Driver/Trainer

Chesterfield County Public Schools; United States; On-site; USD 37,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Chesterfield County Public Schools in the United States is seeking a school bus driver with strong safety and instructional skills. The role involves transporting students to and from school and activities, conducting pre-trip inspections, and maintaining orderly operations on routes and stops.

Candidates must hold a Class B CDL, have at least 3 years of driving experience with a clean record, and complete the required training and background checks.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of driving experience with a clean record.
• Must pass state-approved school bus driver training.
• Must meet physical qualifications for school bus drivers and FBI background check.

Responsibilities

• Operate school buses safely to transport students.
• Maintain and inspect vehicles daily.
• Provide supervision and instruction for new drivers during training.
• Coordinate with transportation supervisor and office staff on routes and stops.
• Complete reports and records as required.

Skills

Safe driving

First aid CPR

Defensive driving

Communication with students/parents

Education

Class B Commercial Driver's License

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Our outstanding teachers, support staff members and leaders are top-notch educators whom others seek to emulate, and quite simply – we would like for you to consider joining us.

General Description

Performs responsible and skilled work in transporting students to and from school and other school-sponsored activities; performs work under general supervision without specific instructions.

Essential Job Functions

• Responsible for familiarization with unassigned route packages in order to instruct new drivers on new or unassigned routes
• Conducts all training, evaluation and testing necessary and required in order for an individual to be eligible for employment once training program is completed;
• Serves as a mentor to new drivers by communicating and/or observing at least once a week during the first month of driving, at least twice a month for the first six months, then, as needed;
• Safely operates all types of school buses;
• maintains a regular schedule for picking up authorized staff and students and delivering them to schools according to schedule. Makes daily safety inspection of vehicles and equipment;
• ensures that vehicles are regularly maintained and keeps vehicles clean, properly heated and ventilated.
• Assists students on to or out of the vehicle;
• enforces safety and conducts regulations.
• Maintains records and prepares required reports.
• Makes reports to school officials concerning student disciplinary actions, incidents, or injuries.
• Participates and successfully passes all training required by state and federal law, and by School Board policies, regulations and procedures.
• Provides basic first aid and/or prescribed health care as necessary for students.
• Conducts classroom and behind the wheel school bus driver training throughout the year, including summer sessions, that conforms to state and local procedures;
• files attendance sheets;
• Ensures training is in compliance with VDOE, DMV and laws that govern transportation for students with special needs;
• Coordinates the annual School Bus Roadeo;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Budgetary Responsibility

N/A

Report Preparation

Completes and submits monthly and weekly reports that include, but are not limited to, pre-trip inspection forms, mileage, student attendance, long and short route forms, maintenance defect reports, student conduct referrals, vandalism, and injury reports and other reports submitted periodically, or as needed.

Equipment Operation

Daily use and operation of a school bus and equipment for fueling the bus.

Contacts

Transportation supervisor, coordinators and office manager-daily regarding revisions to routes and stops, or student changes. Police, fire or rescue personnel, school administrators, teachers, parents or other student transportation personnel–periodically regarding incidents, accidents or at the direction of the supervisor.

Work Direction

Provides direction to school bus attendants, who are assigned to the bus and have responsibility for a particular student, receive work direction from the bus driver.

Supervision

N/A

Decision Making

Makes independent decisions as needed to transport students; makes decisions within the guidelines of the school division’s Code of Conduct related to inappropriate student behavior.

Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities

N/A

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, hear, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; reach with hands and arms, stand, walk and smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The employee regularly performs work in a moving vehicle and is exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud and the employee is exposed to environmental and health factors associated with transporting students and driving a large vehicle.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of state and local school bus operation, laws and regulations;
• of exceptional education local policy and best practices and county geography.
• Working knowledge of first aid procedures including CPR.
• Demonstrated ability: to operate a large vehicle safely and punctually in all weather conditions, using safe and defensive driving methods;
• to maintain bus discipline and relate well to children, parents and staff and to provide constant attention and assistance to a number of children at the same time, including children with special health conditions or disabilities;
• to perform physical tasks such as lifting children;
• to give and follow instructions, work well under stressful conditions or emergencies and maintain confidentiality.

Additional Job Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age and at least three years of driving experience, with a good driving record that does not reflect more than -3 points within the last 36 months.
• Must meet physical qualifications for school bus drivers;
• successful completion of state-approved school bus driver training course and FBI fingerprint background investigation.
• Valid Commercial Driver's License.
• This position requires the incumbent to drive in accordance with Policy 5431, an employee who occupies the position and is assigned a district-owned or leased motor vehicle will be subject to annual driving checks and must maintain acceptable records pursuant to the standards set forth in the policy.
• Incumbent must meet the requirements as stated in Virginia Administrative Code 8VAC20-70-280 AND 8VAC20-70-350 and must have maintained a Class B license for two years prior to functioning as a behind-the-wheel driver trainer.
• Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation State Police Criminal History Investigation Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation Tuberculosis Screening/Test

Compensation

• Compensation $36,754.17 - $72,020.18
• Hours Per Day 8 Days Per Year 183

Benefits

• Benefits Chesterfield County Public Schools offers a wide variety of benefits to employees.
• Benefit offerings may differ based upon full-time and part-time employee status.
• Chesterfield County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.

This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements. However, administration reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position and does not imply an employment contract. As one of the largest and most innovative school divisions in the nation, Chesterfield County Public Schools is committed to creating a better tomorrow through authentic and captivating learning experiences. With work guided by the values of equity, integrity, teamwork and ingenuity, we believe that a better tomorrow is created one student at a time. Through our strategic plan, Imagine Tomorrow, our focus is to create an infinite learner mindset while encouraging students and staff to exemplify personal responsibility and supportive relationships. We think our schools are pretty amazing, but we aren’t the only ones. Our award-winning school division – which includes six National Blue Ribbon Schools, seven National Title I Distinguished Schools and six Middle Schools to Watch – is often cited as the reason people choose to live and work here. Educators from outside of our school division routinely visit our nationally-recognized schools to learn more about what we are doing, how we are doing it and why we are doing it.

Our outstanding teachers, support staff members and leaders are top-notch educators whom others seek to emulate, and quite simply – we would like for you to consider joining us.

You have a choice to make, and we would like for you to choose Chesterfield.