School Bus Driver - 2500 Incentive
School Bus Driver - 2500 Incentive
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Job Description
Bus Drivers Wanted
$2500 hiring incentive available:
- $1000 once driving a route
- $750 after 6 months of driving
- $750 at 12 months of driving
Bus Driver
Parkrose School District
School Year
Starting Wage: $26.13 $34.38 DOE
Hours: Monday Friday Hours range from 2022.6 per week depending on route
Benefits Included Generous Health Insurance and Retirement Contributions
Days: 176 days per year
Deadline: Open Until Filled
Overview: The job of a District School Bus Driver is to safely operate a passenger bus for the purpose of safely transporting students over scheduled routes and/or to/from school and district sponsored events. Drivers enforce rules regulations and laws to ensure the school bus is operating safely; and ensure the safety of students during transport and while loading and unloading from the school bus.
Job Requirements:
- Prior jobrelated experience is preferred but not required. We will train new drivers.
- You must be 21 years of age or older.
- Regular Attendance must be maintained
- Evidence of Insurability
- Valid Drivers License
- Valid Commercial Drivers License
- School Bus Drivers Certificate
- Current First Aid/CPR Card
- This position is subject to random drug testing under Department of Transportation guidelines
- Multicultural Competency
Preferred:
- Bilingual
- Experience working with diverse student populations preferred
Reports to: Supervisor of Transportation
License Certifications Bonding and/or Testing Required:
- Oregon Department of Education Criminal Justice Fingerprint Clearance
- Cost to employee: of $12.50 for fingerprinting; $66.00 for background check (deducted from first paycheck)
- First Aid/CPR/AED certification or the ability to obtain
To Apply: Candidates will complete the Parkrose application online at TalentEd. In order for your application to be complete you must submit the documents listed below in addition to the application at TalentEd: 12/hire.
- Cover Letter
- Resume
Parkrose is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants with culturally diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
Position Details
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Operates District school buses for the purpose of safely transporting students over scheduled routes to/from school or other approved designated school activities.
- Operates District school buses in accordance with District policies and procedures and in compliance with all State of Oregon traffic laws and regulations (OARs and ORSs).
- Supervises assists and instructs students and other passengers in safe bus riding practice entry and exiting of the bus during regular and emergency situations.
- Performs designated pretrip and posttrip inspections of the assigned school bus in accordance with District policies and procedures and laws of the State of Oregon. Inspects assigned vehicles (i.e. brake system oil levels coolant tire pressure exterior condition etc. for the purpose of ensuring that the vehicle is in a safe operating condition.
- Assesses potential emergency situations for the purpose of taking appropriate action to protect the wellbeing of passengers.
- Immediately reports and identified mechanical or operational defects in the assigned school bus in compliance with District policies and procedures.
- Reports all incidents complaints accidents and/or potential emergency situations in compliance with District policies and procedures.
- Cleans assigned vehicles both interior/exterior for the purpose of maintaining appearance sanitation and safety of vehicle.
- Instructs students and/or passengers twice yearly on safe bus riding and evacuations as required by Physical Examinations OAR.
- Prepares all required reports forms or other documents as required by the District.
- Is knowledgeable and complies with District policies and procedures and State of Oregon regulations regarding the operation of a school bus.
Other Job Functions:
- Assists other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities.
- Fuels assigned vehicle for the purpose of maintaining vehicle in a safe operating condition.
- Provides courier services for the purpose of transportation.
Skills Knowledge and/or Abilities Required
- Skills: are required to perform single technical tasks with a need to occasionally upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skills required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: completing thorough pre trip inspections operating school buses administering first aid and preparing and maintaining accurate records.
- Knowledge: is required to perform and understand written procedures write routine documents and read speak and write the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public understands highway signs and signals in the English language respond to official inquiries and make entries on reports and records. Specific knowledge required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job including safe driving practices.
- Ability: is required to work with others in a variety of circumstances and operate all student transporting equipment. Is also required to work with diverse groups/individuals. Specific abilities required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: maintaining confidentiality meeting schedules and working as part of a team.
- Responsibilities: include maintaining current Commercial Drivers License First Aid card and Oregon Department of Education School Bus Drivers Certificate and having the aforementioned with you at all times. Attend all required department meetings and trainings. Maintain knowledge of and comply with District and State regulations as they relate to school bus drivers.
Physical Requirements
- The usual and customary methods of performing the jobs functions require the following physical demands: occasional lifting carrying pushing and/or pulling; intermittent stooping kneeling crouching and/or crawling; and continual manual hand and finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 70 sitting 15 walking and 15 standing.
- Required to demonstrate as stated in Physical Examinations OAR including but not limited to: physical capacities required to operate a bus: continual sitting leg/foot use required to depress brake pedal to a pressure of at least 90 pounds and depress clutch pedal to a pressure of at least 40 pounds unless operating an automatic transmission reaching handling grasping fingering. Frequent twisting pushing and pulling e.g. up to 30 pounds of force to manually operate bus entrance door and during an emergency situation a student(s) might have to be assisted requiring carrying or dragging a 125 pound person 30 feet in 30 seconds or less. Occasional standing walking crouching stooping. Intermittent climbing e.g. a maximum step height of 17.5 inches to enter bus and in an emergency situation exits from an emergency door opening of 24 x 48 inches and at least 42 inches from the ground in ten seconds or less balancing lifting and carrying.
Senses Requirements
- Possess a reaction time of of a second or less from the throttle to the brake control. Continual hearing and not less than 7/15 in at least one 1 ear. Drivers requiring a hearing aid must wear a properly operating aid at all times while operating a bus. Continual vision requiring near acuity and far acuity of no less than 20/40 in each eye either with or without corrective lenses and binocular acuity of at least 20/40 in both eyes with or without corrective lenses. A field of vision of not less than a total of 140 degrees depth perception and color vision to distinguish red green and yellow colors. Drivers requiring corrective lenses shall wear properly prescribed lenses at all time while operating a bus.
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