Bus Driver

Folsom Cordova Unified School District; Rancho Cordova (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training during onboarding

Structured driver training program

No prior bus driving experience needed

Job summary

Folsom Cordova Unified School District is seeking dedicated individuals to join our Transportation team as School Bus Drivers. No prior bus driving experience is required, with paid substitute bus driver roles during training.

The district offers a comprehensive training program and ongoing development to ensure safe and reliable student transportation. Training includes classroom, behind-the-wheel, and performance evaluation components.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Any combination equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.
• Licenses and Certificates: Must possess and maintain a valid State of California Class B driver's license and California School Bus Driver Certificate. Acquire and maintain a valid First Aid and CPR certificate or endorsement by the CHP within six months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Operate a school bus on designated routes to transport school children.
• Follow supervision and district procedures to ensure student safety and service.
• Complete required training and assessments to become a certified school bus driver.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Commitment to student safety

Ability to attend training sessions

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

California Class B driver's license

California School Bus Driver Certificate

First Aid/CPR certification

Job description

• Complete district Mandated Reporter training, Sexual Harassment, etc.

Application Deadline: November 20, 2026

Work Months: 9.5 on call as needed

Hours: 5.25 to 6.0 hours per day, 5 days a week

Salary: $23.56 to $28.65 per hour

The Folsom Cordova Unified School District (FCUSD) is seeking dedicated individuals to join our Transportation team as School Bus Drivers. This is an excellent opportunity to begin a meaningful career supporting student success—no prior bus driving experience required.

Start Your Career While You Train

New hires are onboarded as paid substitute bus drivers and will earn $23.56 per hour during training while completing the District’s School Bus Driver Training Program.

Comprehensive Training Program

FCUSD provides a structured training program designed to prepare you for success as a professional school bus driver. The program:

• Includes approximately 100 hours of training over about one to two months
• Combines classroom instruction, behind-the-wheel training, and performance evaluation
• Requires successful completion of all components, including attendance, participation, and assessments
• Prepares candidates to safely and effectively transport students

Progress is closely monitored throughout the program to ensure trainees meet the high standards required for student safety and service.

Minimum Sub Bus Driver Cadet Requirements

• Valid driver’s license (Class C or higher)
• Ability to meet training, licensing, and performance standards
• Strong communication skills and commitment to student safety
• Ability to attend all required training sessions

Job Description

Bus Driver

Under the supervision of the Director of Transportation, operate a school bus over designated routes to transport school children and to do related work as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience: Any combination equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.

Licenses and Certificates: Must possess and maintain a valid State of California Class B driver's license and California School Bus Driver Certificate. Acquire and maintain a valid First Aid and CPR certificate or endorsement by the California Highway Patrol within six months of employment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Physical abilities include the usual and customary methods of performing the job’s functions and require the following physical demands: occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing, some stooping, kneeling, crouching; reaching, handling, touching and/or feeling; manual dexterity to operate a bus, climb steps, and reach overhead. Correctly demonstrate sufficient strength, mobility, and range of motion to arm lift 50 pounds and floor lift 50 pounds. in an employee entrance evaluation.

Significant physical abilities include the ability to sit at a desk, conference table, or in meetings of various configurations for extended periods of time; see and read, with or without visual aids, laws and codes, rules, policies and other printed matter, computer screens and printouts; read traffic signage, hear and understand speech at normal room levels and hear and understand speech on the telephone or radio; speak in audible tones aloud and on the radio so that others may understand clearly in normal conversations and over the sounds encountered while operating the bus.

Upon Conditional Offer of Employment

• DOJ and FBI Criminal Background Check
• TB Test within the last 60 days (Education Code 49406, Assembly Bill 1667)
• Complete district Mandated Reporter training, Sexual Harassment, etc.
• Must obtain and maintain a First Aid/CPR Certificate (In-Person Training ONLY)
• Pre-Employment Physical Evaluation conducted through the District (Minimum 50 pounds)

Comments and Other Information

The Folsom Cordova Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment) or bullying based on a person’s actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

For questions or complaints, contact:

Jim Huber, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services

Compliance Officer, Section 504 Coordinator, ADA Coordinator (students)

[e-mail]

916-294-9000 x 104580

Shannon Diaz, Director of Compliance

Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator

[e-mail]

916-294-9000 x 104415

1965 Birkmont Drive

Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

The Folsom Cordova Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.

The District Title IX Coordinator is:

Shannon Diaz, Director of Compliance

Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator

[e-mail]

916-294-9000 x 104415

1965 Birkmont Drive

Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

The District nondiscrimination policy can be located at: https://www.fcusd.org/district/about-us/nondiscrimination-statementpolicy

The District’s nondiscrimination complaint procedures can be located at:

Students: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/uniform-complaints

Staff: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/nondiscrimination-in-employment

To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or sex-based harassment, or make a complaint of sex discrimination or sex-based harassment under Title IX, please refer to:

Students: https://www.fcusd.org/district/about-us/title-ix-notificationsexual-harassment Staff: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/sexual-harrassment-title-ix

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Este empleador participa en E-Verify y proporcionará al gobierno federal la información de su Formulario I-9 para confirmar que usted está autorizado para trabajar en los EE.UU.