Truck Driver SY 2026-27 (NBOE)
for each heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Preserve all substantive info; remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Include a section only when posting has real specific content for it; never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text. Prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Title: Truck Driver (but we don't repeat as heading)
- Location: Newark Board of Education Human Resource Services 765 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102 (maybe not needed)
- Office of Transportation & Mail (Pending availability of funds and Board of Education approval)
- The Superintendent invites qualified and interested persons to apply for the position of Truck Driver with the Office of Transportation & Mail.
- This title is governed by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission; meaning that a candidate for this position will be placed as a provisional employee. Upon hire, the employee will be required to complete a 120-Day Working test period during which the employee's performance will be evaluated. Employee must successfully complete the designated probation period in order to remain in the position as a permanent employee.
- DEFINITION: Under direction, drives a truck with a single axle to transport nonhazardous materials, equipment, or people; does other related work.
- NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
- Qualifications And Requirements:
- Graduation from High School or Vocational School or possession of an approved High School Equivalent Certificate.
- One (1) year of experience in driving a truck with a single axle.
- Appointees must possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey.
- Appointees may also be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.
- NOTE: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.
- Basic Functions And Responsibilities: long list.
- Knowledge And Abilities: list.
- REPORT TO: Department Head
- SALARY, EMPLOYMENT PERIOD AND UNION AFFILIATION:
- Salary Range: $41,360 - $53,865
- Employment Period: Twelve (12) Months
- Union Affiliation: Local 617
- How To Apply: Newark Board of Education only accepts electronic applications.
- OPENING AND CLOSING DATE:
- Opening Date: September 15, 2026
- Closing Date: September 28, 2026 or until filled
- THE NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER (boilerplate, remove)
We need to remove application instructions (How To Apply, opening/closing dates). Also remove EEO line.
We need to keep substantive info: definition, qualifications, responsibilities, knowledge/abilities, salary, employment period, union affiliation, report to, maybe provisional employee details, 120-day test period.
We need to decide sections: Could have About the role (definition + provisional etc), Responsibilities (list), Requirements (qualifications), Knowledge and Abilities (maybe Skills), Pay (salary range), Schedule (employment period?), Benefits (none given), maybe Union affiliation could be part of About role or separate.
We must not create sections with placeholder text. So only include sections where we have real content.
We have:
- About the role: could include definition, provisional employee, 120-day test period, report to.
- Responsibilities: list of duties (Basic Functions And Responsibilities).
- Requirements: qualifications (education, experience, license, CDL maybe).
- Skills: Knowledge And Abilities (list).
- Pay: Salary Range.
- Schedule: Employment Period (Twelve (12) Months).
- Benefits: none given, so omit.
- Union Affiliation: maybe include in About role or separate section like "Union Affiliation". Could be a small paragraph.
We need to avoid duplication. Ensure we preserve all substantive info.
Let's extract each piece.
Definition: "Under direction, drives a truck with a single axle to transport nonhazardous materials, equipment, or people; does other related work."
Provisional employee: "This title is governed by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission; meaning that a candidate for this position will be placed as a provisional employee. Upon hire, the employee will be required to complete a 120-Day Working test period during which the employee's performance will be evaluated. Employee must successfully complete the designated probation period in order to remain in the position as a permanent employee."
Report to: "REPORT TO: Department Head"
Union Affiliation: "Union Affiliation: Local 617"
Salary: "Salary Range: $41,360 - $53,865"
Employment Period: "Employment Period: Twelve (12) Months"
Qualifications:
- Graduation from High School or Vocational School or possession of an approved High School Equivalent Certificate.
- One (1) year of experience in driving a truck with a single axle.
- Appointees must possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey.
- Appointees may also be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.
- NOTE: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.
We could keep the note as part of qualifications.
Responsibilities: The long list under Basic Functions And Responsibilities.
Knowledge And Abilities: list.
We need to format as
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For prose, use
.
Thus:
- About the role: could be a
containing definition + provisional + report to + union affiliation? Might be too much but okay.
Better: separate sections: About the role (definition), Responsibilities (list), Requirements (list), Skills (list), Pay (p), Schedule (p), Union Affiliation (p). But we need to avoid too many thin sections. However each has substantive content.
The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we might combine some.
We could have:
- About the role: definition + provisional employee + report to + union affiliation (maybe as a paragraph).
- Responsibilities: list.
- Requirements: list.
- Skills: list.
- Pay: p.
- Schedule: p.
That's 6 sections. Could we combine Pay and Schedule into one "Compensation and Schedule" section? But headings are prescribed: we can only use headings from the list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Qualifications is similar to Requirements; we can use either. The list includes both Qualifications and Requirements. We need to decide which to use. Probably use Requirements for qualifications, and Skills for knowledge/abilities. Use Qualifications maybe not needed.
We have both Requirements and Qualifications headings available; we can choose one. Use Requirements for qualifications (education, experience, license). Use Skills for knowledge and abilities.
Thus sections:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- ...
...
Skills
- ...
...
Pay
Salary Range: $41,360 - $53,865
Schedule
Employment Period: Twelve (12) Months
We could also include Union Affiliation maybe in About the role paragraph.
