What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bus Driver position at Oldham County Schools?
OLDHAM COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 1014.041 - AR
JOB DESCRIPTION: TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT BUS DRIVER
Qualifications
JOB GOAL: To provide safe and efficient transportation so that students may enjoy the fullest possible advantage from the district's curriculum and extracurricular programs.
Performance Responsibilities
Incorporated by reference: 702 KAR 5:080
Adopted: February 6, 1988
Revised: September, 1991
Revised: June 30, 1998
Revised: June 8, 1999
Revised: July 7, 2003
Revised: July 11, 2006
Revised: September 20, 2012
Revised: October 30, 2014
Revised: February 23, 2015
Revised: June 30, 2015
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 1014.041 - AR
JOB DESCRIPTION: TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT BUS DRIVER
Qualifications
- High School Diploma/Equivalent
- Twenty-one years of age
- Current driver’s license, valid in Kentucky
- Physical examination - Board-appointed physician
- Pre-employment drug and alcohol screening
- Criminal record check
- Driving history check
- No drug or alcohol convictions within the last five years.
- Commercial Driver’s License (CDL); Class B; Endorsements: Passenger (P) & School Bus (S)
- Able to push, pull and lift 45 lbs. and bend at the waist, kneel and lift hands over head
JOB GOAL: To provide safe and efficient transportation so that students may enjoy the fullest possible advantage from the district's curriculum and extracurricular programs.
Performance Responsibilities
Incorporated by reference: 702 KAR 5:080
- Obeys all traffic laws.
- Observes all mandatory safety regulations for school buses.
- Maintains discipline when students are on bus.
- Reports undisciplined students to the proper authority.
- Keeps assigned bus clean.
- Follows bus route schedules as designed by route manager.
- Checks bus before each operation for mechanical defects and completes post-trip check at end of each route to insure no students or belongings remain on the bus.
- Notifies the proper authority in case of mechanical failure or lateness.
- Stops bus to load or unload students at designated bus stop only.
- Exercises responsible leadership when on out-of-district school trips.
- Transports only authorized students.
- Reports all accidents and completes required reports.
- Enforces regulations against eating and using tobacco products on the bus.
- Attends work regularly and on time. Notifies transportation office well in advance of official on-duty time before being absent.
- Follows all board policies and administrative regulations.
- Uses bus radio in accordance to FCC regulations.
- Completes all other task as assigned by supervisor.
Adopted: February 6, 1988
Revised: September, 1991
Revised: June 30, 1998
Revised: June 8, 1999
Revised: July 7, 2003
Revised: July 11, 2006
Revised: September 20, 2012
Revised: October 30, 2014
Revised: February 23, 2015
Revised: June 30, 2015