School Bus Driver

School Bus Driver

Framingham Public Schools Department of Transportation is seeking a School Bus Driver for the 2025-2026 school year.

Hourly Pay: $35 per hour

Hours: From 20 to 40 hours per week

Paid Time Off: 3 personal days and 12 sick days per year

Work-Year: 181 working days + 10 paid holidays

Reimbursement: Reimbursed for the cost of renewal of the Massachusetts School Bus Certificate

Sign-on Bonus: Receive $1000 if fully licensed (CDL, Passenger and School Bus Endorsements)

Attendance Bonus: Receive up to $4,500 bonus for perfect attendance

Position Summary:

A School Bus Driver provides clean, safe and reliable transportation for students to and from school as well as to and from special events such as field trips and athletic contests. School Bus Drivers are responsible for keeping to a specific route schedule and ensuring passenger safety during transit. Great job for single parents and/or parents with young children!

Our Mission:

Framingham Public Schools is committed to excellence for all students. Our mission statement guides our work: Through a comprehensive education, we aim to create and empower free-thinking, responsible citizens who can participate equally in our rich and diverse community. FPS and the community stand united in our core values: Providing a safe, inclusive, culturally responsive teaching and learning environment; Engaging antiracist and responsible civic advocates; Respecting diversity of thought, learners, cultures, and community; Fostering learning and healthy growth of all students and staff; Ensuring every school will be an active, participatory, equitable community.

Diversity among drivers undoubtedly advances the academic achievement of students. Compliance obligations establish a baseline which we seek to exceed. As a district, Framingham Public Schools is committed to achieving, developing, and maintaining a workforce reflective of the rich racial, linguistic, and cultural diversity of our students. Framingham Public Schools aims to teach our children, and ourselves, to be culturally proficient and inclusive in order to live, learn, and work together in a vibrant and diverse world.

Indeed, Framingham Public Schools is committed to inspiring our school community to be accepting and willing to learn from individuals with differing backgrounds. Our goal is to reflect the diverse community we serve and create a great place to work for everyone by embracing the individual skills, perspectives, and experiences our people bring to the workplace and harnessing these for high performance and improved service delivery. We want our employees to feel included, valued, and respected and have access to equal opportunity, which supports full participation at work. Framingham Public Schools seeks to retain the diverse talent in our workforce and support our people to maintain a long and productive working career.

Framingham Public Schools is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from persons with disabilities and who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups.

Certificates Licenses:

• Class A or B CDL license
• Passenger Endorsement
• School Bus Endorsement

Training and Experience:

• Framingham Public Schools is eager to hire anyone interested in the position and will pay for their training while they obtain the following:
• Class A or B CDL license
• Passenger and School Bus Endorsement
• First Aid and CPR certification
• Passing a drug test and CORI required!

Skills and Abilities:

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.

School Bus Drivers work without direct supervision and are solely responsible for the safety of their passengers and the bus. Bus drivers will be subject to high-stress situations. This position will require drivers to supervise and manage a diverse range of individuals. There may be some evening work, including driving students to school-related activities.

School Bus Drivers are expected to have a clean driving record; possess outstanding work habits, be reliable and report for runs on time; be able to fulfill yearly mandated requirements for school bus license renewal; and complete CORI information and fingerprinting background check as required by state law.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Be attentive to traffic and weather conditions and ensure passenger safety.
• Follow the planned route and schedule for departure times and stops.
• Conduct mandatory pre and post trip vehicle inspections.
• Report routine maintenance or repairs in writing and submit to the Manager of Transportation
• Monitor and report fuel consumption, mileage, and passenger numbers.
• Reporting delays, accidents, and emergencies.
• Respond to emergency and non-emergency situations in accordance with District policies and procedures.
• Inspect the vehicle thoroughly before and after each trip.
• Assist with the loading and unloading of the bus when required.
• Enforce conduct and safety rules on the bus. Report inappropriate student behavior to the Director of Transportation.
• Maintain a clean vehicle.
• Support students.
• Other duties, as assigned, not inconsistent with the position.

Physical Working Conditions:

• Must be required to move about and may be required to traverse occasionally throughout the bus;
• Must often remain in a stationary position for considerable periods of time (prolonged sitting and driving in all types of weather conditions);
• Must perform work both indoors and outside in inclement weather; work involves potential exposure to temperature extremes, vibrations, and noise;
• Is expected to engage in lifting, pushing, and pulling equipment weighing up to 25 pounds, and occasionally heavier;
• Is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or climb stairs;
• Must frequently use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and use hand strength to grasp tools;
• Must be able to assist students who have physical difficulties;
• Must be able to communicate effectively with and/or interact with students and other staff members;
• Must be able to see and hear continuously in order to ensure the safety of students, as well as speak frequently to provide instruction.
• May be required to move quickly across even or uneven surfaces;
• Is directly responsible for the safety and well-being of students;
• While the majority of the workday is spent inside the bus, may need to spend some time outdoors.
• May be exposed to bodily fluids, disease, or pathogens;
• May receive unintentional injuries from aggressive students; and
• May be required some degree of physical interaction with students who have difficulty controlling physical behavior.

Reports To:

Director of Transportation

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Classification:

This position is classified as Non-Exempt (Hourly).

Terms of Employment:

Cover under Framingham School Committee Policy.

Framingham Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Framingham Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the District has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Framingham Public Schools expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, ancestry, marital status, or veteran status.