Bus Driver

Bus Driver

Location: District Wide

Job Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be 21 years of age or older

Training/License:

• Must be insurable to drive district vehicles
• Hold a current CD License
• Ability to work with students, administration and community
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Good public relations skills
• Ability to pass a drug/alcohol test

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

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Obey all traffic laws.
• Observes all mandatory safety regulations for school buses.
• Maintain discipline when students are on bus.
• Reports undisciplined students to proper authority.
• Keeps assigned bus clean.
• Adheres to the 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 complete required reports in timely manner.
• Enforces regulations against smoking and eating on the bus.
• Ability to communicate and work with co-workers and administration in congenial manner.
• Must maintain proper district attire.
• Work well under pressure.
• Positive attitude toward district policy.
• Daily attendance and punctuality are essential functions of the job.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned.

Other Information: Mental & Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Salary: Bus Drive Pay Scale Days: 189 Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. Ability to work under pressure. Patience and tolerance, repetitive hand motions, long periods of sitting, bending stooping, driving, and ability to lift 40+ lbs. Common work area with various noise level. Exposure to rainy, wet, cold and hot weather. Vision abilities include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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