Bus Driver

School Bus Driver

Reports To: Transportation Manager

Essential Functions:

• Drives school bus or transportation vehicle over assigned route in accordance with time schedule.
• Boards and discharges student passengers in a safe and orderly manner.
• Transports students, staff, and chaperones on field trips, athletic activities, and other special trips.
• Enforces District policies and procedures related to transportation and maintains discipline on buses.
• Prepares student discipline citations as needed.
• Prepares daily reports of mileage, time, and student loads.
• Maintains bus cleanliness on a daily basis, including washing, as needed.
• Performs minor bus maintenance checks and reports maintenance needs.
• Renders first aid or emergency assistance as needed.
• May transport other materials in District vehicles.
• Services buses with gas and oil; checks tires, battery and belts.
• Maintains good order among students on buses, following District policies regarding discipline of children and contact with parents and other citizens.
• Instructs students and others on proper bus behavior and emergency procedures.
• During times buses are not in use, may be assigned to general maintenance and cleanup activities in the transportation department.
• Ensures compliance with application provisions of state motor vehicle code and education code, as related to bus driving and transporting students.

Only minimum duties are listed. Other functions may be required as given or assigned.

Desired Minimum Qualifications:

• Work history demonstrating dependability and reliability; good driving record; high school diploma or equivalent; or any combination of training and experience likely to provide the desired knowledge and abilities.
• Possession of valid Montana commercial driver's license, accompanied by satisfactory medical examination report; passenger, airbrakes, general knowledge and bus endorsements.
• Holds a valid basic first aid certificate.
• Hold valid TR-35 Form.
• Ability to obey all traffic laws.
• Knowledge of safe driving practices.
• Knowledge of geography of the School District and other districts served.
• Operates school bus, exercising good judgment and extreme caution.
• Ability to drive school bus safely over a variety of normal and hazardous road conditions.
• Maintains order among students on a bus.
• Ability to learn designated bus route, bus stops, and District traffic hazards.
• Able to make route reports.
• Able to keep simple records.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, the public, and staff members.
• Maintains cooperative working relationships with those contracted in the course of work.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student matters.
• Ability to effectively manage time and responsibilities.

Equipment and Materials Used:

Two-way radio equipment, special needs equipment, telephone/voice mail.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works inside and outside. The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints. The environment can be stressful due to the nature of the work. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; occasionally walk and stand. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is required to be able to hear conversations in quiet environments. May be required to lift or carry up to 30 pounds.

Mental/Motor Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee often performs routine work. Guidance and reinforcement are usually unavailable. The employee frequently works within time constraints and maintains attentiveness intensity. The employee may be involved in interactions which require oral and written communications.

The physical demands, work-environment characteristics, and mental/motor demands described within this job description 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.

For those classified employees employed under a written contract for a specified term, nothing contained in this job description shall create a property right beyond the specified duration of the employment contract.