Bus Driver Trainer

Trimble County Public Schools

Position/Job Description

Purpose:  To conduct on-the-road and classroom phases of bus driver training courses; plan, implement and instruct safety programs for New District School bus drivers; to assure State laws, regulations and local board policies are met.

Reports To:  Director of Transportation

Qualifications:

1. High School Diploma or GED

2. Hold a valid Class ”B” Kentucky Commercial Driver’s License; School Bus Certificate; completion and maintenance of certification by Kentucky Department of Education School Bus Driver Instructor Course.

3. Hold a minimum of three years of experience in the operation of a school bus.

4. Shall have demonstrated people skills to indicate the ability to function in a team oriented environment.

5. Shall have a working knowledge of computers.

Specific Duties and Performance Responsibilities:

1. Conduct driver training instruction in accordance with the curriculum developed by the KDE Pupil Transportation Branch.

2. Assist in coordinating the annual School bus driver eight hour update as required by Kentucky Department of Education.

3. Assist Transportation Director in evaluating bus drivers who are experiencing traffic and or safety problems.

4. Train and assist new drivers concerning student behavior management problems and situations.

5. Conduct safe driving and safe working methods on various size buses. Drive designated bus routes evaluating time schedules as assigned.

6. Prepare transportation reports.

7. Conduct training programs for safe driving and safe working methods periodically and as specifically required.  Conduct school bus safety with students as required.

8. Attend required meetings and workshops to remain current concerning changes in State and Federal driving laws and regulations. 

9. Assist supervisor as required.

10. Perform other duties as assigned by the Superintendent, Director of Transportation and /or Designee.

     

    General Duties and Performance Responsibilities:

     

1. Determine appropriate action within clearly defined guidelines.

2. Present a positive image of the school to parents, and convey to them the school’s genuine concern with the education, growth and development of each student.

3. Seek to establish friendly and cooperative partnerships between home and school.

4. Work to develop a positive public relationship between the school district and community.

5. Carry out assignments in a timely manner without undue checking.

6. React positively to directives given by supervisors.

7. Demonstrate a willingness to cooperate with district administrators, principals and staff.

8. Maintain the confidentiality, both verbally and in written form, of each student’s educational records.

9. Strive to maintain and improve professional competence.

10. Take necessary precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.

11. Adhere to School Board of Education Policies and Procedures.

Equipment/Materials:

School bus and standard vehicle equipment; approved training materials

Physical Requirements: Medium to Light Work

• Ability to lift at least 40 pounds

• Ability to exert in excess of 30 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects

   

  Physical Activities:

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, twist, and reach

• Ability to push, pull, or lift exerting up to 20 pounds of force

• Grasping – applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

• Talking – expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.  Voice will need to be loud at times in order to be heard.

• Hearing Acuity – perceiving speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.

• Visual Acuity – seeing at a level which allows reading of numbers and text, operation of equipment, inspection of machines, etc.

• Vision

  • Color - ability to identify and distinguish colors

  • Peripheral – observing an area that can be seen up and down or right and left when eyes are fixed on a given point.

     

    Working Conditions:  The worker is subject to both environmental conditions as activities occur both inside and outside.

     

    Salary:  Commensurate with the school district’s Classified Salary Schedule

     

    Note:  This description of performance responsibilities is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed a declaration of what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be.  It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct or control the work of employees under his/her supervision.  The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty with the job description.

Salary : $21 - $28