School Bus Driver - Woodland Park, CO

About the Role

We are hiring school bus drivers immediately, with no experience needed. Training is provided, and we offer a flexible schedule, competitive rates, career opportunities, no nights or weekends, and summers off. Our drivers play a crucial role in ensuring students arrive at school safely, on time, and ready to learn.

Responsibilities

• Provides safe and reliable transportation service by operating a school bus or other location-specific vehicle with a fixed or changing route.
• Exhibits the highest ethical best practices and personal integrity; shares concerns about suspicious or inappropriate behavior with supervisors.
• Reports to duty on time and maintains route on time but in a safe manner.
• Physically assists passengers in evacuation of the vehicle in case of emergency.
• Immediately reports any accident or incident per Company policy.
• Follows Company Policy around student and/or passenger management.
• Informs all appropriate personnel of problems/procedures.
• Presents a neat and professional personal appearance at all times.
• Completes all required paperwork (including route change sheets, time cards, vehicle repair requests) and submits to the appropriate authority in a timely manner.
• Maintains a cooperative attitude with fellow employees, supervisors, customers, and passengers while promoting company goodwill.
• Safely and efficiently utilizes vehicle equipment, including wheelchair lifts, radios, and emergency equipment.
• Other duties as assigned. Additional responsibilities for Paratransit Drivers may apply per location.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years of age (25 years of age for Tennessee School Bus Drivers per state law).
• Must possess, or be able to obtain, all valid applicable state license and other required certifications to operate company vehicles.
• Must meet physical and medical requirements and pass substance abuse screening.
• Must satisfactorily complete and pass all training.
• Must practice defensive driving at all times and avoid vehicular and industrial accidents.
• Compliance with all applicable federal, state, county, district, and contract-specific Driver requirements.

Pay

Pay range for routed drivers is $18.90 for new hires with no experience. With experience, the range is from $19.21 to $22.66 per hour. Paid training is provided at $14.81 per hour.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Sign-on bonus: $2,000 for non-CDL holders and $5,000 for current CDL holders with P & S endorsements.
• 4 paid holidays and sick day accrual based on Colorado law.

Location

877 Research Dr., C/O DURHAM 3043, Woodland Park, 80863

Company

Durham School Services, a subsidiary of National Express, is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children and passengers. We are an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer dedicated to a diverse workforce representative of the communities we serve.