Bus Driver - Floater

Purpose Statement

The job of Bus Driver was established for the purpose/s of providing support within the student transportation services area with specific responsibilities for ensuring students are safely, efficiently and timely transported over scheduled routes and/or to/from special excursions; operating vehicle in a safe manner, vehicle is in safe operating condition; and ensuring safety of students during transport, loading and unloading from buses.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily pre-trip inspection before leaving the lot
• Regulate heating, lighting, and ventilating systems for passenger comfort
• Comply with local traffic regulations
• Report delays or accidents
• Accurately complete required student reports, etc. in a timely manner
• Ability to follow all oral and written instructions given by supervisors and dispatchers
• Maintain and enforce student discipline and safe riding behavior
• Follow all regulations outlined in the current Driver Instruction Manual
• Prepare accurate and timely reports (e.g. field trips reports, incident reports, inspections records, passenger misconduct, mileage logs, student counts, routing information, etc.) for the purpose of documenting activities, providing written reference, conveying information, and/or complying with established guidelines.

Essential Functions

• Maintain and enforce safe and appropriate behavior of all riders in accordance with established guidelines to ensure passenger safety
• Memorize student names and associate names with faces to ensure safe, correct and timely transportation of students
• Make timely, efficient and correct decisions with little to no supervision to meet the needs of the students under various situations while ensuring student safety
• Safely maneuver school bus through confined streets and unfamiliar areas
• Work cooperatively and collaboratively with teachers, administrators, parents and other staff members to maintain a safe compassionate environment including the implementation of behavior and bus plans for students
• Interact in a positive manner with students and model appropriate behavior
• Maintain confidentiality of student records and other information shared about students
• Recognize, evaluate and respond to incidents, complaints, accidents and/or potential emergency situations (e.g. road hazards, student behavior issues, medical emergencies, accidents, etc.) for the purpose of resolving and/or recommending a resolution to the situation
• Train and work with students and other passengers for the purpose of encouraging and reinforcing safe loading and unloading from buses during normal transport and emergency situations
• Attend Meetings, In-Service Training, Workshops, etc. for the purpose of gathering information and staying up to date on required knowledge to perform job functions
• Effectively inform school personnel and parents of events, policies and/or practices (e.g. scheduled stops, established routes, route conditions, etc.) for the purpose of providing information and/or clarification of procedures
• Maintain a clean, sanitary environment of school bus for the purpose of providing a safe environment for passengers

Job Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications
• Skills
• Knowledge
• Ability

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration.
• The employee is exposed to outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Working Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.