Let's craft About the role paragraph:
"Under direction, drives a truck with a single axle to transport nonhazardous materials, equipment, or people; does other related work. This title is governed by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission; meaning that a candidate for this position will be placed as a provisional employee. Upon hire, the employee will be required to complete a 120-Day Working test period during which the employee's performance will be evaluated. Employee must successfully complete the designated probation period in order to remain in the position as a permanent employee. Reports to the Department Head. Union Affiliation: Local 617."
That preserves all.
Now Responsibilities: need to extract list items from Basic Functions And Responsibilities.
Let's list them:
- Drives trucks with a single axle to pick up, haul, and deliver nonhazardous materials.
- Receives written and/or verbal assignments and drives trucks of varied types including trucks used for road maintenance and construction work and road oiling, snow plowing, and ice control work.
- May assist with the repair and installation of snow plows and spreaders.
- Picks up, loads truck, and delivers nonhazardous materials of varied types.
- Performs minor repairs and adjustments on truck.
- Supplies trucks with gas, oil, and water; keeps garage clean and in order, and keeps records of trips.
- Checks, cleans, greases, washes, and makes the required adjustments to trucks and other auxiliary equipment.
- Collects, loads, and unloads, with and without assistance, various types of equipment, furniture, laundry, food products, coal, ashes, garbage, or trash, and delivers same by truck to specified destinations.
- Operates snow removal equipment to keep roads clear.
- Maintain records of receipts, deliveries, fuel consumption, and mileage traveled.
- Drives truck equipped with dump body to transport and dump loose materials such as sand, gravel, and bituminous paving material, by pulling levers and turning crank to tilt body and dump contents.
- May inspect truck prior to operating for proper amounts of fuel, oil, water, and to see that tires are inflated and that lights and brakes work properly.
- May make minor emergency repairs to trucks such as changing tires or installing light bulbs, fuses, and tire chains.
- When not engaged in driving a truck or other equipment, may perform other work such as road and landscape construction, building maintenance and repair work, grounds keeping, laboring, or other unskilled work.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Perform other duties and tasks assigned by supervisor.
We need to keep all.
Now Requirements list:
- Graduation from High School or Vocational School or possession of an approved High School Equivalent Certificate.
- One (1) year of experience in driving a truck with a single axle.
- Appointees must possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey.
- Appointees may also be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.
- NOTE: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.
We could keep the note as a list item.
Now Skills list (Knowledge And Abilities):
- Knowledge of the methods used to operate trucks and auxiliary equipment.
- Knowledge of the methods used to clean and lubricate trucks, and of the methods used to service batteries, tires and lights.
- Knowledge of the minor repair procedures
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Preserve all substantive info; remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Include a section only when posting has real specific content for it; never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text. Prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Title: Truck Driver (but we don't repeat as heading) - Location: Newark Board of Education Human Resource Services 765 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102 (maybe not needed) - Office of Transportation & Mail (Pending availability of funds and Board of Education approval) - The Superintendent invites qualified and interested persons to apply for the position of Truck Driver with the Office of Transportation & Mail. - This title is governed by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission; meaning that a candidate for this position will be placed as a provisional employee. Upon hire, the employee will be required to complete a 120-Day Working test period during which the employee's performance will be evaluated. Employee must successfully complete the designated probation period in order to remain in the position as a permanent employee. - DEFINITION: Under direction, drives a truck with a single axle to transport nonhazardous materials, equipment, or people; does other related work. - NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed. - Qualifications And Requirements: - Graduation from High School or Vocational School or possession of an approved High School Equivalent Certificate. - One (1) year of experience in driving a truck with a single axle. - Appointees must possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey. - Appointees may also be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated. - NOTE: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority. - Basic Functions And Responsibilities: long list. - Knowledge And Abilities: list. - REPORT TO: Department Head - SALARY, EMPLOYMENT PERIOD AND UNION AFFILIATION: - Salary Range: $41,360 - $53,865 - Employment Period: Twelve (12) Months - Union Affiliation: Local 617 - How To Apply: Newark Board of Education only accepts electronic applications. - OPENING AND CLOSING DATE: - Opening Date: September 15, 2026 - Closing Date: September 28, 2026 or until filled - THE NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER (boilerplate, remove) We need to remove application instructions (How To Apply, opening/closing dates). Also remove EEO line. We need to keep substantive info: definition, qualifications, responsibilities, knowledge/abilities, salary, employment period, union affiliation, report to, maybe provisional employee details, 120-day test period. We need to decide sections: Could have About the role (definition + provisional etc), Responsibilities (list), Requirements (qualifications), Knowledge and Abilities (maybe Skills), Pay (salary range), Schedule (employment period?), Benefits (none given), maybe Union affiliation could be part of About role or separate. We must not create sections with placeholder text. So only include sections where we have real content. We have: - About the role: could include definition, provisional employee, 120-day test period, report to. - Responsibilities: list of duties (Basic Functions And Responsibilities). - Requirements: qualifications (education, experience, license, CDL maybe). - Skills: Knowledge