Bus Driver

Concord Academy Boyne; Boyne City (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Concord Academy Boyne in Boyne City, MI seeks a school bus driver to transport students safely to multiple sites and events, follow schedules, and maintain the bus in safe condition.

The role requires a valid Michigan CDL with P and S endorsements, a current Medical Examiner's Certificate, a clean driving record, and the ability to manage passenger safety and communicate with staff.

Qualifications

• Valid Michigan CDL with P and S endorsements required.
• Unexpired Medical Examiner's Certificate required.
• Safe driving record and credentialed certification.
• Read and interpret maps; maintain passenger safety on bus.
• Ability to operate bus equipment and adapt routes as needed.
• Prepare pre-trip and incident reports; use two-way radio appropriately.
• Follow written and oral instructions independently.
• Meet physical requirements to perform duties safely.
• Establish effective work relationships with staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Drive a school bus safely on schedules to homes, sites, and field trips.
• Oversee loading/unloading; ensure seat belts are fastened.
• Maintain order; document disciplinary cases as needed.
• Perform daily safety and operational inspections; report repairs.
• Transport medications and messages between parents and staff.
• Maintain mileage, routing, maintenance, and time reports.
• Attend meetings and trainings as assigned; keep licenses current.
• Notify delays and assist with other routes during disruptions.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

Reading & interpreting maps

Safety of passengers

Calm under pressure

First aid knowledge

Mechanical safety awareness

Communication with staff

Disciplinary reporting

Adaptability to route changes

Pre-trip reporting

Operate two-way radio

Independent instruction-following

Ability to meet physical requirements

Team relationship building

Education

Michigan CDL with P and S endorsements

Valid Medical Examiner's Certificate

Clean driving record

Unexpired Course Completion Card (white/green)

Job description

Join our Team!

NATURE OF THE POSITION:

Under the supervision of Transportation Supervisor/Director, the bus driver is responsible for transporting students to
and from a variety of school sites and events and to assure their safety while passengers are in the school bus.
Responsible for ensuring the safety of all passengers, including special education students, while operating the
assigned bus and for ensuring the assigned bus is in a safe operating condition at all times. Drivers may be assigned to
drive wheelchairs or ambulatory buses.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1. Valid State of Michigan CDL with the P and S endorsements.
• 2. Valid un-expired Medical Examiner's Certificate.
• 3. Safe driving record.
• 4. Un-expired Course Completion (white or green) Card.
• 5. Ability to read and interpret a map, establish and maintain proper conduct and safety of passengers on the
  school bus, accept/relate to students with a variety of exceptional needs.
• 6. Exercise good judgement and extreme caution while operating a school bus.
• 7. Remain calm in an emergency situation.
• 8. Knowledge of the proper application of first aide practices and procedures.
• 9. Recognize mechanical safety hazards in the bus.
• 10. Modify bus routes as needed with Supervisors approval
• 11. Prepare related reports (pre-trip)
• 12. Learn to operate a two-way radio appropriately and as needed (not for personal use)
• 13. Understand and carry out both oral and written instructions in an independent manner. Write legibly and
  neatly to complete reports such as incident reports, security logs, and pre/post trip reports.
• 14. Meet the physical requirements necessary to perform the required duties safely and effectively.
• 15. Establish and maintain effective work relationships with those contacted in the performance of duties.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF POSITION:

• Drives a school bus safely in accordance with time schedules; transporting students to and from their homes, a
  variety of school sites, and on field trips as assigned.
• Oversees the loading and unloading of students, releasing students to authorized individuals; assures that
  safety belts are fastened.
• Maintains order and proper discipline of passengers resolves disputes, documents, and reports severe
  disciplinary cases.
• Conducts established safety and operational inspection of assigned vehicle daily: assures maintenance of bus
  in safe and clean operating conditions: reports needed mechanical repairs, installs special safety belts, sweeps
  interior of bus and washes windows daily.
• Transports and delivers medication, personal belongings, messages and memos between parents and school
  staff; collects and returns students' personal property when entering and disembarking.
• Maintains a variety of records and reports including but not limited to mileage, routing, maintenance, and
  time schedules.
• Attends meetings, programs, and in-services training as assigned.
• Maintains current required licenses and certificates.
• Notifies appropriate individuals of any delays in scheduled route.
• Assists with other routes when breakdown or other unusual circumstances occur as assigned.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MODIFIED BUS:

• o Physical stamina and stature to load, unload, and secure wheelchair students.
• o Willingness to endure exposure to inclement weather.
• o Skill to operate electrical/manual lifts on ramp buses, knowledge of proper safety requirements of
  individual wheelchairs.
• May operate a special ramp bus: loads and unloads students in wheelchairs on and off the bus, inspects
  wheelchair for operational safety and permits only properly functioning wheelchairs to load; operates ramp,
  assuring seatbelts are fastened, positioning of wheelchairs in bus, and secures the wheelchair.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Satisfactory criminal background check.
• Must pass pre-employment drug testing.
• Must pass all random drug testing.