Bus Driver PC 1747
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CDL not required to apply.Paid training provided.
Position Title: School Bus Driver 6 hours
Pay Grade: Bus Driver Scale Period of Employment: 9 months
Description Approved/ Revised: 06/2024 FLSA Status: NonExempt
Supervised by and/or Reports to: Director of Transportation
General Responsibilities: Performs all activities required to safely operate a school bus transporting students and other authorized personnel to and from schools and schoolrelated events.
Essential Duties:
(This list is intended solely as an illustration of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude their addition if they are similar to or a logical extension of the position.)
- Transports students safely on an assigned/unassigned route according to a definite time schedule.
- Provides transportation for field trip athletic contests and extracurricular events.
- Provides care and supervision of the students by taking appropriate safety precautions when students are boarding and departing.
- Reviews the signup sheet on the board for additional assignments.
- Checksin with the dispatcher for any changes in normal duties or new student passengers.
- Accepts additional assignments as required.
- Performs state required pretrip inspection in accordance with Manassas City Public Schools and the commercial drivers license (CDL) which includes but is not limited to fuel oil water lights brakes and steering. Reports any problems to the Maintenance Department.
- Maintains a clean bus ensuring a healthy environment for students and maintaining presentable school transportation.
- Inspects the bus after every run for students lost items and damage.
- Maintains a safe environment within the bus by enforcing rules of conduct. Reports misconduct to a building administrator and the students teacher.
- Remains abreast of weather conditions and school closings early dismissals or late openings.
- Prepares and completes reports such as a daily maintenance form timesheets route schedules field trip forms mileage records and discipline referrals.
- Adheres to the Manassas City Schools Transportation Handbook.
- Conducts semiannual bus evacuation drills.
- Reports all accidents immediately to the transportation dispatcher.
- Ensures that all students are properly seated before putting the vehicle in motion and during the entire trip.
- Maintains a good driving record and CDL as required by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Operates the vehicle in compliance with all traffic and safety laws and regulations.
- Maintains CPR and First Aid Certifications.
- Returns PreK and kindergarten students to school if a responsible party is not present at the bus stop.
- Reports all moving violations personal or work related including DUIs.
- Maintains confidentiality of students medical diagnosis issues and student information.
- Secures wheelchairs car seats and other restraining devices on the bus as needed.
- Assists the bus attendant in monitoring students with special health conditions such as seizures and heart conditions.
- Assists the bus attendant ensure that students are properly seated and secured.
- Supervises the bus attendant.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requisite Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- General knowledge of the citys layout and ability to read a road map.
- Able to converse over a twoway radio for communication.
- Able to lift minimum of 50 pounds.
- Able to detect equipment malfunction.
- Knowledge of and compliance with the State Board of Educations pupil rider safety instruction for emergency evacuation and fire drills.
- Knowledge of the use of equipment for disabled children (training will be provided).
- Knowledge of how to operate the lift and how to operate the air brakes.
- Ability to interactive positively with gain respect of and maintain discipline over student passengers to ensure that behavior is controlled.
- Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials the general public coworkers students and parents.
- Knowledge of passengers disabilities.
- Able to detect equipment malfunction.
Requisite Education and Experience:
- Must be able to read and write; a high school diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred.
- Must possess or obtain a class B Commercial Drivers License in good standing issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Classroom Training/PreTrip Inspection Training; Behind the Wheel Training without Children; Behind the Wheel Training with Children; Bloodborne Pathogens Training; Bus Attendant Training (use of equipment); CPR/First Aid Training.
Physical Requirements:
Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through the use of the telephone and personal contact as normally defined by the ability to see read talk hear handle or feel objects and controls. Physical capability to effectively use and operate various items of office related equipment such as but not limited to: a personal computer calculator copier and fax machine. Some climbing stooping kneeling crouching reaching standing walking pushing pulling lifting grasping or repetitive motions required.
Manassas City Public Schools (MCPS) does not discriminate in employment nor in the provision of educational programs services and activities on the basis of race color religion national origin sex gender identity sexual orientation pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions age marital status veteran status disability genetic information or any other basis prohibited by law.
This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements. It is neither intended to be nor should it be construed as an allinclusive list of the responsibilities skills or working conditions associated with the position. The administration reserves the right to modify assign or remove duties as necessary.
Employment Type
Part-Time
