Position Title: School Bus Driver
Supervisor: Contract Manager
Basic Purpose and Objective:
School bus drivers provide safe, reliable, clean, and courteous school bus transportation to the public. School bus operators must conduct pre-trip bus safety inspections, adjust safety devices, operate radios, and operate a 27,000-gross vehicle weight rated school bus.
Essential Functions:
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Read in the English language, at the fourth grade level to identify road signs, read necessary forms, bus route inspections, and company policies and procedures manual.
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Possess basic math skills to keep records of mileage, transfer odometer reading, and calculate fuel usage. Must be able to count children on buses (1 through 71).
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Able to write legibly in the English language to maintain necessary records and forms as prescribed by company policy.
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Able to operate a wheelchair lift repeatedly. Repetitious climbing in and out of bus is required.
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Able to safely operate a 16 to 71passenger school bus and company sedan vehicles.
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Able to lift and maneuver a wheelchair dependent child.
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Able to secure wheelchair, which consists of strapping it down and locking it in place. This will require bending, stretching and mechanical skills to operate safety equipment.
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Able to coordinate two or more physical operations simultaneously such as maneuvering a bus while operating levers, and operate a bus with automatic transmission.
- Communicate with children in the English language to maintain control and give precise instructions.
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Communicate with school principals and parents in the English language to discuss problems which arise on the bus.
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Able to tolerate cold air while bus doors are open.
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Able to use a two-way radio to transmit and receive messages from the central dispatcher. ·
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Able to work in an environment with limited to moderate level of supervision and an atmosphere of informal autonomy. This requires an adaptability to variable pressures and paces in any given work day.
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Able to perform multiple task simultaneously such as drive while concentrating on safety of children, read road signs, and be aware of traffic conditions and stay on schedule.
Physical Demands:
Work Day Hours: 4 - 6 hours per day.
Standing/ Walking:
Activity: Pre-inspecting bus.
Longest Single Duration: 15 Minutes.
Grade: Terrain: Gravel/blacktop and/or bus aisle 22 steps to the back of the bus. Bus aisle is 12” wide.
Sitting: Total Time: 2-5 hours.
Activity: While driving bus.
Longest Single Duration: 2 hours.
Type of Seat: 17” x 17” bus seat that offers vibrations. Seat set back 40”. From gas and break. Seat will adjust 12” before steering Colum.
Lifting: Activity: Must lift wheelchair dependent children during emergency (50 lbs.)
Bending or stooping:
Activity For pre-post trip inspection purposes. Employee must negotiate body level changes i.e. bending and stooping, to inspect bus.
Climbing: Activity: Climbing in and out of the bus.
Frequency: 4 to 8 times per day. More frequent if on handicap bus. Four 12” steps.
Reaching: Activity: To turn on ignition 18" from steering wheel.
Operate left side control panel. Operate lights - 18" forward reach. Operate radio - overhead reach to 45" from top of seat.
Sight: Activity: Must distinguish colors of electric traffic
signals to determine red, yellow, and green.
Visual sight must be maintained with currently State and Federal requirements.
Miscellaneous:
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Must be able to negotiate a 36" jump and climb from emergency door.
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Have the ability to walk forward and backward in the bus without assistance.
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You will be tested on emergency evacuation procedures.
Qualifications:
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Must possess and maintain from their state of residence a valid Class B Commercial Driver's License.
- Must be 18 years of age or older at the time of hire.
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Must pass the physical examination for drivers as prescribed in the Central Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
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Must pass a General Knowledge screening exam.
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Must pass a drug screen/ alcohol screen and submit to random, periodic, post-accident, and reasonable cause drug testing as required or requested.
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Must complete 36 to 40 hours of training including classroom and defensive driving tests.
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Must be a U.S. Citizen or have proper Immigration and Naturalization Services work permits.
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Must meet minimum Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) criteria. Any DWI, DUI, revocation and/ or suspension on your MVR within the last five (5) years or a combination of three offenses listed, within the last two years, will prevent the hiring of a driver.
Example: 3 moving violations
2 moving violations & 1preventable accident 1 moving violation & 2 preventable accidents
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Must be willing to submit or have a felony criminal record check.
