DO YOU HAVE A CDL PERMIT OR LICENSE? Receive a one-time $1,000 stipend. (Payable upon certification and six months of continuous service. Stipend to be paid in two installments of $500.)
DO YOU WANT TO JOIN THE TEAM BUT REQUIRE TRAINING TO OBTAIN A CDL? Receive a one-time $500 stipend. (Payable after successful completion of all training, upon certification, and after six months of continuous service. Training is paid at $15/hr)

Tucson Unified School District is committed to providing equitable and non-discriminatory transportation services.

We provide the safest mode of transportation to and from school for over 20,000 Tucson Unified students.

We serve the largest school district in southern Arizona, with a fleet of over 300 buses that drive over 1,250 bus routes.

Our school buses travel over 24,000 miles each day, and over 4,300,000 miles annually, including regularly scheduled routes, field trips, athletics events, and special education routes.

SUMMARYThe School Bus Driver is responsible for transporting school-aged children, and other authorized personnel, safely and efficiently over specified routes to/from the bus stop to school and/or various activities. The School Bus Driver also conducts pre-trip inspections, observes safety regulations and policies, and enforces student discipline on the bus. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTSFive years of previous driving experience is required.Ability to demonstrate mechanical skills as needed.

Valid Arizona Driver’s license

MVReport – showing no more than the allowable points against Driver’s License as described under Governing Board Policy: EEB-R-1 Business and Personnel Transportation Services - Transportation by Employees.

Speak, Read and Write in EnglishADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AFTER HIREValid Arizona Commercial Driver’s License, Class B, and current Arizona School Bus Driver Certificate required within ten days of hire.  -Paid, Commercial Drivers License (CDL) training is provided by the district during the first week of employment. Post-Offer/Pre-employment ADOT Medical Certificate with 50 Lift Test required.

CPR and First Aid Certification, certification must be maintained current during the course of employment.

Proof of immunity to rubeola (measles) and rubella (German measles), or proof of MMR immunization.Must submit to a post-offer/pre-employment drug/alcohol screenLevel 1 IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

Bloodborne Pathogen training offered by TUSD Risk Management Department.

COMMENTS

Effective: 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR

Location: Transportation- Broadway & Kino Parkway Area

Department website: http://www.tusd1.org/Departments/Transportation 

Classification: - Blue Collar 

FTE: .75 - 6.00 hours per day

Work Calendar: 9.5 months

This position is open continuously. There are multiple training classes scheduled throughout the school year.

Work Calendar: 12 months / $15.00 per hour during the training period.

The position pays $16.16 per hour with CDL. Credit is given for experience up to $18.77 per hour 

Positions less than 30 hours per week are not eligible for district benefits. 

To view the full job description, please visit our website. 

Tucson Unified School District is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination based on disability, race, color, religion/religious beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or national origin.