Bus Driver

School Bus Driver

Operates school buses safely under all types of weather conditions. Transports students and other authorized persons on regular and special programs "to and from school" routes, on field trips, extracurricular activities, and other extra activities as authorized by the school district officials.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive. Some incumbents may not perform all the duties listed while in other cases related duties may also be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Operate a school bus in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington and policies implemented by OSPI.
• Follow District pupil management policies and procedures.
• Assist students loading and unloading from the school bus as needed.
• Operate wheelchair lift and secure wheelchair for safe transportation.
• Clean and service the school bus to include interior/exterior sweeping, washing and fueling anytime tank is below full.
• Properly operate all hand and foot controls installed in a school bus as required by Washington State School Bus Specifications.

Other responsibilities include preparing work orders on the mechanical needs or problems of the bus or its operating systems, providing support and sustaining positive moral with District Transportation personnel, accurately and legibly completing forms, records, time sheets, trip requests, route maps, accident reports, and other documentation or reports as required, and performing other school bus driver-related duties as directed by District policies.

The preceding list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.

Required qualifications include a high school diploma, must be 21 years of age with five years previous vehicle driving experience, work scheduled hours on a consistent basis, possession of a valid Washington State Driver's License; Commercial Driver's License, Class B with appropriate endorsements and a clean 5-year complete driving abstract, criminal background clearance, must obtain school bus driver authorization from OSPI, provide annual abstract of driving record from the Department of Licensing, or sign an authorization form so that the school district may send for one, possess and maintain an excellent driving record, successfully meet all requirements of WAC 180-20, possess current CPR and First Aid card, and completion of SECURE training.