What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bus driver position at Sumter Co?
Sumter County School System
TITLE: Bus Driver
QUALIF1CATIONS: 1. Valid license to drive a school bus.
2. Such additional health and age requirements as the Board may require.
3. Participate in Bus Driver Safety
Report To: Transportation Supervisor
Supervises: Kevin Gibson
Job Goals: To provide safe and efficient transportation so that students may enjoy the fullest possible advantage from the district's curriculum and extracurricular program.
Performance Responsibilities:
- Obey all traffic laws.
- Observes all mandatory safety regulations for school
- Maintains discipline when students are on the bus.
- Reports undisciplined students to the proper authority.
- Keeps assigned bus
- Keeps to assigned
- Checks bus before each operation for mechanical
- Notifies the proper authority in case of mechanical failure or lateness
- Release students only at authorized stops.
- Exercises responsible leadership when on out-of-district school
- Transports only authorized students from the Sumter County school district.
- Report all accidents and complete required reports.
- Enforce all district discipline policies and procedures.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Nine month basis. Salary and work year to be established by the Board.
EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Nonprofessional Personnel.