Driver II - School Bus 10 Month

Baltimore City Public Schools; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Local 44 (L44) bargaining union

City Retirement System

Job summary

Baltimore City Public Schools is seeking a District Office Transportation driver to transport students and handle deliveries. You will drive conventional and lift-gate buses, perform daily inspections, and maintain vehicle reports to ensure on-time service.

Must hold Maryland Class A or B CDL with passenger and school bus endorsements, pass safety tests, and meet district standards. Benefits include union affiliation and retirement system participation.

Qualifications

• Requires clean driving record and safe driving practices.
• Ability to interact effectively with students, staff, and contractors.
• Strong knowledge of traffic rules and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Drive and maintain school buses and lift gate vehicles for student transport and deliveries.
• Conduct daily inspections and preventive maintenance of vehicles.
• Maintain daily trip and vehicle reports with arrival times and routes.
• Monitor and adjust routes for safety and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with safety, district, and state policies.

Skills

Customer service

Record keeping

Communication skills

Safety awareness

Operate buses

Education

Maryland Class A or B CDL

Out-of-state CDL with endorsements

Job description

District Office - Position - Transportation

Job Number 8600047351

Start Date

Open Date 08/10/2026

Closing Date 09/04/2026

Drives and maintains school buses and other transportation vehicles for the safe transportation of students and delivery of varied materials.

Essential Functions

• Drives conventional and lift gate type school buses to transport students to and from school and educational field trips. Ensures that disabled and pre-school children wear appropriate seat and safety belts.
• Conducts daily inspections, performs preventive maintenance activities and cleans assigned vehicles.
• Maintains daily automotive vehicle reports to show destination and time of arrival and departure for each student.
• Reports all accidents and vehicular defects.
• Recommends changes to preplanned routes. Modifies or selects alternate routes to destinations that are affected by detours or unusual traffic conditions.
• Drives vehicles to and from repair shops.
• Delivers supplies, transit tickets and mail.
• Inspects buses and other transportation vehicles to ensure that preventive maintenance and service checks have been performed.
• Issues changes in vehicular and bus routes, as directed by the supervisor.
• Reviews the completed daily work sheets for accuracy, neatness and correct pupil information.
• Provides site observations for contractual and city bus drivers.
• Monitors bus routes to ensure safe, timely and dependable delivery of service.
• Conducts emergency school bus evacuation drills at various schools.
• Reviews and corrects descriptions of bus routes.
• Conducts audits of bus routes to ensure the appropriateness of requests for payment by contractors.
• Monitors the activities of school bus drivers to ensure the maintenance of valid driver's licenses, driving records and drivers training certificates.
• Performs and promotes all activities in compliance with equal employment and nondiscrimination policies; follows federal laws, state laws, school board's policies and the professional standards.

Maximum Salary 40.16

Minimum Salary 25.14

Desired Qualifications

• Unless expressly stated otherwise with respect to the qualifications indicated in the position description, City Schools reserves the right to consider other combinations of applicable education, training, and experience which provide the knowledge, abilities, and skills necessary to perform effectively in the position.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Successful completion of a COMAR regulated training program approved by BCPSS for school bus drivers may be substituted for the experience requirement.
• Maryland Class A or B Commercial driver's license, or an equivalent out-of-state driver's license, with passenger and school bus endorsements, and no moving violations.
• Must pass BCPSS road and safety tests.
• Knowledge of Maryland vehicle operation codes, standards and laws.
• Knowledge of procedures to be followed in the event of accidents or emergencies.
• Ability to operate school buses with manual and automatic transmissions and air brake endorsement.
• Ability to read street signs and maps.
• Ability to perform arithmetic calculations.
• Ability to interact effectively with others.
• Ability to maintain records and complete routine report forms.
• Ability to determine automotive malfunctions and to perform routine automotive preventive maintenance.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Full time or Part time Full time

Benefits

This position is eligible for benefits. To review the available options please see the information relevant to the union for this position by viewing the following link: http://www.baltimorecityschools.org

This position is affiliated with the Local 44 (L44) bargaining union.

This position is affiliated with the City Retirement System.

In accor dance with Maryland law, City School is required to share the position salary ranges in its entirety. Please note, this is not the hiring range. The hiring range for this position is ($25.14 - $30.87)