Bus Driver/Custodian

Position Type:
Maintenance/Custodial/Bus Driver/Custodian

Date Posted:
5/13/2026

Location:
Maintenance, Operations and Transportation

Closing Date:
05/19/2026
Job Summary: Transports students, including special education students, to and from school within prescribed routes, on field trips authorized by school officials, and assures the safety of the students while in a school vehicle. Performs daily inspections of a bus or transportation equipment. Keeps assigned school buildings and school grounds clean and orderly.

The candidate must have or be able to obtain within the first 6 months of employment: California State School Bus Driver's Certificate, California State Driver's license - Class B or higher, and complete a school bus driver's training program.

Work Hours: 8 Hours/Day - 12-month position
Monday - Thursday 2:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Friday 12:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Job Site: Richland Junior High

Salary Range: Range 8 when starting as a Custodian: $3,398 - $4,132 / Monthly Salary
Range 10 when starting as a Bus Driver: $3,749 - $4,556 / Monthly Salary

Minimum Qualifications & Abilities:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• The candidate must have or be able to obtain within first 6 months of employment: California State School Bus Driver's Certificate, California State Driver's license - Class B or higher, and complete a school bus driver's training program.
• Current Medical Examiner's Certificate.
• Safe driving record and one (1) year of experience in the transportation of school children preferred.
• Knowledge of the proper application of first aid practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of the provisions of the California Motor Vehicle Code and the Education Code as they apply to the operation of vehicles transporting school children.
• Ability to work with and supervise children.
• Ability to work effectively with staff and public, and establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Knowledge of materials, disinfectants, equipment, and methods used in custodial work.
• Ability to use cleaning equipment and materials with skill and efficiency.
• Ability to use tools in minor maintenance work.
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Good physical condition as determined by pre-employment physical relative to the physical requirements of the job.

Essential Functions:

• Drives a school bus within the prescribed route(s) in accordance with time schedules, picking up and discharging students safely at designated stops.
• Escorts and assists students on and off vehicles, across streets, stopping traffic when required.
• Transports students and teachers on field trips to various locations, sometimes choosing the best route, and meeting departure and arrival times as scheduled.
• Conducts safety and operational inspection of assigned vehicle once a day as required.
• Maintains bus in safe and clean operating condition; reporting needed mechanical repairs; services the bus with gas and oil; checks tires and battery; cleans windshields, headlights, and washes buses; follows security precautions.
• Maintains order and proper discipline among students on buses following District policies regarding resolving disputes, documenting situations, and the disciplining of children.
• Transports children with special learning needs and physical handicaps.
• Operates a special bus ramp; loads and unloads students in wheelchairs on and off bus; permits only properly functioning wheelchairs on bus, and secures the wheelchair(s).
• Administers first aid as required.
• May be required to lift students physically and mechanically into and from bus.
• Maintains a variety of records as required, including but not limited to the daily bus reports, mileage, routing, maintenance, and cleaning logs.
• Attends on-going trainings of new techniques associated with all aspects of school bus driving (safety, discipline techniques, professional enhancements, etc.).
• Develops and maintains appropriate relationships with parents and the public at the onset and for the duration of designated routes.
• Works in shop performing odd jobs as necessary.
• Follows written schedule in performing routine custodial functions at assigned site; cleans classrooms, offices, restrooms, kitchens, cafeterias, and other site facilities; operates cleaning equipment, such as vacuums, buffer, floor cleaning and polishing machines, and gasoline blower; and performs other general cleaning tasks.
• Sweeps, scrubs, strips, seals, disinfects, mops, waxes, and polishes floors; cleans and vacuums carpets.
• Dusts, cleans, and polishes furniture.
• Cleans walls, ceilings, windows, woodwork, marker boards, and equipment.
• Cleans and disinfects drinking fountains, telephones, trash cans, and kitchen areas.
• Dusts light fixtures, furnaces, ledges; empties trash receptacles and pencil sharpeners; stocks and replaces towel, toilet tissue, and soap dispensers.
• Replaces lights and batteries; sets clocks; resets fire alarms and bell systems.
• Picks up paper, glass and debris; cleans, rakes, sweeps, and waters grounds; removes graffiti.
• Sets up, moves, and adjusts furniture and equipment as needed.
• Responds to emergency cleanups; makes minor repairs as needed; observes and reports maintenance needs.
• Locks and unlocks doors and gates to ensure security of buildings and grounds; responds to emergency calls; turns main water, power, and gas lines on and off as necessary; accepts evening civic activity assignments as necessary.
• Assists with inventories and preparing lists for maintenance and replacement items.
• Assists with gardening.
• Cares for and displays flags.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Superintendent or designee.

Attachment(s):

• Job Task Analysis - Bus Driver-Custodian