Transportation Bus Driver

Transportation Bus Driver

Position is for the 2025-2026 school year. Location: 591 East 80th Avenue, Denver, CO 80229 - Transportation. Pay Range: C2-1, $25.30 - $37.78 per hour. Calendar: 181 Days, 6 Hours per day. FLSA Status: Non-Exempt. Reports To: Transportation Director.

Mapleton Public Schools is a small but mighty internationally accredited public school district located in one of the fastest-growing areas of metro Denver - Adams County. We are committed to raising expectations, providing choices for learning, and removing obstacles to success so that we can guarantee all students achieve their dreams and enthusiastically contribute to their community, country, and world.

Summary: Drive school bus over assigned route abiding by all rules and regulations set forth by the federal and state governments and by the District.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Safely operate school buses and other large vehicles.
• Carry out evacuation procedures when necessary.
• Maintain control of passenger conduct and ensure safety of passengers while enroute.
• Provide care and assistance to passengers when entering and leaving the bus and during transportation.
• Inspect and ensure that all equipment, instruments, safety devices, and vehicles meet requirements and are operating properly before and after driving duties.
• Maintain adequate levels of fuel, engine oil, and coolant.
• Distribute bus incident referrals to designated schools or locations.
• Load and unload passengers in wheelchairs using the lifts.
• Secure wheelchair with tie downs, and properly fasten all protective safety devices, while maintaining a professional team-working relationship with the Bus Paraprofessional.
• Prepare and submit necessary records in a timely manner and maintain accurate route folder.
• Inspect and insure the interior and exterior cleanliness of assigned buses.
• Drive weekends, at night, or during special day trips when necessary, as determined by supervisor or designee.
• Report emergencies, breakdowns, delays, and/or accidents timely to the Transportation Supervisor.

Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Training: High school diploma, GED, or equivalent vocational school or short-term courses. Must complete sixty (60) hours of bus driver training.

Experience: Bus driving experience and experience working with children preferred.

Skills, Knowledge & Equipment: Must demonstrate the ability to operate various school buses, wheelchair lifts and restraining equipment, and bus wash within 4 weeks after hire.

Certificates, Licensure & Registrations: First Aid and CPR certifications. Department of Transportation physical exam. Drug screening. Commercial driver's license (CDL), Class B with P and S endorsement preferred at hire. Must be obtained upon completion of District training within 4 weeks after hire. Adverse Weather and Mountain Driving Orientation must be completed within 90 days after hire.

Training: Mandatory Title IX training is required by the Colorado Department of Education and for all public school employees. You will have two mandatory training courses that must be completed within 30 days of your date of hire and are required to be completed on your own time.

Supervision/Technical Responsibility: This job has no supervisory responsibilities; however, this position is responsible for supervising passenger conduct on the bus 51%-70% of workday.

Judgment and Decision Making: Requires independent judgment and/or technical knowledge to determine if items should be repaired or replaced; to prioritize repairs according to safety concerns, severity of needed repairs, and the immediate need to return the vehicle to service; and to properly handle passengers with difficult behaviors. Decision making is guided by state and federal laws, Colorado Department of Education rules and regulations, and Board policies. Decision making requires collaboration with supervisor and occasionally with the Director of Support Services.

Diversity of Duties: Duties requires cross-training in basic automotive mechanics, student management, and basic health care. Duties and actions impact students, parents, school administrators, and the general public.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions: The physical demands, work environment factors and mental functions described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit (2-3 hours without interruption); use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to walk, climb, or balance, and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Mental Functions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to compare, communicate, use interpersonal skills, and negotiate. Frequently required to analyze, coordinate, compute, evaluate, and compile. Occasionally required to copy, instruct, and synthesize.

Method of Application: External applicants must complete a career application online through Frontline Recruiting & Hiring. Current Mapleton employees should create an account and submit their interest as an internal candidate through Frontline Recruiting & Hiring. Smoking is not permitted in school district buildings or on school grounds.