And Abilities (list). - Pay: Salary Range. - Schedule: Employment Period (Twelve (12) Months). - Benefits: none given, so omit. - Union Affiliation: maybe include in About role or separate section like "Union Affiliation". Could be a small paragraph. We need to avoid duplication. Ensure we preserve all substantive info. Let's extract each piece. Definition: "Under direction, drives a truck with a single axle to transport nonhazardous materials, equipment, or people; does other related work." Provisional employee: "This title is governed by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission; meaning that a candidate for this position will be placed as a provisional employee. Upon hire, the employee will be required to complete a 120-Day Working test period during which the employee's performance will be evaluated. Employee must successfully complete the designated probation period in order to remain in the position as a permanent employee." Report to: "REPORT TO: Department Head" Union Affiliation: "Union Affiliation: Local 617" Salary: "Salary Range: $41,360 - $53,865" Employment Period: "Employment Period: Twelve (12) Months" Qualifications: - Graduation from High School or Vocational School or possession of an approved High School Equivalent Certificate. - One (1) year of experience in driving a truck with a single axle. - Appointees must possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey. - Appointees may also be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated. - NOTE: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority. We could keep the note as part of qualifications. Responsibilities: The long list under Basic Functions And Responsibilities. Knowledge And Abilities: list. We need to format as
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For prose, use
. Thus: - About the role: could be a
containing definition + provisional + report to + union affiliation? Might be too much but okay. Better: separate sections: About the role (definition), Responsibilities (list), Requirements (list), Skills (list), Pay (p), Schedule (p), Union Affiliation (p). But we need to avoid too many thin sections. However each has substantive content. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we might combine some. We could have: - About the role: definition + provisional employee + report to + union affiliation (maybe as a paragraph). - Responsibilities: list. - Requirements: list. - Skills: list. - Pay: p. - Schedule: p. That's 6 sections. Could we combine Pay and Schedule into one "Compensation and Schedule" section? But headings are prescribed: we can only use headings from the list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Qualifications is similar to Requirements; we can use either. The list includes both Qualifications and Requirements. We need to decide which to use. Probably use Requirements for qualifications, and Skills for knowledge/abilities. Use Qualifications maybe not needed. We have both Requirements and Qualifications headings available; we can choose one. Use Requirements for qualifications (education, experience, license). Use Skills for knowledge and abilities. Thus sections:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Skills
- ... ...
Pay
Salary Range: $41,360 - $53,865
Schedule
Employment Period: Twelve (12) Months
We could also include Union Affiliation maybe in About the role paragraph. Let's craft About the role paragraph: "Under direction, drives a truck with a single axle to transport nonhazardous materials, equipment, or people; does other related work. This title is governed by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission; meaning that a candidate for this position will be placed as a provisional employee. Upon hire, the employee will be required to complete a 120-Day Working test period during which the employee's performance will be evaluated. Employee must successfully complete the designated probation period in order to remain in the position as a permanent employee. Reports to the Department Head. Union Affiliation: Local 617." That preserves all. Now Responsibilities: need to extract list items from Basic Functions And Responsibilities. Let's list them: - Drives trucks with a single axle to pick up, haul, and deliver nonhazardous materials. - Receives written and/or verbal assignments and drives trucks of varied types including trucks used for road maintenance and construction work and road oiling, snow plowing, and ice control work. - May assist with the repair and installation of snow plows and spreaders. - Picks up, loads truck, and delivers nonhazardous materials of varied types. - Performs minor repairs and adjustments on truck. - Supplies trucks with gas, oil, and water; keeps garage clean and in order, and keeps records of trips. - Checks, cleans, greases, washes, and makes the required adjustments to trucks and other auxiliary equipment. - Collects, loads, and unloads, with and without assistance, various types of equipment, furniture, laundry, food products, coal, ashes, garbage, or trash, and delivers same by truck to specified destinations. - Operates snow removal equipment to keep roads clear. - Maintain records of receipts, deliveries, fuel consumption, and mileage traveled. - Drives truck equipped with dump body to transport and dump loose materials such as sand, gravel, and bituminous paving material, by pulling levers and turning crank to tilt body and dump contents. - May inspect truck prior to operating for proper amounts of fuel, oil, water, and to see that tires are inflated and that lights and brakes work properly. - May make minor emergency repairs to trucks such as changing tires or installing light bulbs, fuses, and tire chains. - When not engaged in driving a truck or other equipment, may perform other work such as road and landscape construction, building maintenance and repair work, grounds keeping, laboring, or other unskilled work. - Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. - Perform other duties and tasks assigned by supervisor. We need to keep all. Now Requirements list: - Graduation from High School or Vocational School or possession of an approved High School Equivalent Certificate. - One (1) year of experience in driving a truck with a single axle. - Appointees must possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey. - Appointees may also be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated. - NOTE: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority. We could keep the note as a list item. Now Skills list (Knowledge And Abilities): - Knowledge of the methods used to operate trucks and auxiliary equipment. - Knowledge of the methods used to clean and lubricate trucks, and of the methods used to service batteries, tires and lights. - Knowledge of the minor repair procedures