Anticipated Bus Driver

School Bus Driver/Substitute Bus Driver

Qualifications:

• High school graduate
• Compliance with federal, state, and local regulations
• Detailed support personnel application
• Valid commercial driver's license (CDL) with passenger and S-endorsement
• Valid Alabama school bus driver's certificate
• Pass D.O.T. examination and meet prescribed requirements
• Pass drug and alcohol test, fingerprinting, and background check
• Clean, neat, and appropriate dress

Reports To: Transportation Director/Principals

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Attend instructional meetings and workshops
• Obey all traffic laws
• Observe all mandatory safety regulations for school buses
• Maintain order and report disciplinary problems
• Keep assigned bus clean
• Adhere to assigned schedule pertaining to bus routes
• Check bus before each operation for mechanical defects
• Notify proper authority in case of mechanical failure or lateness
• Discharge students only at authorized stops
• Report all accidents and complete required reports
• Adhere to all regulations and policies against use of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol
• Report violent, disruptive incidents on the day they occur
• Report all absences
• Act courteously at all times
• Deplete brake pressure so brakes will be locked down upon leaving the bus
• Walk the aisle before leaving the bus after each trip to check for sleeping children
• Activate lights when loading and unloading students
• Perform reasonable job and related duties as requested

Terms of Employment: Regular school term of 184 days or for the remainder of the school year if hired after the first day of school. Salary is established by the Scottsboro City Schools School Bus Driver/Substitute Driver Salary Schedule.

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board regarding the evaluation of support personnel.

Revised (Board Approved): 06-13-24