Substitute-Bus Driver

BUS DRIVERGENERAL SUMMARYUnder the direction of the Transportation Supervisor and/or Director of Maintenance Operations and Transportation operates a school bus on designated routes to transport students/passengers to and from school sites and on occasional study trips or athletic events. Driver is responsible for ensuring the safety of all passengers while operating the assigned bus and for ensuring that the assigned bus is in a safe operating condition at all times. The driver is responsible for seeing that the bus is maintained in a clean and orderly condition and performs other duties directly related to this job following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESDrives a school bus safely on predetermined routes in accordance with time schedules transporting students to and from schools and on occasional educational or otherwise authorized established safety and operational inspection of assigned bus order and proper discipline of students/passengers; resolves disputes; documents and reports severe disciplinary any needed mechanical repairs to assigned bus; cleans interior of bus and washes windshield and other windows; follows established safety a two-way radio to maintain communication to and from Dispatchers a variety of records and reports including but not limited to mileage routing maintenance time schedules and time Dispatchers office of delays or changes that occur in scheduled assist with other routes when breakdown or other unusual circumstances First Aid in drive a District passenger vehicle occasionally to transport SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIREDAbility to see and read with or without vision aids; ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels; ability to communicate so others will clearly understand normal to convey detailed spoken instructions accurately loudly or of safe driving of provisions of the California Vehicle Code Administrative Code and Education Code applicable to the operation of the vehicles in transporting students. CHP 82.7 Standard in reading and interpreting road and street to establish and maintain proper conduct and safety of passengers on a school to be comfortable with students of multiple ethnicitys cultural values behavioral and physical to understand and follow both oral and written to read and write English at a level sufficient to successfully perform required in operating a two-way radio knowledge of radio codes and proper to exercise good judgment and extreme caution while operating a school bus and to remain calm in emergency to meet the physical requirements necessary to safely and effectively perform required : in addition to the above drivers assigned to the handicapped bus require the following: physical stamina and stature to load unload and secure wheelchair to:Lift/carry 60 pounds occasionally (less than 33% of the time or 1-100 times per day);Lift/carry 30 pounds frequently (34-66% of the time or 100-500 times per day);Lift/carry 10 pounds constantly (67-100% of the time or over 500 times per day);Push a maximum force of 29 pounds on objects;Pull a maximum force of 150 pounds on to endure exposure to inclement to operate electrical hydraulic lifts on handicapped of proper safety requirements of individual CONDITIONSMust have the physical skills/abilities/faculties to allow the full operation of any type and size of school bus that may be operated for the transportation of pupils on scheduled or unscheduled routes and study to moderate physical effort for extended periods of time; frequent sitting or to high stress school bus/vehicle transportation office CONDITIONSWork environment indoors and usually normal climate occasional adverse weather and exposure occasional: gasoline oil solvents contact with students parents transportation department and District contact with community members and outside agency CERTIFICATES/LICENSESA valid Class A or Class B license with a P endorsement California drivers license. A California special drivers certificate. Valid medical Aid and CPR certification. CPR certification is recommended but not STANDARDSEducation equivalent to the completion of the twelfth and physical condition to maintain a rigorous work schedule and meet standards of physical and mental health. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the : Minimum qualifications may be waived on a case-by-case basis by the Superintendent or designee in his/her sole and absolute Approved: July 22 2003Revised: June 15 2006