A school bus driver plays an integral role in providing a safe, orderly, and efficient transportation service for students. This position involves operating a school bus to transport school-aged children and other authorized personnel safely and efficiently over specified routes to and from schools and various activities. The role conducts pre-trip inspections, observes safety regulations, enforces student discipline on the bus, and performs related work.
Responsibilities
Ensure the bus can be operated safely before driving and conduct pre-trip safety inspections as required by federal and state laws, including observing visual defects and checking operating systems such as brakes, horn, lights, emergency flashers, extended stop arms, and door-opening devices
Accurately and quickly learn routes, local area, and road systems
Operate the vehicle safely over an assigned route, picking up and delivering only authorized students at assigned bus stops, and watch to ensure that no one hurrying for the bus is left behind
Keep assigned time schedules, which may require driving during pre-daylight and dusk periods, and make every effort to be on time while ensuring safety
Hear and communicate orally when the bus is in motion
Communicate orally on a two-way radio with transportation dispatch and emergency services while the bus is in motion
Communicate effectively and positively with parents, students, staff, and co-workers
Maintain and attend to students’ behavior while in transit, keeping students in the correct seats, and enforce established bus rules to minimize distractions while driving
Ensure proper use of safety equipment including seat belts, car seats, booster seats, star seats, safety harnesses, and wheelchairs
Report undisciplined students in a timely manner to the proper authority and compile written reports as requested in accordance with the bus driver handbook
Conduct semi-annual bus evacuation drills as required by the Department of Education and implement evacuations as required in an emergency, including safely exiting the vehicle
Report all accidents immediately, requesting police or ambulance service as needed; assist injured persons until services arrive; and complete required accident reports
Maintain cleanliness of vehicle to ensure safe operating condition
Maintain an adequate fuel level before, during, and after all trips
Understand and comply with School services policies and district policies, as well as state and federal laws and regulations
Requirements
Follow oral and written directions
Ability to establish effective working relationships with staff and students
Flexible, friendly, and good at establishing quick rapport with students
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Work with frequent interruptions
Maintain a timely schedule
Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality when dealing with students, staff, and/or parent information
Moving/lifting objects could be required in situational circumstances
Moderate pushing and pulling, reaching in front of body and stretching overhead
Repetitive hand and foot motions, frequent standing, walking, sitting, bending, squatting, stooping, kneeling, and climbing
Visual acuity is required for preparing and analyzing written or computer data, close vision, distance vision, night/dusk vision, color vision, and peripheral vision
Vocal communication is required for communication on a two-way radio with transportation staff and emergency services while the bus is in motion
Have or obtain a valid driver's license, with proper endorsements: CDL/Class B, Passenger, and School Bus endorsement (may also need Air Brake Endorsement)
Must have proof of good driving record
Must have or obtain a current DOT medical card
Attend orientation/training session and complete required school services, district, and state credentialing requirements (background check, drug testing)
Must remain in compliance with state/division regulations regarding the use of controlled substances
Important Details
May be exposed to potential road hazards, including accidents, fumes from exhausts or airborne particles, loud noises, vibrations from driving bus, and adverse weather conditions
May be exposed to potential physical hazards when assisting students on and off the bus
May be exposed to potential biological hazards from student body fluids and possible exposure of bacteria and communicable diseases
About the Company
A bus driver plays an integral role in providing a safe, orderly, and efficient transportation service for students.