Bus Driver

Bus Driver

General Summary: The BusDriver completes the detail and written work and to coordinate other matters essential to the efficiency and effectiveness of the administrative supervisor.

Essential Duties and 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.
• Keeps to assigned schedule.
• 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.
• Performs other duties assigned by the Superintendent or the Superintendent's designee.

Contacts and Communication

Education and Experience

• Commercial Driver's License
• High School Diploma.
• Kind and amount of specialized training required.
• Kind and amount of prior job experience required.
• Such alternative to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.