Certified Bus Mechanic - Transportation

Montgomery-Public-Schools; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Decatur City School System is seeking a skilled bus mechanic to maintain school vehicles and equipment, ensuring safe, reliable transportation for students. The role involves maintaining maintenance records and coordinating inspections.

You will diagnose and repair bus systems, perform troubleshooting, and may assume bus driver or aide duties as needed. A valid certified mechanic license and a driver's license are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must have a valid certified mechanic license and a driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates maintenance records for school vehicles and equipment.
• Recommends major equipment and vehicle replacements.
• Conducts annual State school bus inspections.
• Diagnoses, repairs, rebuilds and adjusts vehicle systems as needed.
• Performs troubleshooting on school vehicles.
• May assume duties of bus driver or aide as required.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

SUMMARY:

• Coordinates activities to ensure that vehicles, including buses are properly maintained.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assures adequate maintenance and repair records are maintained for school vehicles and equipment.

• Recommends major equipment and vehicle replacements.

• Annual State school bus inspection.

• Maintains the ability to diagnose, repair, rebuild and make necessary adjustments on all vehicle systems.

• Performs troubleshooting and related repairs on school vehicles.

• Assumes duties and responsibilities of bus driver or aide as required.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumstances, and volume.Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Must have a license for certified mechanic and drivers license.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community.Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, and talk or hear.The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms.The employee is occasionally required to sit.The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds such as bus parts and chemical containers.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.The employee is required to be able to hear conversations in quiet and noisy environments.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical bus and equipment.The employee may frequently work with toxic or caustic chemicals such as petroleum products, degreasers, gas fume, and sprays.The employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints.The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and occasionally very loud.

SALARY:

• Listed below are items that may be necessary to complete your employment process in order to compute your annual salary. It is your responsibility to provide us with this requested information in order to receive your accurate salary.

• We need verification of previous public school teaching experience. Use the following information when requesting verification of experience from your past employment at other boards of education:

  • Within the state of Alabama, experience must be verified on Supplement EXP

  • Outside the state of Alabama, we must have a letter (on school district letterhead) or public school district form showing beginning and ending dates stating your years of service and position held while employed

  • Credit is awarded for public school experience only, private, parochial, or similar experience will not be accepted

  • Experience must be full time at least 50%-100% of the academic year

  • Administrative credit will be awarded only for experience in the same position, i.e., principal for principal position as stated in the salary schedule

  • Transfer Sick Leave: If you have sick leave from another state school system or from another state of Alabama agency, you must have a Sick Leave Transfer form sent from your previous employer to our Human Resources department

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee(s) within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of an employee(s) for this job.

The Decatur City School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, sex, religion, national origin, or age in its programs, activities, or employment and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The Title IX Coordinator for Decatur City Schools is responsible for handling inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies. The Title IX Coordinator can be reached by calling the Decatur City Board of Education at [phone].