Route Driver

Salary: $20.20 - $32.70/hour, minimum 4 hours per day.

About the role

The Bus Driver is responsible for transporting students over scheduled routes and to/from special excursions in a timely manner, ensuring the vehicle is in safe operating condition, and maintaining the safety of students during transport, loading, and unloading from buses.

Responsibilities

• Advises students and other passengers of appropriate behavior to reinforce regulations and maintain passenger safety.
• Assesses incidents, complaints, accidents, and potential emergency situations to resolve or recommend resolutions.
• Assists students and other passengers with safe loading and unloading from buses, including emergency situations.
• Attends meetings and training to maintain skills and meet certificate requirements for school bus drivers.
• Cleans assigned vehicles, both interior and exterior, to ensure safety, appearance, and sanitation.
• Conducts emergency evacuation drills to ensure efficiency of procedures and compliance with mandated requirements.
• Discharges students only at authorized stops to align with District policies and regulations.
• Drives school buses or vans to transport passengers over scheduled routes to and from school and/or field trips safely and timely.
• Fuels assigned vehicle (e.g., oil, water, fuel) to maintain safe operating conditions.
• Informs school personnel, parents, and others of events and practices (e.g., scheduled stops, established routes, route conditions).
• Maintains confidentiality of all information concerning students, staff, or parents/guardians.
• Remains available for a varied schedule on "snow days" to aid in early school closings if necessary.
• Obeys all traffic laws and safety regulations for school buses to complete routes/activity trips safely and timely.
• Operates a two-way radio to stay in communication with the Dispatcher and the Department.
• Prepares documents and reports (e.g., field trip reports, incident reports, inspection records, passenger misconduct, mileage logs, student counts, routing information, payroll information).
• Reports observations and incidents (e.g., discipline, accidents, inappropriate social behavior) to appropriate personnel.
• Responds to inquiries from students, parents, and other school personnel to provide information and/or direction.
• Supervises students and other passengers during transit using positive verbal and non-verbal communication and interaction strategies.
• Utilizes proper OSHA procedures when handling body fluids to preserve driver and passenger health.
• Assists other personnel as required to ensure an efficient and effective work environment.

Requirements

• Skills required to perform multiple, technical tasks with potential need for skill upgrades to meet changing job conditions. Specific skills include:
  • Adhering to safety practices.
  • Operating all school buses in the fleet, including automatic snow chains, controls, door controls, gauges, fuel pumps, and two-way radios.
  • Preparing and maintaining accurate records.
• Knowledge required to perform basic math, understand written procedures, write routine documents, and speak clearly. Specific knowledge includes:
  • Wyoming rules and laws of the road.
  • Handling student discipline by approved Department procedures.
  • Troubleshooting mechanical problems with buses.
  • Concepts of grammar and punctuation.
  • Safety practices and procedures.
• Ability to schedule activities, collate data, and use job-related equipment. Flexibility to work with diverse individuals and data, and operate a variety of equipment. Problem-solving skills to analyze issues and create action plans.
• Specific abilities include:
  • Communicating with diverse groups.
  • Displaying mechanical aptitude.
  • Maintaining confidentiality.
  • Meeting deadlines and schedules.
• Responsibilities include working under limited supervision, leading or coordinating others, and operating within a defined budget.

Work Environment

The job requires occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity. The job is performed under some temperature extremes and conditions with exposure to risk of injury and/or illness. Generally, the job requires 75% sitting, 15% walking, and 10% standing.

Qualifications

• Job-related experience is required.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Required testing and certifications:
  • Federal DOT Physical.
  • Pre-employment and random drug/alcohol screening.
  • CDL Type B Driver's License with Passenger (P) and School Bus (S) endorsements.
  • Evidence of insurability.
  • CPR/First Aid Certificate (by assignment).
• Continuing education/training:
  • Six hours of annual training required by Wyoming Department of Education.
  • Bloodborne Pathogens Training & Testing.
  • Diabetes Training & Testing.
  • Homeless Training & Testing.
  • Maintain evidence of insurability.
  • Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance.