Pitt County Schools Job Description
Site Bus Driver
Report To: Transportation Director
Term of Employment: 10 Months
Performance Evaluation: Performance is to be evaluated annually by Ridgewood Elementary School Bus Admin
Education/Qualifications: Must be eligible for a school bus driver''s license (CDL)
Key Points:
- Must drive an elementary route and a secondary route.
- Additional time used to maintain buses at site.
- Help with bus administrative tasks (Headcounts, seating charts, passing out/taking up paperwork)
- 6 hour position
Responsibilities and Duties by Program Area:
- Drives a school bus safely and professionally
- Maintains order and discipline of students assigned to the school bus in accordance with PCS Board Policies pertaining to discipline and the PCS Code of Conduct
- Completes daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections of a school bus
- Complies with federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations
- Complies with PCS Board Policies and rules set forth by the Transportation Department
- Maintains logs and complete records
- Participates in trainings and workshops
- Ability to meet and maintain legal and physical requirements for NC School Bus Certification and local rules
- Ability to operate and maneuver a school bus with proficiency
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels (administrators, parents, students, and school community)
- Ability to exercise good judgment in evaluating situations
- Must be able to obtain a CDL, P&S endorsements
- Must be able to successfully complete a medical examination
- Must be required to successfully complete the physical standards testing set forth by the School Bus & Traffic Safety Section of the NC Division of Motor Vehicles and the School System''s Transportation Department
- Must be assigned and drive at least two school routes for the morning and afternoon
- Prepares the site buses in the morning, cleans the buses, and takes the buses to the garage for maintenance and fuel
- Performs other duties as assigned by Ridgewood Administration