Bus Driver

School Bus DriverJob Goal: To transport students to and from school and school events in a safe and efficient manner.Performance Responsibilities:Obeys all traffic lawsObserves all mandatory safety regulations for school busesTransport students/passengers to and from school and eventsSupervise and assist passengers (including disabled) on and off the busPerform pre-trip inspections dailyDischarge passengers at authorized stops onlyMaintain rules governing passenger conduct on busCollect and submit personal items left on bus to bus officeComplete and maintain accurate and timely records and reports (i.e. time sheets, mechanical reports, route descriptions, seating charts, etc.)Attend scheduled in-service trainingAdhere to regular service schedule for busClean bus (i.e. sweeping, washing front and back windows, etc.)Maintain positive communication with school personnel, parents, and studentsDress appropriateWorks with others consistently in a cooperative and respectful mannerExercises responsible leadership when on out-of-district school tripsPerform other duties as assignedOther information: Nine (9) Months on the Bus Driver Salary Schedule, Starting Salary- $17.72 per hourMinimum Qualifications or Standards Required to Perform Essential Job Functions:Physical Requirements: Requires work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 50 pounds of force on a recurring basis.Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or compositional characteristics (whether like or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving assignments and/or directions from supervisor.Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of documents. Must be able to speak with poise, voice control and confidence and to articulate information to others.Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of instructions in oral, written or diagrammatic form; to deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information and the ability to comprehend and implement basic machinery functions.Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with persons of varying educational and cultural backgrounds.Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to add and subtract totals, to multiply and divide, to determine percentages and decimals, to determine time. Must be able to use practical applications of fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion.Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape, and visually read various information.Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using automated office equipment and communications machinery.Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items including computer keyboards, office equipment, control knobs, switches, etc. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under moderate stress when confronted with an emergency or tight deadline. The worker is subject to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear). Must be able to hear and understand communications through a telephone.