Charter Bus Driver - Substitute

Charter Driver Substitute

Responsible for the safe and reliable operation of district charter buses to transport authorized students, staff, and chaperones to assigned field trips, athletic events, and extracurricular activities. This role requires adaptability to navigate varying routes, destinations, and schedules while ensuring the utmost safety and well-being of all passengers during transit.

Primary Job Duties:

• Inspect the school bus as required before operations
• Review route direction as needed prior to driving route
• Follow designated routes, times, bus stops and follow safe loading and unloading procedures when discharging students at their school or designated stop
• Transport authorized passengers
• Obey Federal, State and Local rules and regulations
• Complete written reports as required
• Maintain a clean and fueled school bus
• Operate the two-way radio
• Maintains proper student discipline according to district policies and department procedures and reports student discipline problems
• Report all mechanical problems to Transportation shop
• Reports all crashes immediately
• Enforce regulations against smoking and eating on the bus
• Complete pre-trip logs, mileage, maintenance, accident and discipline reports as required and/or requested.
• Conduct a post trip inspection after each route
• Follows the policies and procedures in accordance with School District 196 Transportation Department Handbook and the provisions listed in the Employee Contract
• Other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements:

• Pre-trip vehicle inspection: lifting hood, climbing and reaching to inspect engine area, bending and squatting to inspect tires, walking up and down bus aisle to check seats and exits.
• Will require some periods of exposure to elements.
• Continued braking, accelerating, steering and operation of service door and controls while driving.
• Capable of lifting or dragging students in case of an emergency (ranging in weight from small child to full adult weight).
• Exposure to road dust, occasional fuel and exhaust fumes.

Charter Driver Qualifications:

• Applicants must be a high school graduate or equivalent
• Have a valid Minnesota driver's license with a good driving record and at least 3 years of driving experience (in any type of vehicle)
• Valid School Bus License or will train
• Fully participate in training as requested
• Prompt, regular and reliable attendance
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds
• Prefer individuals available to work mornings and afternoons.
• Enjoy working with children.
• Demonstrates and role models positive, safe and responsible behavior.
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency working with a culturally, ethnically, racially and socioeconomically diverse school community is preferred.
• Successfully meets the qualifications of the transportation department physical test
• Ability to perform routine computer functions, including the use of email

Compensation / Benefits: Charter Bus Drivers: $25.80 Hourly (based on 2026-27)