Bus Driver

WHO YOU ARE

You are passionate about creating seamless operating procedures so that our teachers can teach and our scholars can learn. You are energetic, friendly, and you enjoy being a part of a dynamic and driven team. You are willing to challenge yourself, your colleagues, and our scholars to realize a school where every person is known, loved, and challenged each day.

WHO WE ARE

Pinnacles Prep believes that ALL students, regardless of background, deserve a meaningful education in a culture where every student matters. We are deeply committed to our mission of cultivating curious, confident, and self-directed students that lead and succeed in college, career, and their communities; with the vision of our graduates becoming the leaders who drive our Valley's future forward--making it a thriving economic, scientific, and artistic hub for the 21st century. Our school is grounded in the following essential characteristics, which shape the Pinnacles Prep experience for our faculty, students, and families. Our school is small by design. We know every student by name, story, strength, and need. All students meet with their mentor daily, and we communicate with their parents weekly.


We have high expectations: Our EPIC core values guide us:

• Equity | creates a school culture that celebrates equity and inclusion for all
• Purpose | provides agency to design and build the lives that we want.
• Inquiry | creates ideas and ideas lead to innovation and problem-solving
• Collaboration | leads to change we want to see in our school, community, and world

We are intentionally diverse: Pinnacles Prep's students, staff and board is intentionally diverse. We come from different backgrounds and experiences in order to be reflective of the collective diversity of our student body and community. Our staff validates and reflects the multiple identities, intersectionalities and experiences of our students.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES TRANSPORTATION

The Operations Associate will operate buses for scheduled pick-up and drop-off of students to and from school, as well as for school field trips. Duties will include:

• Perform a daily pre-trip inspection to include fuel, oil, coolant and tire inflation.
• Maintain control of student passengers as related to safety. Report unsafe acts or conditions, which may require the attention of the school administration.
• Uphold and assist in enforcing school rules, administrative regulations, and board policy.

SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS:

• Embrace challenges as opportunities; demonstrate perseverance and tenacity in the face of difficulty.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Impeccable follow up and follow through.
• Belief in the importance of working in a diverse, inclusive, and equity driven workplace.
• Deep desire to grow and learn even when it is uncomfortable.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with scholars, families, and colleagues.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possess a high school diploma or G.E.D.
• Must be qualified school bus driver (after training).
• Possess Class B commercial driver's license with a passenger endorsement and air-brake endorsement. (after training).
• Possess exemplary driving record.
• Possess high tolerance for noise disruption.
• Possess skills in anger control and communication skills with adults and students.
• Possess skills in operating school buses, including, but not limited to: carryalls, vans, single and dual-wheel buses.
• Be physically able and willing to handle effectively all duties of the position.
• Be physically able to lift fifty (50) pounds (WAC-96.126.096).
• Must have above-average record of attendance, punctuality, and reliability at work.
• Must have a neat and clean appearance upon arrival at work.

Substitutes are employed at will. The District may inactive a sub from the active sub list at any time, with or without cause or notice and can cancel or deny substitute assignments. A substitute can remove themselves from the active sub list with or without notice and can cancel or deny substitute assignments. No assignment, employee manual, reference guide, board policy, reasonable assurance, other document or oral communication shall be deemed to create an employment contract or to modify the at will relationship. No person other than the School Board has the authority to bind the District to an employment contract or an agreement to modify the at- will relationship.

BENEFITS - This position does not qualify for health insurance or paid leave benefits.

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position is $25 an hour, depending on experience and qualifications.


This job is part-time from August 27, 2025 - June 12, 2026 with an opportunity to have more hours the following year

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Equal employment opportunity and respect in the workplace are fundamental principles at Pinnacles Prep. Pinnacles Prep prohibits and does not tolerate harassment, intimidation, bullying, discriminatory, or retaliatory behavior. All aspects of your employment are based upon your personal capabilities and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion/creed, sex/gender (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, disability, age, military status, marital status, partnership status, status as a victim of domestic violence, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other protected class as established by federal, state, or local law. The following employee has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Please contact Jill Fineis, Principal, View email address on click.appcast.io.