Van Driver

Van Driver Definitions Van Driver I is a contracted van driver who also holds a valid CDL to drive a school bus and who is assigned to drive a school bus as-needed. Van Driver II is a contracted van driver who only drives vans. Pay Scale: 25-26 pay scale. 26-27 and 27-28 will be based on the percentage of raise agreed upon by board and union. Van Driver I – Paid at the current sub bus driver rate of pay. 25-26: $20 an hour. Van Driver II – Paid by step and hourly. Step 0: $16.74, Step 1: $17.01, Step 2: $17.25, Step 3: $17.52, Step 4: $17.79, Step 5: $18.05, Step 6: $18.33, Step 7: $18.60, Step 8: $18.89, Step 9: $19.16, Step 10: $19.45, Step 11: $19.75, Step 12: $20.04, Step 13: $20.35, Step 14: $20.64, Step 15: $20.96, Step 16: $21.28, Step 17: $21.57, Step 18: $21.91, Step 19: $21.91, Step 20: $22.36, Step 21: $22.36, Step 22: $22.36, Step 23: $22.36, Step 24: $23.27, Step 25: $23.27, Step 26: $23.27, Step 27: $23.27, Step 28: $24.22, Step 29: $24.37, Step 30: $24.37. Responsibilities and Requirements Van Drivers daily schedule will be based on the school calendar of the school they transport students to and from. Summer School drivers will bid out based on seniority of Bus Drivers and then Van Drivers. Each van driver is required to attend an Annual In-Service Training Program per Section 3301.83-010, which will be provided through the local Board of Education, as a condition of employment. Each van driver shall be paid his/her regular hourly rate for each hour of attendance. Van Drivers shall receive half hour for pre-trip refueling and cleaning out of the vans in addition to the time allotted for their route. If the van driver has arrived for their route and the child is a no-show or cancels late the driver will be paid their hourly rate. If a van driver is willing to obtain a CDL license, the district will pay the cost. A practice run of their route will be run to check time schedule and parents notified by driver of the approximate pickup and drop-off time no later than the Wednesday of the week before school starts. If a student is added/taken away or the route changes, the parent must notify the parent within 48 hours of the change taking place. Van Drivers are considered one (1) classification; there is no series. A unit member who is a van driver shall be certified by a van driver trainer and be issued a new certificate upon successful completion of the requirements every six (6) years. For Van drivers, upon successful completion of the van driver certification, they will be paid the substitute pay rate per hour for up to a total of four (4) hours for completing classroom and behind-the-wheel evaluation. Van Drivers will be subject to all agreed benefits in the Buckeye Valley OAPSE Classified Contract. All trips will be offered to full-time bus drivers first and then full-time Van Drivers 1 classification and finally Van Drivers II if needed. In August all route bids will be based on seniority starting with the classification of Van Driver 1 and then Van Driver II. Any mid-day route (9:30 am-1:30 pm) or trip will be offered to full-time bus drivers first based on seniority and then Van Drivers 1 and then Van Drivers II. Van Drivers will be recognized as personnel in Article 1.01 of our CBA contract. #J-18808-Ljbffr