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Position: School Bus Driver  7.5 hours

Qualifications

• Possess a valid Commercial Driver’s license with proper passenger and school bus endorsements.
• Attained a minimum of five years of licensed driving experience
• Successful completion of a state-approved training course for school bus drivers
• Demonstrates aptitude for supervising children
• Demonstrates the ability to prepare required written reports

• Obeys all traffic laws.
• Observe all mandatory safety regulations for school buses.
• Maintains discipline when students are on the bus.
• Reports undisciplined students to the proper authority.
• Keep the assigned bus clean.
• Adheres to the assigned schedule.
• Performs proper pre-trip inspection as prescribed before each operation.
• Notifies the proper authority in case of mechanical failure or lateness.
• To allow students to load or unload the bus only at authorized stops.
• Exercises responsible leadership on all extra-curricular trips.
• Transports only authorized persons.
• Reports all accidents and completes required reports.
• Enforces regulations against smoking and eating on the bus.
• Attends all required safety and training sessions.
• Prepares and submits all required reports promptly, including the Driver’s Monthly Report, Weekly Pre-trip Inspection Roster, F.T.E. surveys, extracurricular trip reports, etc.
• Complies with all requirements of the Transportation Department directives, School Board policies, and State Board of Education rules.
• Operates the bus side-lift for loading and unloading students in wheelchairs. Secures the wheelchairs into place on the bus when applicable.
• Assumes responsibility for reporting for evacuation shelter support in the event of an emergency and any other duties assigned during an emergency evacuation.
• Performs other related duties as required (NOTE: the omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)