School Bus Driver
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include only sections that have real specific content. The posting includes: Qualifications (certification/license, education, bilingual preferred, experience). Also Job Goal, Reports To, Performance Responsibilities (list of duties). Also Knowledge, Skills And Abilities (list). Also Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards (maybe not a standard heading; but we could include under Requirements? Not required to have that heading; but we can include as a section if we think it's substantive. The allowed headings list includes: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can map content: Qualifications section: certification/license, education, bilingual preferred, experience. Responsibilities: performance responsibilities list. Skills: knowledge, skills and abilities list. About the role: maybe Job Goal and Reports To? Could be considered About the role. Could also include Terms of Employment (183 days based on schedule) maybe not a standard heading; but we could put under About the role or maybe not include if not matching headings. Pay and Schedule: not provided (salary schedule mentioned but not actual pay). The posting mentions "Lexington Four 2026-2027 Bus Driver Salary Schedule (prorated based on start date)" but no actual numbers. According to rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It mentions a salary schedule but not actual pay; we should not create Pay section because no specific pay figure. Schedule: not given. Benefits: not given. So we omit those.
We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. Also avoid Job ID etc.
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We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include each bullet point from responsibilities, qualifications, skills, etc.
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Let's extract content:
Qualifications:
- Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying.
- Certification/License: Motor Vehicle Operator's (DMV) License. Current Commercial Driver's License (CDL), class B with Passenger and School Bus endorsement.
- Education: High School Diploma or GED.
- Bilingual, both oral and written, ability (English/Spanish) is preferred.
- Experience: Successful prior experience working as a bus driver, preferably in a school district or transporting children is preferred.
Job Goal: Ensure the safe transportation of students, staff, and others to and from school, residential neighborhoods, and field trips
Reports To: Transportation Coordinator
Performance Responsibilities (list):
- Safely drives a school bus on days when school is in session over designated routes in accordance with time schedules, loading and unloading students at designated locations
- Transports students, teachers and others on school field or activity trips
- Travels to and from school district buildings, to vehicle service stations, field trip locations and other destinations as required
- Inspects assigned bus pre and post trip prior to transporting of passengers to ensure that bus is in good, clean and safe working order
- Cleans bus as needed
- Ensures that communication devices and video devices are in proper working order before each trip
- Reports all mechanical deficiencies, traffic violations, or accidents, promptly
- Maintains order and discipline in an effective and courteous manner among students being transported in accordance with district policies and procedures; reports any incidents involving student discipline to supervisor or parents
- Observes and tracks route timing, such as total time en-route, time between stops, loading and unloading times or any other requested information for the purpose of establishing route efficiency, as requested
- Maintains and submits records and reports as required
- Follows procedures to ensure that no child is left alone on bus without adult supervision at any time, and that all children have departed bus at the end of all bus routes (morning, evening and during field trips or other special trips)
- Inventories bus emergency and first aid supplies and equipment; reports needs to a supervisor
- Prepares aides and children for bus drills and ensures bus evacuation drills are held as required.
- In case of accidents/emergencies, evacuates children according to written and practiced procedures, ensures that medical emergency procedures are followed; completes a written report as required.
- Attends and participates in trainings, and other continuing education, career and professional development opportunities.
- Follows all district, state and federal guidelines for licensure, safety, and operation of a school bus
- Performs other related tasks as assigned
- Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and telephone. Equipment Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and communications devices (Cell phones may not be used at any time except in an emergency. Bus must be pulled over to a safe location and secured according to procedures)
Note there is duplication: "Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and telephone. Equipment Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and communications devices (Cell phones may not be used at any time except in an emergency. Bus must be pulled over to a safe location and secured according to procedures)". We need to preserve all substantive information; but we should not duplicate lines. The posting had duplication; we should remove duplicated lines. So we need to combine: "Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and telephone. Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and communications devices (Cell phones may not be used at any time except in an emergency. Bus must be pulled over to a safe location and secured according to procedures)". Actually the duplication: first sentence "Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and telephone." then later "Equipment Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and communications devices (Cell phones may not be used at any time except in an emergency. Bus must be pulled over to a safe location and secured according to procedures)". We can merge: "Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and telephone and communications devices (Cell phones may not be used at any time except in an emergency. Bus must be pulled over to a safe location and secured according to procedures)". Keep meaning.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities (list):
- Knowledge of all traffic laws, regulations, road signs and related information.
