Bus Driver/Substitute Bus Driver/Substitute Safety Assistant (540001)

Bus Driver- Transportation Department

Provide safe and efficient transportation for students to and from school. Reports to the Transportation Director and Principal of school.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain proficiency in driving skills
• Maintain record of bus route, roster of student names and addresses
• Ensure care and safety of students boarding, riding, and departing bus
• Maintain high standard of student conduct at all times
• Pick up and discharge students only at authorized school or bus stop locations
• Transport only authorized students
• Report infractions of bus safety rules to the principal or designee
• Obey all bus regulations and traffic laws while operating bus
• Perform daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections and complies with standards of bus cleanliness
• Operate the bus on the assigned route(s) and schedule as provided by the Transportation Department
• Attend bus safety meetings
• Inform TIMS Manager or Transportation Specialist of any students added or deleted from route which may necessitate a change in route or bus stop
• Accept responsibility for securing bus before leaving the vehicle at the conclusion of a run or route
• Responsible for reporting any observable mechanical defects or failures on the bus
• Maintain acceptable relations with parents/guardians of students transported and with school personnel

Other duties as assigned by Transportation Director

Minimum Training and Experience:

• Three days in class training
• Three days on-the-road training with instructor

Minimum Qualifications or Standards Required To Perform Essential Job Functions:

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years old with six (6) months driving experience
• Must possess and maintain a current North Carolina commercial driver's license with and "S" restriction or a "p" endorsement
• Must possess and maintain a current Bus Drivers Pocket Card
• Must pass a DOT drug and alcohol test
• Must be able to exert 50 pounds of force occasionally and up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
• Must be able to walk, lift, reach, stoop, stand, grasp, balance, climb, kneel and crouch
• Must be able to work in various inside and outside environments when subjected to weather changes, noise, vibrations, job hazards and atmospheric conditions
• Must be able to hear sufficiently to accurately perceive information at normally spoken word levels
• Must be able to work safely in situations of exposure to blood borne pathogens which may require specialized personal protective equipment. Must be able to understand and follow oral and written instructions

DISCLAIMER The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees of this job.