Bus Driver

Hacienda La Puente Unified School District; California; On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly pay rate

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

CalPERS retirement benefits

Promotional opportunities

Paid vacations

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Hacienda La Puente Unified School District is hiring Bus Drivers to provide safe transportation for students. Positions offer roughly 25–30 hours per week with possible additional assignments such as field trips. Applicants must meet DMV and licensing requirements and will join a team of 30+ drivers.

Facilities include competitive benefits, medical/dental/vision, and retirement through CalPERS. This is a community-focused role with opportunities for advancement and paid holidays.

Qualifications

• This role requires a clean driving record and DMV compliance.
• Certificate: Type-1 School Bus Special Driver with code 0/1/6.
• Class A or B CA driver license with passenger endorsement.
• Current DMV medical certificate and first aid card.

Responsibilities

• Drive a school bus on assigned routes per schedule.
• Transport students to and from school.
• Load/unload students safely at stops and trips.
• Follow district policies on student discipline and public contact.
• Perform daily safety inspections.
• Escort students across streets when needed.
• Prepare reports on loads, mileage, trips, standby time.
• Report vehicle problems or malfunctions.
• Transport children with special needs.
• Clean bus interior; perform minor first aid; manage ill children.

Skills

Safe driving

First aid knowledge

Safety maintenance

DMV rules & codes

Education

No education required

Job description

Currently, we are still actively recruiting for Bus Drivers.

Make a difference in the community and start your new career as a Bus Driver with Hacienda La Puente Unified School District! HLPUSD relies on a team of Bus Drivers to provide safe and reliable transportation for students. With approximately 30+ Bus Drivers, you can be part of an exciting team and play an integral role in transporting students toward success! HLPUSD offers competitive benefits:

• Competitive hourly pay rate
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement benefits through the California Public Employee Retirement System (PERS)
• Promotional opportunities
• Paid vacations
• Paid sick leave
• Paid holidays

Depending on need and availability, positions within this classification typically average approximately 25-30 hours per week with the possibility of additional assignments such as field trips, athletic events, etc.

Under general supervision of the administrator of the Transportation department, operates school buses on regularly scheduled passenger routes transporting students and school groups to and from schools, events, and on special field trips, in accordance with requirements of school transportation schedules and traffic laws.

APPLICANT FILING INFORMATION

This recruitment is open to the public. An eligibility list will be established to fill vacancies for full time, part time, evening, summer, and substitute positions throughout the duration of the eligibility list. Eligibility lists typically last for six months. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Pursuant to PC Rule 6.2.10, the eligibility list established for this recruitment may be used for another related classification at the same or lower salary.

• Current three-year driving record (request a form "K4" at a local California DMV office or via mail request by filling out a California DMV INF 1125 form by visiting: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/forms/inf/inf1125). The K4 form should be dated within 30 days of submitting your application.
• Type-1 School Bus Special Driver Certificate with code 0, 1, or 6 restrictions (from DMV)
• Class A or Class B California Driver License with passenger endorsement or equivalent
• Current medical certificate approved by the DMV
• Current first aid card

ONLY APPLICANTS WHO SUPPLY THE ABOVE DOCUMENTS WILL BE TESTED.

• Drives a school bus or transportation vehicle over assigned routes in accordance with an established time schedule.
• Transports children to and from school.
• Loads and unloads students safely at designated stops and on study trips.
• Adheres to District policies and procedures regarding student discipline, and public contact with parents and community members.
• Performs daily safety inspections.
• Stops traffic and escorts children across streets, when necessary.
• Prepares daily reports on student loads, mileage, type of trip, and standby time.
• Reports problems or equipment malfunctions.
• Transports children with special needs.
• Washes, sweeps, mops, and polishes the interior of a school bus or transportation vehicle.
• Performs minor first aid.
• Cleans up after ill children.

OTHER RELATED DUTIES

• May remove graffiti from bus seats.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS AMONG RELATED CLASSES

Bus Driver operates a school bus, over designated routes within established time schedules, transporting students to and from school and on special event trips.

Dispatcher prepares student transportation routes and bus driver schedules for home-to-school, special education and extra-curricular trips, and provide work direction and guidance to bus drivers

Bus Driver Trainer assists in planning and supervising the school pupil transportation program to train drivers, and to do other work as directed.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Employees in the classification sit, pull, climb stairs, stoop/bend, use fingers repetitively, twist or apply pressure with wrists or hands repetitively, use both hands and/or legs simultaneously, have rapid mental/muscular coordination, speak clearly, hear, have depth perception, have color vision/distinguish shades, see small details and for long distances, operate mobile motorized equipment, drive a vehicle.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Employees in this classification work inside and outside, in changing temperatures to over 90°, gas, exhaust, and cleaning solvent fumes, dust (moderate to high concentrations of silica or allergenic dust), odors, moving vehicles, exposure to minor and severe contagious illnesses/diseases (colds, flu, tuberculosis, measles, mumps, chicken pox, hepatitis), in direct contact with the public, students, district personnel.

Education

No education required.

Experience

No experience required.

Special

• Possession of a Type-1 School Bus Special Driver Certificate issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
• Possession of a valid Class A or Class B California Driver License with passenger endorsement or equivalent, including current medical certificate approved by the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
• Must be able to be insured, and continue to be insurable, by the District's liability insurance carrier.
• Applicants must provide the Personnel Commission Office with a copy of their current ten year driving record, obtainable from any office of the California Department of Motor Vehicles, at the time of application.
• This classification has been designated as safety-sensitive in accordance with Public Law 102-143 and requires a pre-employment drug test as well as a continued drug-free lifestyle for continued employment.

Knowledge of

• Safe driving practices.
• Basic first aid.
• Basic safety and maintenance requirements of automotive equipment.
• Provisions of the California Motor Vehicle Code and the Education Code and the California Administrative Code, Title 13 applicable to the transportation of students.

Ability to

• Drive a Type-1, 76 passenger, or more, standard shift or automatic transmission school bus with air brakes safely and efficiently.
• Maintain appropriate student behavior on a school bus.
• Follow oral and written directions.
• Learn the proper methods of bus safety inspections and maintenance.
• Handle situations with tact and diplomacy.

BUS DRIVER REQUIREMENTS