What are the responsibilities and job description for the Professional Bus Driver position at Kern Community College District?
Job Title: Professional Bus Driver
Job Summary:
We are seeking a Professional Bus Driver to join our team at the Kern Community College District. As a Bus Driver, you will be responsible for transporting passengers to and from scheduled college events, with an emphasis on transporting athletes, coaches, and staff to intercollegiate competition. The schedule for this position is primarily built around athletic game travel schedules and will be responsible for following a scheduled route, providing timely transport, and ensuring the safety of all passengers.
Key Responsibilities:
Job Summary:
We are seeking a Professional Bus Driver to join our team at the Kern Community College District. As a Bus Driver, you will be responsible for transporting passengers to and from scheduled college events, with an emphasis on transporting athletes, coaches, and staff to intercollegiate competition. The schedule for this position is primarily built around athletic game travel schedules and will be responsible for following a scheduled route, providing timely transport, and ensuring the safety of all passengers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Transport college students and staff to various events and activities.
- Conduct pre-trip inspections to ensure the bus is in good working condition.
- Operate large passenger vans and buses.
- Maintain all Department of Transportation paperwork required to include driver's logs.
- Ability to work a variable schedule to accommodate day, evening, weekend, & holiday events and/or activities.
- Perform other related duties as may be assigned.
- Graduation from high school or completion of GED and minimum of one year of experience in passenger transportation, school transportation, and/or driving for a charter company or municipality.
- Valid California Class B driver's license with passenger endorsement.
- Current Medical Certificate (for DMV physical).
- Driving record clean of any major infractions.
- Satisfactory completion of pre-employment drug testing.
- Knowledge of California Department of Transportation regulations.
- Ability to transport all passengers to and from Cerro Coso Community College.
- Ability to transport during long distances, frequently greater than 200 miles round trip.
- Obey all traffic laws to ensure passengers arrive to their destination safely.
- Maintain a clean and mechanically sound bus at all times.
- Ensure the safety of all passengers when entering and leaving the bus.
- Speak, read, and write in English.
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Understand and follow oral and written directions.
- Work independently and cooperatively with others.
- Observe health, safety, and CA driving regulations.
