Job Description

Bus Driver

The bus driver has the primary responsibility for ensuring the health, safety and welfare of the children, staff and volunteers during bus transportation to and from school, sporting events and on field trips while adhering to a strict time schedule. It is also the role of the bus driver to: guarantee that the bus is clean and in proper working condition at all times; follow safe and efficient bus routes; ensure all children are in age appropriate child safety securements; assist in ensuring child/staff ratio is maintained on the bus and provide day to day guidance to the bus paraprofessional; maintain all transportation records required by the transportation department; ensure bus evacuation drills are held; and, evacuate children in case of emergency.

This position is subject to alcohol and drug testing prior to hire, post-accident, for reasonable suspicion and random testing.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Operates vehicle over designated route or trip while monitoring surroundings and passengers. Ensures the safety and well-being of children, staff and volunteers being transported. Picks up and drops off students at regularly scheduled locations, following strict time schedules.
• Ensures students use assigned bus pass when entering and exiting the bus.
• Performs pre and post-trip inspection requirements for safety and maintenance on buses and district vehicles per Colorado Department of Education and Commercial Driver's License compliance section.
• Performs bus evacuation drills and documents completion of all drills in writing.
• In case of accidents/emergencies, evacuates children according to written and practiced procedures.
• In the event of an accident, assures that medical emergency procedures are followed; informs Transportation administration and completes a written accident report as required.
• Arranges for and ensures completion of routine maintenance of bus (e.g., oil change); transporting the bus to and from maintenance and/or repair facilities.
• Ensures that the bus always has sufficient fuel, and follows fueling procedures.
• Ensures that the communication device (e.g. two-way radio) is in proper working order before each trip.
• Follows efficient and safe written bus routes. Provides input to the transportation router if a route needs to be changed or altered.
• Operates bus in such a way that road and safety regulations are always followed; reports any traffic violations.
• With the assistance of the bus paraprofessional, ensures all children are in age appropriate child safety securements at all times during transportation.
• Assists with ensuring child/staff ratios are maintained on the bus and provides day to day guidance to the bus paraprofessional.
• With the assistance of the bus paraprofessional, follows safe bus loading and unloading procedures.
• Follows procedures to guarantee no child is left alone on bus without adult supervision at any time, including insuring all children have departed bus at the end of all bus routes (morning, evening and during field trips or other special trips).
• Keeps the bus clean (interior and exterior) and free of debris; follows other bus cleaning procedures.
• Routinely inspects bus emergency and first aid supplies and equipment; reports needs as necessary.
• With the assistance of the bus paraprofessional, delivers messages and other items to and from the parents.
• Operates equipment including wheelchair lifts, securements, and safety vests.
• Prepares daily mileage sheets, number of students, hours worked, repair orders, log sheets and trip sheets.
• Works as a team on a daily basis.
• Works with administrators, teachers, coaches, other drivers, and parents to solve problems concerning students.
• Attends training on transporting students with disabilities.
• Uses safe student management procedures on bus.
• Reports other employment according to Federal Motor Carrier regulations.
• Attends and participates in in-service trainings, and other continuing education, career and professional development opportunities.
• Regulates heating, lighting and ventilation systems for passenger comfort.
• Makes minor repairs to the vehicle.
• Fills in as a substitute bus driver, as needed, to ensure route coverage.
• Performs duties as a paraprofessional, as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision & Technical Responsibilities

• This position does not supervise other employees.

Budget Responsibility

• This position does not have any direct budget responsibility.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for this position:

Education & Training

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience

• No experience required; experience in bus driving preferred.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Basic math skills.
• Customer service and public relations skills.
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to defuse and manage volatile and stressful situations.
• Ability to be punctual and follow a strict time schedule.
• Ability to read a map and follow verbal or written navigation instructions.
• Ability to understand and obey traffic laws.
• Operating knowledge of wheelchair lift, wheelchair restraints, safety vests and securements.
• Knowledge of and ability to recognize the importance of safety in the workplace.
• Ability to follow safety rules and practice safety in the workplace.
• Operating knowledge of district school buses and white fleet vehicles required before operating them.
• Operating knowledge of current GPS vehicle and student tracking systems within one month of hire.

Certificates, Licenses, & Registrations

• Criminal background check required for hire.
• Valid Colorado driver's license required for hire.
• Commercial driver's license (CDL) with B P2S endorsement required.
• CPR and First Aid certifications within 3 months after hire.
• Mountain Training Certification within 6 months after hire.

Other Work Factors

The physical demands, work environment factors and mental functions described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and hear.

The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; smell or taste. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds frequently lift and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Employee must have the ability to and physically be able to perform bus evacuations in an emergency.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions; vehicle vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Mental Functions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to analyze, communicate, coordinate, compute, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, and negotiate. Frequently required to instruct and compile. Occasionally required to compare, copy, and synthesize.

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