Bus Driver

Employment contingent upon background check and Post-Offer Pre-Employment Physical (POPP)

Position Description

The Bus Driver, under direction, operates a school bus over designated routes to transport students.

Qualifications

• Maintain a valid State of California Class B&P License
• Maintain a valid and appropriate School Bus Driver Certificate
• Maintain a valid First Aid and Medical certificates issued by an authorized agency
• Completion of ten (10) hours of instruction annually, in classroom and bus.  During year of renewal of certificate, twenty (20) hours of instruction (10 in bus, 10 in classroom)

Education/Experience

Adequate educational background to successfully complete the examination for school bus drivers given by the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Highway Patrol.  Two years of Class B driving experience, preferably to include school buses.

Skills/Abilities

• Drive a school bus and transport students safely
• Maintain order and discipline among students while driving a school bus
• Recognize equipment malfunctions and take appropriate action
• Observe safe, legal and defensive driving practices
• Remain current concerning rules, regulations, policies and laws
• Assist in loading and unloading handicapped children, if necessary
• Understand and follow verbal and written directions
• Maintain cooperative working relationships
• Comply with the physical/mental demands as described on the ADA profile
• Attain medical certification every two (2) years (annually after age 65)

Knowledge

• Of safe driving practices and methods
• Of provisions of the California Motor Vehicle Code and laws applicable to the operation of vehicles in the transportation of students
• Of sections of the California Education Code applicable to the operation of vehicles in the transportation of school children
• Of health and safety regulations
• Of specialized first aid and sanitation procedures for individual student disabilities, as required
• Of basic preventative maintenance requirements of automotive equipment

Examples of Duties & Responsibilities

• Drives bus daily over designated routes in accordance with time schedules
• Picks up and discharges school children, and when necessary, escort children across streets stopping traffic using flashing red lights
• Keeps route charts up-to-date
• Maintains order and discipline among students while driving a school bus
• Follows district policies regarding the disciplining of children and in contacts with staff, parents, and the public in general
• Transport students/teachers on field trips, explain emergency procedures, determine routes and follow scheduled departure and arrival times
• Operate mobile radio equipment in buses
• Maintain bus in a safe operating condition through prescribed daily vehicle inspections and driver maintenance including cleaning windows, mirrors and bus interior; check and maintain fuel, oil and water levels; check brakes, brake lights and doors; check tires and battery; report mechanical defects and malfunctions to appropriate personnel
• Maintain assigned vehicle in a clean condition by following standard procedures for bus washing and interior cleaning
• Prepare and maintain a variety of required records/reports
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Physical Demands

(Note:  Terms used in this section are defined as follows:  Rarely – 1 to 10%; occasionally – 11 to 33%; Frequently – 34 to 66%; and Continuously – 67 to 100% of the work day)

Sitting:                                                 Continuously

Standing/Walking:                               Occasionally

Waist bending:                                                Frequently

Neck bending:                                     Frequently

Squatting:                                                        Frequently

Climbing:                                                         Continuously

Kneeling:                                                         Rarely
Crawling:                                                         Rarely

Neck Twisting:                                                Occasionally to Frequently

Waist Twisting:                                                Occasionally to Frequently

Pushing/Pulling:                                                          Occasionally up to 40-60 lbs. of force

Reaching:        above shoulder:                      Occasionally

                        below shoulder:                       Frequently

Lifting/Carrying:          0-10 lbs.:                     Occasionally – weights carried up to 100 ft. at a time

                                    11-25 lbs.:                   Occasionally – weights carried up to 100 ft. at a time

Hand Activities:                                               Repetitive hand use – Frequently

Simple grasping – Frequently

Power grasping - Occasionally

Fine manipulation – Rarely

                                                                        Hand and arm twisting/turning – Frequently  

Computer operation/writing – Rarely

Supervised by:          Director of Facilities/Transportation

Evaluated by:            Director of Facilities/Transportation