School Bus Driver

School Bus Drivers

Salary Range: $25,863-$46,849 Based upon Experience Location: Transportation License and Certification Qualifications: Valid Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with air brake, passenger (P) and school bus (S) endorsements required to drive a school bus. No CDL is required to apply for the position. Valid Class A, B or C Driver's License required to apply for the position; required to have held an unrestricted driver's license for three or more years prior to application date; required to obtain a CDL permit before being hired into the bus driver training program. Bus Drivers receive American Heart Association certification during the training program and must complete the required bi-annual training to maintain it (provided by PCPS). Education Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent required. Experience Qualifications: Must successfully complete the Bus Driver training program provided by Petersburg City Public Schools. Must be at least 21 years of age at the time of the application Skills Qualifications: Ability to communicate in the English language both orally and in writing; strong interpersonal skills; ability to take directions; ability to exhibit a positive attitude; ability to interact positively with, gain respect of, and maintain effective control over student passengers to ensure that behavior is not distracting to safe driving; ability to operate a school bus transporting students in a safe, proper and courteous manner; ability to work harmoniously with children and others; ability to work well as part of a team. Primary Responsibilities: Perform all activities required to safely operate a school bus transporting students and other authorized personnel to and from schools and school-related events. Ensure the safe, timely, and dependable transportation of students and other authorized personnel to-and-from school and/or school-related events. Operate the school bus in strict compliance with federal, state, and local laws, PCPS policies and procedures, and PCPS Transportation protocol to protect the student passengers, the general public, and the school system from harm. Ensure that students are loaded, properly secured, and unloaded with extreme attentiveness to student safety. Maintain a safe environment within the bus by enforcing rules of conduct, tactfully managing student behavior, and reporting cases of student misbehavior to appropriate administrators. Perform pre-trip inspection, post-trip inspection, adhere to school bus maintenance requirements, and ensure school bus is clean and sanitary at all times. Attend staff meetings, complete staff development training, and participate in job-related workshops as required for the purpose of gathering information to safely perform job functions. Prepare reports (e.g., field trip reports, incident reports, inspections records, passenger misbehavior, mileage logs, student counts, routing information, etc.) for the purpose of documenting activities, providing written reference, conveying information, and/or complying with established guidelines. Communicate with others in a timely, accurate, empathetic, and professional manner as needed to ensure the safe and reliable transportation of student passengers. Provide safety and emergency training to all students. Perform other duties as assigned by the Transportation Coordinator or other administrator. Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to touch, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. In case of emergency the employee must be able to lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Details: All qualified candidates must submit the following by the closing date of this announcement: Completed online application. Resume that clearly demonstrates the above minimum qualifications. Must provide three (3) professional reference forms/letters. All documentation/certification necessary to substantiate minimum qualifications; must be uploaded into application.