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Job Summary
Position is responsible for operating a school bus and transporting school-aged children and other authorized personnel safely and efficiently over specified routes to and from schools and various activities.
Position conducts pre-trip inspections; observes safety regulations and policies; enforces student discipline on the bus;
and performs related work.
Essential Duties
and completes required accident reports.
Other Duties
Job Specifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and / or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the essential functions.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and / or Abilities Required)
Must possess a high school diploma or GED. Must have a valid commercial driver’s license to operate a school bus or must acquire one prior to the completion of the division’s classroom training course.
Must possess an excellent driving record in compliance with division standards, excellent driving skills, and must successfully complete the school division’s training course.
Must possess a good knowledge of procedures and federal / state laws governing the safe operation of a school bus prior to the completion of the division’s training course.
Must possess knowledge of, or the ability to accurately and quickly learn, how to properly secure a wheelchair, car seat, and other restraining devices on a school bus.
Must possess the ability to maintain student discipline and ensure that student behavior is not a distraction to safe driving.
Must possess the ability to recognize and report any unsafe act or condition. Must remain in compliance with state / division regulations regarding the use of controlled substances and alcohol as applied to school bus drivers.
Must meet the mandated physical and mental requirements established by the state and the US Department of Transportation the school division is not permitted to employ individuals that do not meet these standards.
Must be capable of working independently and possess the ability to understand and follow through on oral and written instructions.
Must possess the ability to interact with students, parents, and faculty in a positive and proper manner.
Working Conditions & Physical Requirements
Duties are performed on a school bus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to loud noise levels;
fumes or airborne particles; noxious odors; vibrations from driving a bus; and traffic. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use foot controls to drive; reach with hands and arms;
climb; bend, stoop, and kneel; and talk or hear. The employee must be physically able to perform and demonstrate emergency evacuation procedures.
This includes the pushing / pulling of up to 50 pounds. In addition have the ability to use emergency exits at any location on the bus.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, night / dusk vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties may be occasionally performed on field trips away from school.
The noise level in the work environment is loud.
Clearance
Criminal Justice Background check, Fingerprinting, TB Assessment
Supervision Exercised : None
Supervision Received : Area Transportation Supervisor
The Accomack County School System does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, handicap, race, religion, color, or national origin in its employment practices.
We are an equal opportunity employer."
Last updated : 2024-05-21
Full Time
$36k-46k (estimate)
03/12/2023
08/20/2024
olc.accomack.k12.va.us
Chincoteague Island, VA
<25
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