Bus Driver

Substitute Bus Driver

In the absence of the regular employee, the Substitute Bus Driver is responsible for transporting students and other authorized persons over regular school routes in all types of weather conditions including but not limited to fog, rain, hail, sleet, snow, and ice.

Minimum Qualifications

• Applicant must complete pre-approval form and be approved before applying for this position
• Applicant must be at least 18 years of age to apply for this position
• Washington State Driver's Abstract required
• Minimum of 5 year's driving experience
• Successful completion of comprehensive driving course Washington State Commercial Driver's License with applicable endorsements to obtain a School Bus Driver authorization from the Superintendent of Public Instruction (training provided by MSD Transportation Department)
• Valid 1st Aid/CPR Card
• Clearance through drug/alcohol screening
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally in English with students, parents, and staff
• Experience and/or training with cultural, ethnic, and language diversity preferred
• Successful Washington State Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation Fingerprint Clearance
• Proof of Immunization (if born 1/1/57 or later)
• Completion of all district-required training within thirty (30) calendar days from hire date

Essential Job Functions

This list of essential job functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. Depending upon individual assignment, the employee may perform all or a combination of several of the following duties:

• Drive a school bus on scheduled routes and/or on all types of trips in support of district approved activities both within and outside of the school district boundaries
• Service, inspect, and clean buses and related equipment as required by state and district policy
• Maintain control of student passengers as related to safety and report unsafe acts or conditions which require attention of any person other than the driver
• Legible and accurate complete forms, records, timesheets, trip requests, route studies, trouble reports misconduct reports, accident reports, and other clerical type activities as may be required by the state or district policies and procedures
• Operate school bus in accordance with Washington State laws and policies promulgated by Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Attend all mandatory classes related to school bus authorization
• Operate and service all school bus equipment and accessories including but not limited to fire extinguishers, highway warning kits, snow chains, sanders, first aid kits, etc.
• Perform required operational and safety inspections of the school bus and all related equipment
• Clean and service the school bus to include interior/exterior; sweeping and washing; installation of fuel, oil, and coolant; tire inflation, etc.
• Operate all hand and foot controls installed in bus as requirement by Washington State (minimum) School Bus Specifications
• Perform basic first aid/CPR as appropriate
• Maintain updated knowledge of district policies and procedure that affect this position
• Maintain consistent presence at assigned worksite and regular work hours
• Professionally interact with students, staff, and public
• Comply with all district policies and procedures
• Perform related duties as assigned

Desired Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally in English with students, parents, and staff
• Ability to physically assist ill or physically impaired students to enter or exit the bus through the passenger service door
• Ability to meet the physical and mental standards necessary to perform the duties, tasks, and responsibilities of a school bus driver as described by law
• Ability to move about in an overturned bus as required to provide evacuation assistance to students on the bus
• Hearing capability must be sufficient to detect and distinguish traffic sounds occurring from any direction outside bus such as horns, whistles, sirens, trains, bells, etc from a distance which will allow adequate time for defensive or evasive action to avoid hazardous situations as required by law
• Vision must be 20/40 in best eye with or without correction, approximately 140 degrees peripheral which as a single criteria shall not be excluding, and depth perception adequate to reasonable determine distance and closing rate of other moving vehicles. Eye coordination to avoid diplopia, color vision must be adequate to distinguish the colors red, green, and amber of a traffic light as require by law.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Driver will be working independently in all types of inclement weather and must be prepared to perform any added duties because of this. Necessary tasks may include but are not limited to pushing, pulling, bending, lifting, squatting, running, climbing, and jumping. Driver will be responsible for safe evacuation of all students from bus when warranted. Driver will have to be constantly alert and aware of all safety factors. Driver is required to deal with a wide range of student behaviors that may include angry or distraught students. This list of working conditions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.

Evaluation

The substitute shall be evaluated by the Director of Transportation pursuant to the currently established district procedures and evaluation criteria.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Marysville School District complies with all federal and Washington State rules and regulations and will provide equal employment opportunity and treatment for all applicants and staff in recruitment, hiring, retention, assignment, transfer, promo, and training. Such equal employment opportunity will be provided without discrimination with respect to race, creed, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. The district will provide equal access to school facilities to the Boy Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society.

The following Marysville School District employees/departments are designated to address questions and complaints of discrimination:

• Civil Rights: Executive Director of Equity and Family Engagement; View phone number on click.appcast.io
• Gender Inclusivity: Executive Director of Equity and Family Engagement; View phone number on click.appcast.io
• Harassment, Intimidation, & Bullying
• Employees: Executive Director of Human Resources; View phone number on click.appcast.io
• Students:Executive Director of Legal and Risk Management; View phone number on click.appcast.io
• Title IX: Executive Director of Legal and Risk Management; View phone number on click.appcast.io
• Section 504 and ADA: Executive Director of Special Education and Student Services; View phone number on click.appcast.io

Discrimination and discriminatory harassment may be reported to the district employee/department listed above by phone at View phone number on click.appcast.io. You also have the right to file a written complaint. Address: 4220 80th Street NE, Marysville, WA 98270.

The Marysville School District is a drug-and tobacco-free workplace.

Classification History

Job description developed August 2005. Job description revised November 2008. Job description revised May 2010. Job description revised February 2012. Job description revised April 2014. Job description updated September 2023.