SY 25-26 - School Bus Driver

Position Type:
Transportation/Bus Driver

Date Posted:
7/15/2025

Location:
Red Clay - Transportation

Date Available:
August 2024

Closing Date:
Until filled

District:
Red Clay Consolidated School District


LOCATION: Transportation


REPORTS TO: Transportation Director, Kelly Shahan


BASIC FUNCTIONS:
Drives any type and size of school bus that may be operated by the school district for the transportation of passengers on regularly scheduled routes.


DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operates assigned school buses on assigned trips in accordance with printed trip schedules and in accordance with specified stop, sequence, and time schedules.
• Boards, transports, and discharges passengers.
• May lift handicapped passengers and assist passengers into and out of bus as required by Transportation Services Department policy and procedure.
• May operate a mechanized wheelchair lift.
• Develops via-directions and maintains and updates current student and trip manifests.
• Monitors the operational condition and safety of vehicle accessories of assigned buses on a daily basis; monitors gauges and sensors while operating a bus and reports discrepancies to initiate corrective actions.
• Practices non-aggressive, defensive driving techniques.
• Monitors, conducts, and responds to communications with the Transportation Operations staff via two-radio.
• Maintains effective professional working relationships with pupils, parents, and district staff.
• Enforces district policy and procedure in maintaining discipline on buses.
• Renders first aide to passengers on an emergency basis.
• Maintains working knowledge of and complies with laws and regulations pertaining to pupil transportation.
• Maintains cleanliness of windows and interior of bus on a daily basis; may wash bus exterior.
• Ensures familiarity with assigned trips before transporting passengers; may dry-run new trips.
• Periodically participates in mandated meetings and in-service programs during traditional and non-traditional workdays and work hours as required by the department.
• Maintains and supports standards of personal conduct and discipline in accordance with the current discipline policy approved by the Board of Education.
• Performs other duties reasonably related to the job class.

LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Applicants must possess a valid Delaware Driver's Certificate with a passenger transportation endorsement and a valid D.O.T. approved medical certificate. Training will be provided if candidate does not currently hold CDL Drivers License with school bus endorsements.
• Applicants must operate all types and sizes of school buses safely and on a specific time schedule in varied and complex topographical, weather, urban traffic, and rural conditions.
• Applicants must exit from the rear of the bus to assist in emergency evacuations.
• Communicate effectively and maintain cooperative relationships.
• Show personality and character traits suited to supervision and care of children of multiple ethnicities and cultural values, behavioral, and physical handicaps.
• Resolve conflict and maintain discipline of children on board buses.
• Read and interpret maps, compass directions, schedules, student rosters and procedural instructions.
• Rapidly learn routes and the operations of equipment related to duties.

To Apply:


External Applicants:
Completed Online Application via Join Delaware Schools


Letter of Interest
Resume'
Three letters of reference



Internal Candidates:
Completed Online Application via Join Delaware Schools


Letter of Interest
Resume'


Please send all items required to:
Red Clay Consolidated School District
Human Resources Office
1500 Sprue Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19805
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Contact Information:
Kelly Shahan, Director of Transportation
Red Clay Consolidated School District
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Closing: Until filled