- Manual dexterity sufficient to operate the bus, conduct pre-trip inspections, and clean the bus.
- Visual and auditory acuity within professionally determined normal ranges, with correction if needed.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Effective organizational, problem solving, and time management skills.
- Ability to learn and comprehend information from procedures manuals and other materials.
- Ability to comprehend and follow traffic signs required.
- Ability to physically move through the bus, center and classrooms.
- Ability to maintain composure and perform responsibilities under pressure and in cases of accidents or other emergencies.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.
Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards:
- Works in standard school bus environment.
- Requires work that involves walking, standing, stooping, crouching, stretching, or lifting all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a recurring basis, or considerable skill, adeptness and speed in use of fingers, hands, or limbs in tasks involving various tolerances or limits of accuracy.
- Must also meet State Department physical requirements for all bus drivers.
Terms of Employment: 183 days based on Lexington Four 2026-2027 Bus Driver Salary Schedule (prorated based on start date)
Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with Board Policy
We need to decide which sections to output. Allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We have Qualifications (yes). Responsibilities (yes). Skills (yes). About the role could contain Job Goal and Reports To and maybe Terms of Employment? But Terms of Employment is not a standard heading; we could embed in About the role as prose. However we must not create headings for content that doesn't fit. We could create About the role section with prose summarizing job goal, reports to, terms of employment. That seems acceptable.
Requirements: Could we include Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards under Requirements? Possibly. But we also have certification/license etc under Qualifications. Requirements could be used for other mandatory requirements like physical demands. However we already have Qualifications covering certification, education, experience. Requirements could be used for physical demands etc. But we need to decide if we want to include Requirements section. The posting includes physical demands etc. That is substantive. So we can include a Requirements section with that content.
Skills section: knowledge, skills and abilities.
Thus we will have sections: About the role, Qualifications, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills.
We must not include Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
Now we need to format.
About the role: include Job Goal, Reports To, Terms of Employment (maybe). Use
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Requirements: list physical demands etc as
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Skills: list knowledge, skills and abilities as
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We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. Let's extract each piece.
About the role prose:
- Job Goal: Ensure the safe transportation of students, staff, and others to and from school, residential neighborhoods, and field trips
- Reports To: Transportation Coordinator
- Terms of Employment: 183 days based on Lexington Four 2026-2027 Bus Driver Salary Schedule (prorated based on start date)
We could combine: "The role ensures the safe transportation of students, staff, and others to and from school, residential neighborhoods, and field trips. Reports to the Transportation Coordinator. Employment is for 183 days based on the Lexington Four 2026-2027 Bus Driver Salary Schedule, prorated based on start date."
That's fine.
Qualifications bullets:
- Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying.
- Motor Vehicle Operator's (DMV) License; Current Commercial Driver's License (CDL), class B with Passenger and School Bus endorsement.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Bilingual, both oral and written, ability (English/Spanish) is preferred.
- Successful prior experience working as a bus driver, preferably in a school district or transporting children is preferred.
Note: The certification/license line originally: "Certification/License Motor Vehicle Operator's (DMV) License.Current Commercial Driver's License (CDL), class B with Passenger and School Bus endorsement." We'll format as bullet.
