Bus Driver in Training

QUALIFICATIONS:                 High school diploma or G.E.D. Successful experience                                                                                                          working with children preferred.

REPORTS TO:                         Director of Transportation

JOB GOAL:                             To work with Driver Trainer to obtain CDL. Assists the school bus driver

                                              in maintaining discipline while bus is in operation; assists student loading,

                                              unloading and seating arrangements as required.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:      Salary and terms of employment according to approved

                                              salary schedules

EVALUATION:                        Performance will be evaluated in accordance with provisions

                                              of the district evaluation plan

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. During training to obtain the Commercial Driver's License (CDL), you will also work as a bus monitor.  The duties are outlined below: 

• Assists the bus driver in maintaining discipline on school bus; monitors and assists students while bus is in operation.
• Consults with and assists the bus driver in documentation of student information, record-keeping and completing route surveys.
• Assists the driver in securing seat belts, harnesses and wheel chair clamps.
• Assists parents and school personnel with safe loading and unloading of students; coordinates seating of pre-kindergarten students 
• Communicates with classroom aides, teachers, principals, and parents concerning student background, medical problems and behavior as appropriate.
• Maintains current knowledge of Emergency Evacuation procedures.
• Assists handicapped children on and off the bus and escort children across the street upon returning home; lifts children as required; assures that a responsible adult meets the students leaving the bus.
• Operates equipment, including wheelchairs, tie-downs, seat belts, harnesses, mechanical lift and other adaptive equipment as necessary.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical requirements indicated below are examples of the physical aspects that this position classification must perform in carrying out essential job functions. 

• Work is performed with standing, sitting, and/or walking.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching.
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, or pull heavy weight up to approximately 75 pounds.
• Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the person with a disability to   perform the essential functions of the job.