Bus Driver

Transportation Department Bus Driver

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/Equivalent
• Twenty-one years of age
• Current driver's license, valid in Kentucky
• Physical examination Board-appointed physician
• Pre-employment drug and alcohol screening
• Criminal record check
• Driving history check
• No drug or alcohol convictions within the last five years
• Commercial Driver's License (CDL); Class B; Endorsements: Passenger (P) & School Bus (S)
• Able to push, pull and lift 45 lbs. and bend at the waist, kneel and lift hands over head

Reports To: Transportation Director

Job Goal: To provide safe and efficient transportation so that students may enjoy the fullest possible advantage from the district's curriculum and extracurricular programs.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Obeys all traffic laws
• Observes all mandatory safety regulations for school buses
• Maintains discipline when students are on bus
• Reports undisciplined students to the proper authority
• Keeps assigned bus clean
• Follows bus route schedules as designed by route manager
• Checks bus before each operation for mechanical defects and completes post-trip check at end of each route to insure no students or belongings remain on the bus
• Notifies the proper authority in case of mechanical failure or lateness
• Stops bus to load or unload students at designated bus stop only
• Exercises responsible leadership when on out-of-district school trips
• Transports only authorized students
• Reports all accidents and completes required reports
• Enforces regulations against eating and using tobacco products on the bus
• Attends work regularly and on time. Notifies transportation office well in advance of official on-duty time before being absent
• Follows all board policies and administrative regulations
• Uses bus radio in accordance to FCC regulations
• Completes all other task as assigned by supervisor

Terms of Employment: Compensation will be determined by the Superintendent based on the number of contract days and appropriate board-approved salary schedule.