Substitute Transportation/Bus Driver

Quincy School District 

Bus Driver -Substitute

Supervisor-Transportation Supervisor

Assignment-On Call 

QUALIFICATIONS
• Valid Washington State driver’s license for a minimum of five years.
• A commercial driver’s license. Class A or B with passenger endorsement, school bus
endorsement, and airbrake restriction removed.
• Must have a current Washington State School Bus Driver’s Authorization from
OSPI.

• Employment contingent upon successful clearance of Washington State Patro, FBI fingerprint criminal history backgroun check.
• Must meet all physical and character standards as established in WAC 392-
144- including not having three or more speeding tickets in the last five years.
• Must possess a valid First Aid Card.
• Regular attendance and punctuality required.
• Be able to pass all drug & alcohol test as required by D.O.T. and QSD policy.
• Be able to pass and continue to pass a CDL physical.
• Other duties as assigned.

BENEFITS:

Health insurance benefits for employees working 630 hours or more per year include medical, dental, vision life and long-term disability plans through the School Employee Benefits Board (SEBB).

WAC 392 144 Requirements. Every authorized school bus driver must meet the following initial requirements:

• Have at least five years of experience as a licensed driver of a passenger vehicle.
• Submit to a criminal record check according to chapter 400 RCW which shows that no offenses have been committed which would be grounds for disqualification of an authorization as listed in WAC 392-144-103.
• Satisfactorily complete a school bus driver training course administered by an authorized
school bus driver instructor.
• Meet all applicable continuing school bus driver requirements in WAC 392-144-102.

Every authorized school bus driver must continue to meet the following requirements:

• Have a valid driver's license or commercial driver's license, as required by law, issued by
the state department of licensing.
• Satisfactorily complete the annual school bus driver in-service training course.
• Maintain current and valid training in a first-aid course accepted by the local school
district.
• Submit annually to the school district a disclosure of all crimes against children or other
persons and all civil adjudications in a dependency action or in a domestic relation action and all disciplinary board final decisions of sexual abuse or exploitation or physical abuse as required by RCW 43.834(2) and disclosure of all convictions which may be grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of authorization under WAC 392-144-103.

Every authorized school bus driver must continue to meet the following physical
requirements:

• Is physically able to maneuver and control a school bus under all driving conditions.
• Is physically able to use all controls and equipment found on state minimum specified school buses.
• Is physically able to perform daily routine school bus vehicle safety inspections.
• Has sufficient strength and agility to move about in a school bus as required to provide
assistance to students in evacuating the bus. The driver must be able to move from a seated
position in a sixty-five passenger school bus, or the largest school bus the driver will be
operating, to the emergency door, open the emergency door, and exit the bus through the emergency door, all within twenty-five seconds. A school district may develop and implement an alternative assessment of physical strength and agility. The alternate assessment must be submitted by the
school district superintendent for review and approval by the superintendent.
• Provide a copy of a current and valid medical examiner's certificate to their employer.

Substitutes are employed at will. The District may inactivate a sub from the active sub list at any time, with or without cause or notice and can cancel or deny substitute assignments. A substitute can remove themselves from the active sub list with or without notice and can cancel or deny substitute assignments. No assignment, employee manual, reference guide, board policy, reasonable assurance, other document or oral communication shall be deemed to create an employment contract or to modify the at will relationship. No person other than the School Board has the authority to bind the District to an employment contract or an agreement to modify the at- will relationship.

An active listing on the sub list does not guarantee an assignment. If a reasonable amount of assignments are not worked within a 12 month period a substitute may be inactivated with or without notice.

Quincy School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Title IX Coordinator: John Boyd, Superintendent, jboyd@qsd.wednet.edu, 119 J Street SW, Quincy, WA 98848, (509) 787-4571. Section 504/ADA Coordinator: Victoria Hodge, Special Programs Director, vhodge@qsd.wednet.edu, 119 J Street SW, Quincy, WA 98848, (509) 787-4571. Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator: Nik Bergman, Assistant Superintendent, nbergman@qsd.wednet.edu, 119 J Street SW, Quincy, WA 98848, (509) 787-4571.