Bus Driver

School Bus Driver

Start date: July 8, 2026 Compensation: Salary Range: $30.66/hour - $41.11/hour (New employees to the District, no higher than Step 6 $39.14) *Based on the 2026-27 Classified Salary Schedule Position Description Under the supervision of the Director of Maintenance and Operations and/or Designee, the Bus Driver operates a school bus over designated routes to transport students.

Qualifications

• Maintain a valid State of California Commercial Driver's License Class A or B with appropriate passenger, and school bus endorsement
• Maintain a valid and appropriate California Special Driver Certificate (DL45), unrestricted except for #1-Automatic Transmission only and #6-First Aid Test Waived
• Maintain a valid First Aid Card and Medical Examiner's Certificate issued by an authorized agency
• Attend in-services and training required to maintain licenses and certificates
• Compliance with District policy and US Department of Transportation's drug and alcohol testing regulations, including random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident testing
• Maintain a safe driving record in accordance with the requirements of the California Department of Motor Vehicles
• Must successfully pass the District's pre-employment Department of Justice and FBI Live Scan fingerprinting requirements
• Must successfully pass the District's pre-employment tuberculosis testing
• Adequate educational background to successfully complete the examination for school bus drivers given by the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Highway Patrol
• Two years of Class A or B driving experience, preferably to include school buses

Skills/Abilities

• Drive a school bus and transport students safely
• Maintain order and discipline among students while driving a school bus
• Recognize equipment malfunctions and take appropriate action
• Observe safe, legal and defensive driving practices
• Remain current concerning rules, regulations, policies and laws
• Understand and follow verbal and written directions
• Maintain cooperative working relationships
• Comply with the physical/mental demands as described on the ADA profile
• Maintain valid medical certification as determined by DOT physicals
• Knowledge Of electronic web-based routing software
• Air brake systems
• Provisions of the California Motor Vehicle Code and laws applicable to the operation of vehicles in the transportation of students
• Child guidance practices related to students with special needs
• Sections of the California Education Code applicable to the operation of vehicles in the transportation of school children
• Specialized first aid and sanitation procedures for individual student disabilities, as required
• Basic preventative maintenance requirements of school bus equipment

Examples of Duties & Responsibilities

• Drives bus daily over designated routes in accordance with time schedules
• Picks up and discharges students, and when necessary, escort students across streets stopping traffic using flashing red lights and held stop sign
• Assist students as needed in boarding, buckling, and loading, securing and unloading students in wheelchairs as assigned by the position
• Keeps route charts up-to-date
• Maintains order and discipline among students while driving a school bus
• Follows district policies regarding the disciplining of children and in contacts with staff, parents, and the public in general
• Transport students/teachers on field trips, explain emergency procedures, determine routes and follow scheduled departure and arrival times
• Utilize two-way radios for bus to bus and bus to base communications
• Perform pre-trip and post trip inspections to maintain bus in a safe operating condition through including cleaning windows, mirrors and bus interior; check and maintain fuel, oil and water levels; check brakes, brake lights and doors; check tires and battery; report mechanical defects and malfunctions to appropriate personnel
• Maintain assigned vehicle in a clean condition by following standard procedures for bus washing and interior cleaning
• Prepare and maintain a variety of required records/reports
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Physical Demands

• Sitting: Continuously
• Standing/Walking: Occasionally
• Waist bending: Frequently
• Neck bending: Frequently
• Squatting: Frequently
• Climbing: Continuously
• Kneeling: Rarely
• Crawling: Rarely
• Neck Twisting: Occasionally to Frequently
• Waist Twisting: Occasionally to Frequently
• Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally up to 40-60 lbs. of force
• Reaching above shoulder: Occasionally
• Reaching below shoulder: Frequently
• Lifting/Carrying: 0-10 lbs.: Occasionally weights carried up to 100 ft. at a time 11-25 lbs.: Occasionally weights carried up to 100 ft. at a time
• Hand Activities: Repetitive hand use Frequently Simple grasping Frequently Power grasping - Occasionally Fine manipulation Rarely Hand and arm twisting/turning Frequently Computer operation/writing Rarely

Supervised by: Director of Maintenance and Operations Evaluated by: Director of Maintenance and Operations

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