Position Type:
Transportation/Bus Driver
Date Posted:
5/30/2024
Location:
Transportation Department
Qualifications:

• High School diploma or high school equivalent required
• Bus Driver's license / CDL license required
• Supervisory references preferred
• Positive employment history preferred
• SLED/criminal background review required
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

Salary: $17.24 per hour with opportunities for over-time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Job Status: "At-will" Employee, subject to random drug and alcohol testing and pre-employment screening.
Responsible to: Director of Transportation
Job Duties:

• Obeys all 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.
• Keeps to assigned schedule.
• Checks bus before each operation for mechanical defects.
• Notifies the proper authority in case of mechanical failure or lateness.
• Discharges students only at authorized stops.
• Exercises responsible leadership when on out-of-district school trips.
• Transports only authorized students.
• Reports all accidents and completes required reports.
• Provides time, mileage and route reports as requested by supervisor.
• Enforces regulations against smoking and eating on the bus.
• Checks the bus before and after each trip.
• Adheres to district drug/alcohol testing policy and procedures.
• Reports any condition which may jeopardize safe transportation.
• Perform other related duties as required

A complete application packet must be submitted through the online application system prior to the closing date in order to be considered for this position. ALL of the following requirements must be submitted prior to the posted deadline:
1. Classified Employment Application
2. Three (3) Classified Employment References (Included in Application)
3. Copy of High School Diploma/Transcript or High School Equivalent
4. Copy of CDL/Bus Driver's License
CLOSING DATE: Until Filled
NOTE: It is the responsibility of the applicant to insure that all required application documents are submitted prior to the posted deadline. An incomplete application will render the applicant ineligible.
For DCSD Employees : In addition to the application packet, a "Request to Interview for Transfer" form must be submitted for approval (available on the website, in the schools, and at Department of Human Resources).
The District reserves the right at any time to extend the deadline without notice and without final consideration of any pending application.