Bus Driver - $250 Sign On Bonus

Delphi Community School Corporation; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,364,931 - 1,991,362; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus of $250

Loyalty increase after five years of service

Job summary

A local educational institution seeks School Bus Drivers to ensure safe and efficient transportation for students. Responsibilities include obeying traffic laws, maintaining discipline among students, and regularly checking the bus for mechanical defects. Candidates must have a valid driver's license, a high school diploma or equivalent, and maintain a current medical physical. The position offers a daily rate ranging from $81.60 to $119.05, with additional benefits including a signing bonus and loyalty increases after five years of service.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Hold at least a High School diploma or its equivalent.
• Maintain a current up-to-date medical physical.

Responsibilities

• Obeys all traffic laws.
• Maintains discipline when students are on the bus.
• Checks bus before each operation for mechanical defects.

Skills

Valid driver’s license with clean driving record

Ability to work with students and community

Education

High School diploma or its equivalent

Job description

Title: School Bus Drivers

Position Type: Maintenance/Custodial/Transportation/ Bus Driver

Date Posted: 8/15/2025

Location: Corporation Office

QUALIFICATIONS

• Hold at least a High School diploma or its equivalent.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record. The corporation will assist with additional requirements.
• Hold a yellow card, which indicates your completion of the annual safety testing.
• Maintain a current up-to-date medical physical.
• Ability to work with students, parents and the community.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO

Transportation Director/Superintendent

SUPERVISES

Students being transported by bus.

JOB GOAL

To provide safe and efficient transportation so that students may enjoy the fullest possible advantage from the district’s curriculum and extra-curricular programs.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Obeys all traffic laws.
• Observes all mandatory safety regulations for school buses.
• Maintains discipline when students are on the bus.
• Reports undisciplined students to the proper authorities.Keep the assigned bus clean.
• Keep to the assigned schedule.
• Checks bus before each operation for mechanical defects.
• Notifies 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.
• Enforces regulations against smoking, chewing or using tobacco products and eating on the bus.
• Check oil level regularly.
• Check tires for proper air regularly.
• Conduct an average of one school bus evacuation per semester for the school year and fill out the required form.
• Inform the Transportation Director of their absence.
• Refrain from the use of drugs, tobacco, or alcohol while operating a school bus. Also, not operating a school bus while under the influence of any of these substances.
• Report any and all injuries to the immediate supervisor, filling out the appropriate forms.
• Report any and all hazardous situations/areas which are considered to be unsafe to the immediate supervisor, filling out necessary forms.
• Conform to all rules and regulations of the school and comply with all federal, state, and local laws relating directly or indirectly to the employee’s duties.
• Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the Superintendent/Designee may assign from time to time.
• Additional duties and requirements may be found in the Transportation Handbook.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

• 184 days
• Range for daily rate $81.60 - $119.05
• Pay Rate determined by daily mileage driven
• Any candidate recommended for hire will be asked to complete an expanded criminal history clearance at their cost.
• A signing bonus of $250.00 after successful completion of the probationary period

Loyalty Increase: For employees who are in good standing, for every five years of services to Delphi Community School Corporation, they will receive a $2.80 raise to their daily rate. The years must be consecutive. Any employee who leaves the school corporation and then returns will begin at zero consecutive years of service. All pay raises begin at the start of the calendar year.