Bus Driver

Job Duties

• Transports children between their homes and school in a safe and timely manner following a pre-determined route.
• Transports children to field trips and assists in the supervision of children during the schedule activity.
• Aids children with boots, jackets, and accessories; helps children with seating and guides them to and from the classrooms.
• Ensures safety and maintenance inspections of assigned school bus are complete and timely.
• Performs daily pre/post trip inspections of all buses.
• Ensures bus is serviced as necessary and that the bus is always fueled sufficiently.
• Provides bus monitor training and bus evacuation training and drills as needed and as required.
• Provides a bus orientation to each family prior to beginning services, reviewing FNA Head Start 0-5 transportation policies and procedures.
• Cleans bus inside and out, to include cleaning windows, sweeping the floor, wiping down and sanitizing bus seats.
• Maintains the bus storage area/garage.
• Keeps accurate and timely records on travel, mileage, and bus maintenance.
• Assists in developing bus routes, scheduling changes, additions, and cancellations to bus routes and maintains updates to the schedule, as assigned.
• Always communicates changes to manager.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable federal and state regulations, including Head Start Performance Standards, Childcare Licensing requirements.

Requirements

• Valid Alaska Commercial Drivers License (CDL), Class C with school bus endorsement.
• Biannual medical examination certificate.
• Eligible for FNA auto insurance coverage, as demonstrated by a valid Alaska Driver License, and a current driving record.
• Minimum six (6) months bus driving experience, must participate annually in an 8 hour in-services training to maintain and enhance driver skills.
• Complete Infant/Toddler CPR and First Aid training within thirty days of hire.
• Strong understanding and sensitivity to diverse cultures and lifestyles, with demonstrated experience working effectively with Alaska Native populations.

Skills

• Ability to drive a bus.
• Friendly and respectful demeanor with skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative and respectful working relationships with children, parents, supervisors, and other employees.
• Strong customer service skills and the ability to effectively present instruction, and/or information to students, staff, parents, administrators, and public.
• Knowledge of local community and transportation routes to transport children between their homes and school in a safe and timely manner.
• Able to keep buses current with safety and maintenance inspections used for school buses.
• Familiar with forms and documentation used for daily pre/post trip inspections of all buses.
• Awareness of common sanitation and basic maintenance for school buses in the State of Alaska.
• Organization skills to maintain accurate documentation and maintain bus storage area/garage.
• Ability to report to work in a timely manner.
• Skill in operating personal computer utilizing a variety of computer software.
• Understanding and sensitivity to diverse cultures and lifestyles, and ability to work effectively with Alaska Native populations.
• Skill in managing multiple priorities and tasks concurrently and meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently as well as with teams.