
• Valid Pennsylvania driver s license, School Bus Endorsement, Passenger Endorsement, and Commercial Driver s License or the ability to obtain them. Must maintain a valid state driver s license at all times. Must meet requirements of DL-502A License.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to present information in one-on-one and small group settings.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Physical requirements:
  
  regularly talk or hear; stand, walk, sit; use hands; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; taste or smell. May crouch or crawl. Lift and/or move up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally with the ability to evacuate all passengers. Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral, and ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions; fumes or airborne particles; vibration. Noise level usually moderate.
• Must successfully complete and maintain compliance with all federal and state background and criminal record check requirements.
• Must adhere to all local, state, federal, and school code requirements for employment.

Note:

Information about required clearances is provided by the district and may be referenced in the transportation policy documentation.

Upper Moreland Township School District shall not discriminate in its educational programs, activities, or employment practices based on race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, veteran status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification. This policy follows applicable state and federal laws, including Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, the Age Discrimination Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and related amendments.

Information relative to special accommodations, grievance procedures, and the designated responsible official for compliance may be obtained by contacting the school district.