Substitute Bus Driver Job Description
Substitute bus driver positions with Fort Smith Public Schools are parttime positions. Typically substitute bus drivers must be available to work from 6:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Most bus routes are less than 1.5 hours in duration.
- Substitute bus drivers must have patience with children.
- Substitute bus drivers must have a good driving record.
- Substitute bus drivers are called as needed to drive a bus route when the regular driver is absent. As a substitute bus driver we are flexible with your availability in regard to which days or how many days you are available to work.
- Daily pay for substitute bus drivers is $70 (paid on the 15thand 31stof each month)
- Pay for driving activity trips (ballgames field trips contests etc. is $15.00/hour with a three hour minimum. Most trips are in the late afternoons or evenings. However occasionally there are some short trips in the mornings or early afternoons.
Applicants with a CDL are preferred but not required. School substitute bus drivers must have the following endorsements on their license:
- Class A or Class B Commercial Drivers License.
- S endorsement specific for driving a school bus
- P endorsement needed to drive any passenger bus including school buses.
- No hydraulic brake restriction all of our buses are equipped with air brakes.
If you do not have your CDL with endorsements but want to work for us as a substitute bus driver we can provide some training and onsite testing to assist you.
OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS
- Follow district discipline procedures.
- Maintain emotional control under stress.
- Must have the ability to lift at least 40 pounds occasionally.
- Ability to endure prolonged standing walking sitting kneelingoccasional reaching above the head or the shoulders bending squatting.
See Substitute Pay Rates Salary Schedule
For our salary schedule click this link to visit our district website.