Bus Drivers and Substitute Bus Drivers 2026-27

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain established routes and schedules consistent with safe driving practices and passenger safety.
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections.
• Fuel, clean and wash bus and report bus/servicing requirements.
• Establish a positive rapport with passengers, exhibiting friendliness and genuine concern.
• Enforce passenger conduct standards, reporting infractions as directed.
• Maintain complete and accurate records.
• Perform other related tasks as required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum five (5) years automotive driving experience.
• Good driving record for past five (5) years.
• Department of Motor Vehicles report will be required.
• Preferred supervisory experience with groups of children.
• Will be required annually to pass all school bus driver requirements as mandated by State and Federal law.

Skills

• Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Perform 40-pound minimum lift stress test.
• Must be able to successfully pass the bus driver training course, including First Aid.
• Ability to pass Department of Transportation physical.
• Ability to perform all duties in accordance with applicable Board policies and district and legal requirements.
• Ability to meet and maintain punctuality and attendance expectations.

Physical Requirements

• Stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, finger dexterity, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.
• Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• May work outdoors in inclement weather.
• May require physical mobility to move through a school campus, including up and down stairs and inside and outside.

Training

• $25.35/hour Probation Substitute Bus Driver.
• $33.40/hour and Probation Bus Driver: $33.72/hour after 60 workday probation period based on negotiated collective bargaining agreement.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life-insurance eligibility is based upon 630 hours worked within a school year (eligible following training period).
• Retirement provided through Washington State Department of Retirement Systems.
• Holiday pay based on negotiated bargaining agreement.

Conditions of Employment

• This is a general posting for one or more Bus Driver/Substitute Bus Driver positions.
• Positions may be full or part-time and will be filled as specific openings are identified.
• 2025-26 Transportation Personnel salary classification range $25.35/hour to $40.16/hour.