BUS DRIVER

Priority Dispatch Corp.; Tchula (MS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Priority Dispatch Corp. operates transportation services for Head Start centers in Mississippi. The role involves safely transporting children, enforcing seat belt use, seating by age/weight, and ensuring proper handoff to guardians on arrival.

The position includes completing daily sign-in/sign-out sheets, coordinating paperwork between families and Head Start sites, monitoring bus health, inspecting buses, and reporting repairs while maintaining a clean interior and efficient routes.

Responsibilities

• Transport Head Start children to and from centers safely and efficiently.
• Ensure all passengers wear seat belts or are seated in appropriate seats by age/weight and belted.
• Complete daily sign on and sign off sheets by name for all children boarding and exiting the bus.
• Deliver children to a responsible adult on the authorized list; never leave a child unattended.

Job description

Transport children to and from Head Start centers efficiently and safely.Ensure that all passengers wear seat belts or are placed in appropriate (age or weight) seats and belted in.Ensure that any behavioral issues do not compromise the safety of any child on the bus.Perform daily sign on & sign off sheets, accounting by name all children getting on and off the bus.Ensure that each child is delivered to the care of a responsible adult upon leaving bus (on the authorized list).Ensure that no child is ever left unattended while on the bus, following all procedures put in place to prevent a child being left behind.Visually observe the health of each child on the bus, report any concerns to Center Administrator or designee.Coordinate the paperwork flow between homes and Head Start sites.Continuous collaboration with site staff, families and transportation manager to design efficient bus routes, and mail/message deliveries.Perform a complete walk-thru of the bus after each route to ensure that no child or belongings are behind.Perform a complete visual safety check of each bus driven on a daily basis, completing daily pre and post trip checklists.Keep interior of bus clean daily, and bus exterior as needed.Report any needed repairs, and deliver bus to repair site.Record mileage and gas.