Route Bus Driver SUMMARY
Route Bus Drivers are responsible for ensuring the safe transportation of students, staff, and others to and from school in and out of town as well as on field trips. This position is part-time with weekly hours dependent on the route assigned.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
Route Bus Drivers report to the Transportation Coordinator.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• 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. • Inspects assigned bus on a daily basis prior to transporting of passengers to ensure that bus is in good, clean, and safe working order. • Cleans and refuels bus as needed. • Ensures that a communication device is 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. • 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. • In case of accidents or emergencies, evacuates children according to written and practiced procedures, ensures that medical emergency procedures are followed, completes a written report as required.
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND OR EXPERIENCE
High School Diploma or equivalent Successful prior experience working as a bus driver preferably in a school district or transporting children is preferred.
REQUIRED TESTING
Federal DOT Physical Pre-employment Drug Screen Random Drug Alcohol Screening
CERTIFICATES LICENSES REGISTRATIONS
Valid Driver License and clear driving record required Current Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Class B with Passenger and School Bus Endorsement or the ability to obtain one.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
This job requires the ability to handle and balance multiple demands at the same time.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those and employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in this environment can be from moderate to quite loud depending upon the activity on the bus.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual currently holding this position, and additional duties may be assigned.
The Crook County School District 1 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access.
The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
Contact Information: Mark Broderson 307-283-2299 brodersonmcrook1.com Shelby Gill 307-283-2299 gillscrook1.com Mark Broderson 307-283-2299 brodersonmcrook1.com
For further information on notice of non-discrimination, please visit the Denver Office of the Office for Civil Rights Education, Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582, Telephone 303-844-5695, FAX 303-844-4303, TDD 800-877-8339, Email OCR.Denvered.gov