Bus Driver in Training

Primary Function

To safely transport students to and from school and to and from education-related and extracurricular trips.

Essential Duties

• Operate a school bus as directed by the Director of Transportation and Assistant Director of Transportation and in accordance with all applicable laws and policies.
• Direct and assist students to ensure they load and unload the bus safely at their assigned bus stops.
• Collaborate with the Director of Transportation and Assistant Director of Transportation and school administrators in the management of student behavior expectations and procedures.
• Maintain assigned school bus so that it is clean and orderly.
• Perform routine maintenance on assigned bus as directed by the Director of Transportation and Assistant Director of Transportation.
• Monitor and report any hazards or concerns that pose a threat to students, staff, and others to the Director of Transportation and Assistant Director of Transportation.
• Complete and submit appropriate records as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent
• The required licensure and training to drive a school bus
• Some prior experience driving commercial vehicles is preferred
• The ability to drive safely and adhere to all laws pertaining to school bus operation
• A positive, people-centered, and solution-focused attitude towards duties and students, staff, and others
• The ability to establish and maintain cooperative and collaborative relationships with others
• Effective communication skills
• The ability to use various computer and technology resources
• A past record clear of criminal activity and child abuse or neglect

Working Conditions

• Duties are performed primarily on a school bus.
• Required to safely operate a school bus and all of its controls while maintaining focus on the road, other vehicles, and students and pedestrians.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and communicate and direct students on a school bus.
• Required to assist students when loading onto and unloading from the school bus, which may require lifting and moving up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision requirements include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Noise levels in the working environment may be moderately loud or loud.
• Required to maintain emotional composure under stress.

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