Bus Driver- Temporary/Misc

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform all activities required to safely operate a school bus transporting students and other authorized personnel to and from schools and school-related events.
• Ensure the safe, timely, and dependable transportation of students and other authorized personnel to-and-from school and/or school-related events.
• Work hours may vary during the school year.
• Operate the school bus in strict compliance with federal, state, and local laws, GCPS policies and procedures, and GCPS Transportation protocol to protect the student passengers, the general public, and the school system from harm.
• Participate in 70 to 90 hours of initial training as well as 20 to 40 hours of professional development each year to maintain safe driving skills.
• Successfully complete and pass annual qualification health physical, annual driving skills exam, and submit to and successfully pass random, unannounced drug and alcohol tests.
• Adhere to the policies and procedures of the Gwinnett County Public School district and the protocol and regulations detailed in the GCPS Transportation Handbook.
• Operate bus free from traffic violations or warning citations from state or local law enforcement.
• Operate bus free from preventable accidents as determined by the Safety & Training department.
• Maintain appropriate levels of confidentiality concerning any issues related to student management.
• Perform pre-trip inspection, post-trip inspection, adhere to school bus maintenance requirements, and ensure school bus is clean and sanitary at all times.
• Deliver bus to vehicle maintenance facility as directed by schedule, supervisory personnel, or vehicle maintenance personnel.
• Maintain internal and external cleanliness of assigned vehicle for the purpose of ensuring safety, appearance, comfort, and sanitation of the vehicle.
• Attend zone staff meetings, complete staff development training, and participate in job-related workshops as required for the purpose of gathering information to safely perform job functions.
• Communicate with others in a timely, accurate, empathetic, and professional manner as needed to ensure the safe and reliable transportation of student passengers.
• Communicate with dispatchers through use of the radio, following proper protocol.
• Respond to inquiries from students, parents, and/or staff for the purpose of providing the necessary information regarding transportation services and safe, acceptable student behavior.
• Interact in a positive and collaborative manner with school administrators to extend the classroom to the school bus.
• Provide safety and emergency training to all students.
• Train students on the proper way to ride a school bus during the first week of school, including loading and unloading protocol, proper seating, railroad crossings, and various other issues.
• Provide ongoing emergency training concerning the actions to be taken in various emergency situations on a monthly basis.
• Provide emergency evacuation training that is simulated monthly and practiced twice a year.

Experience Qualifications

Must successfully complete the Bus Manager training program provided by Gwinnett County Public Schools.

Skills Qualifications

• Ability to communicate in the English language both orally and in writing
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to take directions
• Ability to exhibit a positive attitude
• Ability to interact positively with, gain respect of, and maintain effective control over student passengers to ensure that behavior is not distracting to safe driving
• Ability to operate a school bus transporting students in a safe, proper and courteous manner
• Ability to work harmoniously with children and others
• Ability to work well as part of a team