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Substitute Bus Driver

Jackson Local School District

Description:


Safely transport students to and from school and all school related events; comply with federal and state laws, and board of education rules and mandates that pertain to school bus drivers.


NOTE:


The below lists are not ranked in order of importance

Essential Functions:

  • Serve as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, intelligent human beings
  • Has a legal responsibility to help instill in students the belief in and practice of ethical principles and democratic values
  • Shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District
  • Ensure safety of students
  • Transport students safely and efficiently to and from school and school-related events
  • Follow assigned bus routes and schedules
  • Maintain required records and information
  • Perform pretrip and postrip inspections as required and report problems
  • Keep assigned vehicle neat and clean
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge and awareness of changes in driving laws as they apply to transporting school children
  • Obey all traffic laws
  • Observe all mandatory safety regulations for school buses
  • Maintain pupil control and report any violations to the proper authorities as prescribed
  • Notify the transportation supervisor in case of mechanical failure or lateness
  • Discharge students only at authorized stops
  • Report all accidents and complete required reports
  • Report any hazardous conditions along the existing route to the transportation supervisor
  • Be available in the event of an emergency dismissal
  • Notify the transportation supervisor in case of illness in order to permit time to secure a substitute driver
  • Share in the responsibility for driving for a school-sponsored event and/or approved field trip
  • Conduct front door, rear door and combination front and rear door emergency evacuation drills
  • Prepare reports, route maps, schedules, pupil lists, and accident reports as required
  • Make contacts with the public with tact and diplomacy
  • Maintain respect at all times for confidential information
  • Interact in a positive manner with staff, students and parents
  • Attend meetings and in-services as required
  • Maintain valid driving credentials
  • Immediately report any change in driving status, traffic charges or convictions and criminal charges and convictions to employer
  • Promote good public relations
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Warm up the engine gradually in cold weather
  • Exercise responsible leadership when on out-of-district school trips
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Transportation Supervisor
Qualifications:
  • High school diploma or equivalent required
  • State of Ohio Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with appropriate endorsements
  • Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Ability to work effectively with others
  • Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
  • Ability to read and understand verbal and written instructions, written warnings and labels
  • Effective active listening skills
  • Organizational and problem-solving skills
  • Basic first aid
  • Familiar with all materials in Ohio Preservice Bus Driver Training Manual
  • Familiar with all materials in Ohio Pupil Transportation Operation and Safety Rules
  • Ability to work independently
  • Ability to read and understand road maps
  • Trained in student management, and handling of special needs children
Equipment Operated:
  • Bus
  • Other passenger vehicles legal for the transportation of students
  • Air compressor and tire pressure gauge
  • Refueling equipment
  • Pressure washer
  • Safety equipment on bus
  • Wheelchair lift and wheelchair securement devices
  • Mobile communication devices
  • Required safety equipment found on school vehicles
  • First aid kit and body fluid kit
  • Various handheld items, e.g. tire iron, oil can, flares, broom, dustpan, flashlight, squeegee
Additional Working Conditions:
  • Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue
  • Ability to operate the bus or vehicle in inclement weather conditions
  • Frequent interaction with unruly children
  • Occasional evening/weekend/summer work
  • Occasional requirement to work overtime
  • Occasional requirement to lift and carry bus supplies up to a maximum of 50 pounds
  • Occasional requirement to push and pull up to a maximum of 300 pounds (on wheels)
  • Frequent requirement to climb, steps on bus and to check bus fluids, through bus back emergency door, bumpers to adjust mirrors or clean windshield
  • Frequent stooping, kneeling and crouching during inspections
  • Frequent requirement to balance when adjusting side mirrors
  • Frequent extensive sitting, up to two hours at a time
  • Frequent exposure to high levels of noise
  • Frequent repetitive hand motion
  • Occasional requirement to carry bus students in an emergency evacuation
  • Frequent exposure to various fumes, i.e., carbon monoxide and diesel fuel
  • Frequent requirements to sit, stand, walk. talk, hear, see (color vision required), read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and arms, crouch, climb, balance, kneel and stoop



This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the incumbent. The incumbent will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties required by the incumbent's supervisor, appointing authority.

Revised: January 6, 2023
Vacancy posted 6 hours ago
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