Responsibilities bullets (list each):
- Safely drives a school bus on days when school is in session over designated routes in accordance with time schedules, loading and unloading students at designated locations
- Transports students, teachers and others on school field or activity trips
- Travels to and from school district buildings, to vehicle service stations, field trip locations and other destinations as required
- Inspects assigned bus pre and post trip prior to transporting of passengers to ensure that bus is in good, clean and safe working order
- Cleans bus as needed
- Ensures that communication devices and video devices are in proper working order before each trip
- Reports all mechanical deficiencies, traffic violations, or accidents, promptly
- Maintains order and discipline in an effective and courteous manner among students being transported in accordance with district policies and procedures; reports any incidents involving student discipline to supervisor or parents
- Observes and tracks route timing, such as total time en-route, time between stops, loading and unloading times or any other requested information for the purpose of establishing route efficiency, as requested
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include each bullet point from responsibilities, qualifications, skills, etc. We need to format as HTML fragment only. Let's extract content: Qualifications: - Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. - Certification/License: Motor Vehicle Operator's (DMV) License. Current Commercial Driver's License (CDL), class B with Passenger and School Bus endorsement. - Education: High School Diploma or GED. - Bilingual, both oral and written, ability (English/Spanish) is preferred. - Experience: Successful prior experience working as a bus driver, preferably in a school district or transporting children is preferred. Job Goal: Ensure the safe transportation of students, staff, and others to and from school, residential neighborhoods, and field trips Reports To: Transportation Coordinator Performance Responsibilities (list): - Safely drives a school bus on days when school is in session over designated routes in accordance with time schedules, loading and unloading students at designated locations - Transports students, teachers and others on school field or activity trips - Travels to and from school district buildings, to vehicle service stations, field trip locations and other destinations as required - Inspects assigned bus pre and post trip prior to transporting of passengers to ensure that bus is in good, clean and safe working order - Cleans bus as needed - Ensures that communication devices and video devices are in proper working order before each trip - Reports all mechanical deficiencies, traffic violations, or accidents, promptly - Maintains order and discipline in an effective and courteous manner among students being transported in accordance with district policies and procedures; reports any incidents involving student discipline to supervisor or parents - Observes and tracks route timing, such as total time en-route, time between stops, loading and unloading times or any other requested information for the purpose of establishing route efficiency, as requested - Maintains and submits records and reports as required - Follows procedures to ensure that no child is left alone on bus without adult supervision at any time, and that all children have departed bus at the end of all bus routes (morning, evening and during field trips or other special trips) - Inventories bus emergency and first aid supplies and equipment; reports needs to a supervisor - Prepares aides and children for bus drills and ensures bus evacuation drills are held as required. - In case of accidents/emergencies, evacuates children according to written and practiced procedures, ensures that medical emergency procedures are followed; completes a written report as required. - Attends and participates in trainings, and other continuing education, career and professional development opportunities. - Follows all district, state and federal guidelines for licensure, safety, and operation of a school bus - Performs other related tasks as assigned - Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and telephone. Equipment Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and communications devices (Cell phones may not be used at any time except in an emergency. Bus must be pulled over to a safe location and secured according to procedures) Note there is duplication: "Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and telephone. Equipment Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and communications devices (Cell phones may not be used at any time except in an emergency. Bus must be pulled over to a safe location and secured according to procedures)". We need to preserve all substantive information; but we should not duplicate lines. The posting had duplication; we should remove duplicated lines. So we need to combine: "Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and telephone. Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and communications devices (Cell phones may not be used at any time except in an emergency. Bus must be pulled over to a safe location and secured according to procedures)". Actually the duplication: first sentence "Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and telephone." then later "Equipment Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and communications devices (Cell phones may not be used at any time except in an emergency. Bus must be pulled over to a safe location and secured according to procedures)". We can merge: "Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and telephone and communications devices (Cell phones may not be used at any time except in an emergency. Bus must be pulled over to a safe location and secured according to procedures)". Keep meaning. Knowledge, Skills And Abilities (list): - Knowledge of all traffic laws, regulations, road signs and related information. - Manual dexterity sufficient to operate the bus, conduct pre-trip inspections, and clean the bus. - Visual and auditory acuity within professionally determined normal ranges, with correction if needed. - Effective verbal and written communication skills. - Effective organizational, problem solving, and time management skills. - Ability to learn and comprehend information from procedures manuals and other materials. - Ability to comprehend and follow traffic signs required. - Ability to physically move through the bus, center and classrooms. - Ability to maintain composure and perform responsibilities under pressure and in cases of accidents or other emergencies. - Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work. Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards: - Works in standard school bus environment. - Requires work that involves walking, standing, stooping, crouching, stretching, or lifting all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a recurring basis, or considerable skill, adeptness and speed in use of fingers, hands, or limbs in tasks involving various tolerances or limits of accuracy. - Must also meet State Department physical requirements for all bus drivers. Terms of Employment: 183 days based on Lexington Four 2026-2027 Bus Driver Salary Schedule (prorated based on start date) Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with Board Policy We need to decide which sections to output. Allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have Qualifications (yes). Responsibilities (yes). Skills (yes). About the role could contain Job Goal and Reports To and maybe Terms of Employment? But Terms of Employment is not a standard heading; we could embed in About the role as prose. However we must not create headings for content that doesn't fit. We could create About the role section with prose summarizing job goal, reports to, terms of employment. That seems acceptable. Requirements: Could we include Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards under Requirements? Possibly. But we also have certification/license etc under Qualifications. Requirements could be used for other mandatory requirements like physical demands. However we already have Qualifications covering certification, education, experience. Requirements could be used for physical demands etc. But we need to decide if we want to include Requirements section. The posting includes physical demands etc. That is substantive. So we can include a Requirements section with that content. Skills section: knowledge, skills and abilities. Thus we will have sections: About the role, Qualifications, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills. We must not include Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Now we need to format. About the role: include Job Goal, Reports To, Terms of Employment (maybe). Use
for prose. Could combine multiple sentences. Qualifications: list items. Use
- . Each bullet as separate
- . Should we separate certification/license, education, bilingual, experience, plus the generic statement about any combination of education and experience. That is a qualification too. So include that as a bullet. Responsibilities: list each duty as
- . Ensure we don't duplicate. Requirements: list physical demands etc as
- . Also maybe include "Must also meet State Department physical requirements for all bus drivers." as bullet. Skills: list knowledge, skills and abilities as
- . We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. Let's extract each piece. About the role prose: - Job Goal: Ensure the safe transportation of students, staff, and others to and from school, residential neighborhoods, and field trips - Reports To: Transportation Coordinator - Terms of Employment: 183 days based on Lexington Four 2026-2027 Bus Driver Salary Schedule (prorated based on start date) We could combine: "The role ensures the safe transportation of students, staff, and others to and from school, residential neighborhoods, and field trips. Reports to the Transportation Coordinator. Employment is for 183 days based on the Lexington Four 2026-2027 Bus Driver Salary Schedule, prorated based on start date." That's fine. Qualifications bullets: - Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. - Motor Vehicle Operator's (DMV) License; Current Commercial Driver's License (CDL), class B with Passenger and School Bus endorsement. - High School Diploma or GED. - Bilingual, both oral and written, ability (English/Spanish) is preferred. - Successful prior experience working as a bus driver, preferably in a school district or transporting children is preferred. Note: The certification/license line originally: "Certification/License Motor Vehicle Operator's (DMV) License.Current Commercial Driver's License (CDL), class B with Passenger and School Bus endorsement." We'll format as bullet. Responsibilities bullets (list each): - Safely drives a school bus on days when school is in session over designated routes in accordance with time schedules, loading and unloading students at designated locations - Transports students, teachers and others on school field or activity trips - Travels to and from school district buildings, to vehicle service stations, field trip locations and other destinations as required - Inspects assigned bus pre and post trip prior to transporting of passengers to ensure that bus is in good, clean and safe working order - Cleans bus as needed - Ensures that communication devices and video devices are in proper working order before each trip - Reports all mechanical deficiencies, traffic violations, or accidents, promptly - Maintains order and discipline in an effective and courteous manner among students being transported in accordance with district policies and procedures; reports any incidents involving student discipline to supervisor or parents - Observes and tracks route timing, such as total time en-route, time between stops, loading and unloading times or any other requested information for the purpose of establishing route efficiency, as requested