Professional Expert Pool, Bus Driver

Basic Function

This is a professional expert, short term temporary opportunity.

The Bus Driver is responsible for transporting passengers to and from scheduled college events, with an emphasis on transporting athletes, coaches, and staff to intercollegiate competition. The schedule for this position is primarily built around athletic game travel schedules and will be responsible for following a scheduled route, providing timely transport, and ensuring the safety of all passengers.

Representative Duties

• Transport college students and staff to various events and activities.
• Conduct pre-trip inspections to ensure the bus is in good working condition
• Operates large passenger vans and buses
• Maintaining all Department of Transportation paperwork required to include driver's logs.
• Ability to work a variable schedule to accommodate day, evening, weekend, & holiday events and/or activities.
• Performs other related duties as may be assigned.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Graduation from high school or completion of GED and minimum of one year of experience in passenger transportation, school transportation, and/or driving for a charter company or municipality.

LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS: (Must be provided upon hire)

• Valid California Class B driver's license with passenger endorsement.
• Current Medical Certificate (for DMV physical).
• Driving record clean of any major infractions.
• Satisfactory completion of pre-employment drug testing.
  
  

Knowledge & Abilities

KNOWLEDGE OF

• California Department of Transportation regulations
  
  

ABILITY TO

• Transport all passengers to and from Cerro Coso Community College
• Ability to transport during long distances, frequently greater than 200 miles round trip
• Obey all traffic laws to ensure passengers arrive to their destination safely
• Maintain a clean and mechanically sound bus at all times
• Ensure the safety of all passengers when entering and leaving the bus
• Speak, read, and write in English.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Work independently and cooperatively with others.
• Observe health, safety, and CA driving regulations. *
  
  

PHYSICAL EFFORT

• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate equipment.
• Reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally.
• Sitting for extended prolonged periods of time.
• Bending at the waist, kneeling or crouching.
• Use of step stool.
  
  

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Driving a vehicle to conduct work.
  
  

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

First Review of Applications: Complete application packets will be accepted until the closing date. The College reserves the right to extend time limits or re-initiate the recruitment/selection process at any point.

Completed application packet must include

• Completed Online Application for Employment form
• Current resume
  
  

It is the applicant's responsibility to redact (or remove) any personal information from all documents prior to uploading. This includes Social Security Numbers, Date of Birth, and any photos of the applicant.

Foreign Degree: Applicants with foreign degrees from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have their coursework evaluated by a professional association that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, INC. (ACEI). A copy of the evaluation must be submitted with your on-line application.

Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to make the necessary arrangements. EEO Plan 2018-2021 (Download PDF reader)

Note: The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal employment opportunity. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or because he/she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law, in any of its policies, procedures or practices._ Discrimination Free Work Environment

Employer Kern Community College District