School Bus Driver

Description

This posting is for positions supporting North Branch Area Schools with route assignment opportunities in North Branch, MI. Earn up to $24.00 per hour, contingent upon program elections made at the time of hire. Flexible scheduling options are available, subject to operational needs. Paid training is provided and includes preparation for obtaining a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

Specific Requirements

• Meet all general qualifications for employment.
• Meet company and state standards for driving record check.
• Meet company, state, and school district standards for criminal history check.
• Meet Federal DOT guidelines and physical examination requirements.
• Pass drug and alcohol screening as established by company.
• Successfully pass Dean Transportation School Bus Driver Training Program, including:
• Classroom instruction
• Behind the wheel instruction
• Written and driving skills test
• Meet Michigan School Bus Driver Certification Requirements, including:
• Minimum hours of instruction
• Satisfactorily pass knowledge examination
• Meet local, county, and state standards for driving skills test
• Meet state requirements for appropriate commercial vehicle licensing.

Specific Responsibilities

• Cultivate favorable working relationships with other drivers, office and maintenance personnel, bus attendants and monitors, passengers, parents, teachers, principals, and total school or program staff.
• Achieve self-improvement by attending training sessions, annual in-service, and workshops conducted by Dean Transportation and/or other approved agencies.

Specific Abilities

• Operate all vehicle types in transporting passengers used by Dean Transportation.
• Identify with geographic service area of school district and routes you travel.
• Demonstrate knowledge of rules and regulations promulgated by local, state, and federal agencies.
• Demonstrate knowledge of state laws and local ordinances.
• Deal with exuberant behavior characteristics of student passengers.
• Administer disciplinary procedures in keeping with company policies.
• Be alert and exercise good judgment concerning emergencies and day-to-day operations.
• Successfully conduct a bus evacuation drill as required by company management.
• Keep accurate records and reports as required, submit in a legible condition, and turn in at the specified time.
• Operate all vehicle lifts as prescribed in company policy.
• Secure all equipment that is required for each passenger as prescribed in company policy.
• Be able to lift, store, and disassemble/assemble wheelchairs of a maximum weight of 40 pounds and/or other ambulatory devices required by the passenger.

Body Mechanics of School Bus Driver

• Opening and closing a bus hood and lifting the hood up to perform pre-trip requirements of the engine.
• Opening and closing of bus entrance and emergency doors.
• Bending, pushing, and pulling to load and unload a wheelchair, with or without a passenger, onto a lift platform, by exerting a maximum of 40 of push/pull pressure.
• Bending, supporting, and otherwise physically helping passengers into and out of a school bus.
• Carrying and lifting into and from the school bus, personal articles and adaptive equipment of various weights and sizes.
• Bend, stretch, pull, and drag all persons, equipment or other types of articles that would be of varying sizes and weight out of emergency exits on demand.