Full-Time School Bus Driver SY 2026/27

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Valid state-issued CDL- Class B Drivers’ License with Endorsements P and S
• Pass and maintain a DOT physical
• Pass a DOT drug screen and be subject to random DOT drug testing
• Complete and pass an American Red Cross First Aid/CPR course
• Successfully pass random drug/alcohol testing programs
• Have a Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the District Office (after an employment offer is made)

Essential Functions

• Obey all traffic laws and safety regulations for school buses
• Practice good public relations and be a positive representative of the school system
• Keep the assigned bus clean
• Perform pre-checks and post-checks of the assigned bus before and after each operation for mechanical defects
• Check assigned bus for gas and oil; wash (cleaning inside and out) and report other mechanical failures to the Director of Transportation & Maintenance
• Transport only authorized students
• Enforce the district's behavior code for bus drivers
• Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and maintain confidential information
• Supervise students and maintain discipline on the bus
• Absorb and assist with minor maintenance and grounds projects within the district
• Report all accidents and complete required reports
• Perform such other related duties as assigned by the district administration
• Maintain regular and consistent attendance at work

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit and talk or hear
• Required to use their hands and fingers
• Specific vision abilities include, but are not limited to, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• May be required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or bend
• Must work indoors, outdoors, and in all weather conditions
• Must occasionally work in noisy and crowded environments with numerous interruptions
• Work in and around dust, fumes, and odors
• Ability to hear and understand speech at normal indoor levels, outdoor levels, and on the telephone
• Ability to enter data into a computer, to see and read a computer screen, and print material with or without vision aids

Terms of Employment

• Salary and work schedule to be determined by the Board

Evaluation

• Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board’s policy and Classified Handbook