Job Description
Primary Purpose: Ensure safe and orderly transportation of students on assigned route. Operate school bus that transports students and other personnel to and from schools or other designated locations.
Qualifications:
- Valid Texas commercial drivers license (Class B with S Endorsement), or willingness to complete training successfully
- Must pass annual DOT required physical exam.
- Must pass all drug and alcohol testing in accordance with DOT standards
Special Knowledge/Skills:
- Must be 18 years of age.
- Ability to operate bus safely for extended periods of time.
- Ability to read, write, speak and follow written and verbal instructions in English
- Acceptable driving record according to Department of Public Safety standards
Experience:
- Experience with children preferred
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
- Observe all traffic laws and safety regulations for school buses.
- Maintain safety precautions when students are boarding and departing bus.
- Maintain appropriate student management and report student incidentsto appropriate administrators.
- Follow assigned route and adhere to established schedules.
- Complete pre-trip and post-trip inspections before and after each operation and submit work orders for needed repairs.
- Communicate with school personnel and parents about student behavior while on the bus.
- Keep assigned bus clean and fueled.
- Properly operate communication equipment.
- Report all accidents, vehicle damage, and student injuries, and complete required reports.
- Drive bus on extra curricular activities as needed.
- Operate standard and automatic transmission motor vehicle (required).
- Must attend district and departmental training as required.
Supervisory Responsibilities: None.
Equipment Used:
- Power lifts and ramps
- Fire extinguisher
- Evacuation blanket or ramp
- First Aide Kit/Body Fluids Management Kit
- Kinedyne
- Wheelchair tie downs
- Seat belts and/or vest restraints, as directed.
- Two-way radio and/or Nextel communications equipment
- Chocks
- Belt cutter
- Back support belt
Mental Demands:
- Maintain emotional control
- Communicate effectively
- Maintain effective control over groups of students.
Physical Demands/ Environmental Factors:
- Lifts 10-50 pounds frequently, 50-100 pounds occasionally, more than 100 pounds infrequently with assistance.
- Maintain emotional control under stress.
- Continual sitting, reaching, and repetitive hand and arm motions.
- Occasional walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing and pulling; moderate lifting and carrying.
- Work outside and inside.
- Work around vehicles and machinery with moving parts.
- Moderate exposure to extreme temperatures and vehicle fumes.
- May be exposed to body fluids and other contagions.
Salary Scale: $15.50-$24/hour depending on experience. Health coverage and benefits available.
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