Description
Pay Rate: $18.50 - $28.21 hour based on applicable experience
Position: Non CDL Driver
Immediate Supervisor: Transportation Supervisor
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Ensure safety of students
Transport students safely and efficiently to and from school and school related events
Follow assigned routes and schedules
Maintain required records and information
Report any mechanical problems to the utility worker or supervisor
Keep assigned vehicle neat and clean
Maintain up-to-date knowledge and awareness of changes in driving laws as they apply to transporting school children
Obey all traffic laws
Observe all mandatory safety regulations for school buses
Maintain pupil control and report any violations to the proper authorities
Discharge students only at authorized bus stops
Transport only authorized students
Report all accidents and complete required reports
Enforce applicable federal and state laws, and Board of Education policies
Complete established pre-trip inspection of vehicle
Report any hazardous conditions along the existing route to the transportation supervisor
Attend bus driver meetings and be available in the event of an early dismissal
Notify the transportation supervisor in case of illness in order to permit time to secure a substitute driver
Conduct front door, rear door, and combination front and rear door emergency evacuation drills
Prepare reports, route maps, schedules, pupil lists, and accident reports as required by the State of Ohio, the Ohio Department of Education, and the Board of Education
Make contacts with public with tact and diplomacy
Maintain respect at all times for confidential information, e.g. student identification information, student medication
Interact in a positive manner with staff, students and parents
Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude, conversation, and by the safe and professional operation of a school bus
Attend meetings and in-services as required
Fill out Incident Reports and “Code of Student Behavior” violations
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Warm up the engine gradually in cold weather
Exercise responsible leadership when on out-of-district field trips
Perform other duties as assigned by the Transportation Supervisor
EQUIPMENT OPERATED
Bus/Van
Tire Gauge
Safety equipment on bus
Fire Extinguisher
First Aid Kit
Body Fluid Kit
Various hand held items, e.g. tire iron, oil can, flares, broom, dustpan, flashlight, squeegee
ADDITIONAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue
Occasional operation of a bus or vehicle in inclement weather conditions
Frequent interaction among unruly children
Occasional evening/weekend/summer work
Occasional requirement to lift and carry bus supplies
Frequent requirement to climb, e.g. steps on a bus and to check bus fluids, through bus back emergency door, bumpers to adjust mirrors or clean windshield
Frequent stooping, kneeling and crouching during inspections
Frequent requirement to balance when adjusting side mirrors
Frequent extensive sitting, up to 4 hours at a time
Frequent exposure to high levels of noise, e.g. bus engines
Frequent repetitive hand motion, e.g. opening bus door and turning the steering wheel
Occasional requirement to lift students or push and pull wheelchair bound students
Occasional requirement to carry bus students in emergency evacuation
Frequent exposure to various fumes, i.e. carbon monoxide and diesel fuel
Frequent requirement to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, see (color vision required), read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and arms, crouch, climb, balance, kneel and stoop
Occasional requirement to restrain
Occasional requirement to work overtime