What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bus Driver ( 6 hrs/day) position at Cloverleaf Local Schools?
Title: School Bus Driver (6 hours/day)
EFFECTIVE START DATE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
APPROXIMATE TIMES: 5:30-9:00 AM & 2:00-4:30 PM
Reports to: Transportation supervisor and assistant transportation supervisor
Work Activity Classification: Light
Employment Status: Full-time
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Full Contract Days: 188
SERS Retirement
Benefits Eligible
Qualifications:
1. High school diploma or equivalent
2. Hold a current Ohio Class B CDL license with School Bus
and Passenger endorsement
3. Be insurable with not more than four points on the Ohio
driver’s license
4. Complete and pass a T-8 physical yearly
5. High moral character and good attendance record
6. Demonstrate aptitude for successful completion of tasks assigned
General Description: Provide safe and efficient transportation so that students may enjoy
the fullest possible advantage from the district’s curricular and
extra-curricular programs.
Essential Functions:
- Meet all requirements as outlined by the State of Ohio.
- Know and obey traffic laws and regulations set forth in the Ohio School Bus Operation Regulations manual.
- Perform PTI prior to beginning route as dictated by Ohio laws.
- Be the sole operator of the school bus.
- Attend bus drivers’ meetings in the district or county unless excused by administration.
- Follow all rules set forth by the transportation office and approve by the Cloverleaf Board of Education.
- Be responsible for fueling bus.
- Be responsible for keeping his/her bus clean inside.
- Be responsible for the orderly conduct of riders. Pupils on the bus are under the authority of, and directly responsible to, the driver.
- Reports serious discipline problems to the transportation supervisor.
- Deliver bus for servicing and repairs as directed by transportation supervisor and/or head mechanic.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serve as a role model for students and staff in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, intelligent human beings.
- Help instill in students and staff the belief in and practice of ethical principles and democratic values.
- Conduct other related driver’s duties as assigned by the transportation supervisor, assistant transportation supervisor, assistant superintendent and local superintendent and as permitted by the negotiated agreement.
Additional Working Conditions:
- Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue.
- Occasional operation of a school bus under inclement weather conditions.
- Occasional interaction among unruly children.
Terms of Employment: Salary and work year to be established by the board.
Salary : $19 - $20
