Student Transportation Driver

Student Transportation Driver

The ACYR team, strives to build pathways to success through education, skill building and employment opportunities to help youth and young adults reach self-sufficiency. The team plays a crucial role in promoting a culture of positivity, growth mindset, and hospitality by offering high-energy educational activities and services that create a welcoming environment. Every member of the team is charged to build relationships and trust with youth and young adults to maintain relationships that foster them continuing in their planned services. Our team also serves as an integral component with connecting to our community and spreading/demonstrating the mission of ACYR.

The Student Transportation Driver is responsible for safely transporting high school students between the school campus and designated Career and Technical Education (CTE), vocational training, apprenticeship, or dual-enrollment program locations. The Driver ensures student safety, maintains vehicle compliance, adheres to transportation schedules, and serves as a positive representative of the school while transporting students to and from educational programs throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area.

The position requires a strong commitment to safety, professionalism, reliability, and positive interactions with students, staff, parents, and community partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Safely transport students to and from educational and vocational programs by operating a school-owned passenger van (7-12 passenger), following routes and schedules, supervising loading and unloading, verifying attendance, enforcing safety expectations, and maintaining compliance with transportation policies and regulations.
• Conduct and document daily vehicle inspections, monitor and maintain vehicle safety and cleanliness, ensure required documentation is current, and promptly report maintenance, mechanical, or safety concerns to support safe and reliable student transportation operations.
• Maintain a safe, respectful, and positive transportation environment by enforcing student conduct expectations, addressing behavioral concerns, responding effectively to emergencies, and adhering to established safety, evacuation, and first-aid procedures.
• Maintain accurate transportation records, including mileage and passenger logs, communicate delays or emergencies promptly, complete required incident reports, and coordinate with school staff to support student transportation needs and schedule changes.
• Maintain student confidentiality, participate in required meetings and trainings, support school events and transportation needs as assigned, and perform other duties as directed.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Arizona Level 1/IVP Fingerprint card
• Valid Arizona Driver License with a clean driving record.
• Minimum age of 21 years.
• At least three years of licensed driving experience.
• Ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) review.
• Ability to pass all required background checks and fingerprint clearance requirements.
• Ability to safely operate a passenger van and navigate throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to supervise and interact positively with high school students.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience transporting students or youth.
• Previous experience driving passenger vans, shuttle vehicles, or school transportation vehicles.
• CPR and First Aid Certification.
• Defensive Driving Certification.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills.
• Knowledge of Phoenix-area roadways and traffic patterns.
• Experience working with opportunity young adults.

Required Competencies

• Strategic: Can anticipate future trends and consequences accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible visions of possibilities and likelihoods.
• Models' Success Behaviours: High-performance work ethic, and constant self-improvement
• Builds and Maintains Customer Satisfaction: Focused on participant's desired results with the services offered by the agency.
• Enables Co-Workers / Students To Grow: By doing this through feedback, instruction, and encouragement.
• Influences Others: Influences others to be excited and committed to furthering the organization's objectives.
• Coordinates Ideas /Resources: In order to achieve goals.
• Facilitates Group and Promotes Cooperation: Formally delivers information to groups and promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables.
• Effectively Conveys Ideas to Resolve Complex Conflicts: Effectively conveys ideas and facts orally and in writing by using terminology the audience will best understand to help others resolve complex or sensitive disagreements/conflicts, and enable cooperative and productive group interactions.
• Understands and Applies Information: Grasps the meaning of information and applies it to work situations.
• Conveys Ideas Suitable for the Audience: Conveys ideas and facts orally and in writing that uses terminology the audience will best understand.
• Achieves Results: with little oversight.
• Adaptable: Adapts to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities.
• Earns Others' Trust and Respect: through consistent honesty and professionalism in all interactions.
• Tactful in Social Situations: Diplomatically handles challenging or tense interpersonal situations.
• Takes Personal Responsibility and Accountability: Is introspective and aware of others concerns and feelings. Is aware of one's own strengths and limitations.

Valid Arizona Level 1/IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card. Valid Arizona Driver's License. Requires use of agency provided vehicle and may require use of insured personal vehicle for agency business.

Must have a reputation for honesty and trustworthiness. Misdemeanor and/or felony convictions may be disqualifying depending on type, number, severity, and how recent. The background check will consist of a reference checks, employment, education, and criminal background search.

ACYR is an at-will employer and any offer of employment with ACYR is contingent upon a successful completion of said background check.