Non-CDL Driver

Hamilton City School District; Hamilton (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton City School District is seeking a Non-CDL Driver in Hamilton, Ohio. The role supports student transportation, ensuring safety, following routes, and maintaining records for state reporting.

The driver must adhere to all school transportation policies and federal/state laws. The position is full-time with pay rates listed for experience, and requires reliable operation of buses and vehicles, as well as communication with the Transportation Supervisor and school staff.

Qualifications

• Safe driver of students
• Maintain required records and information
• Follow routes and schedules
• Comply with traffic laws and school transportation policies
• Report accidents and incidents promptly

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety of students and transport them to and from school and events
• Follow assigned routes and schedules and maintain vehicle cleanliness
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of driving laws as they apply to transporting school children
• Complete required incident and accident reports for state and board records
• Interact calmly and professionally with students, staff, and parents

Job description

Non-CDL Driver

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Job Details

Job ID: 4801931

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Feb 20, 2026 1:04 PM (UTC)

Job Description

Pay Rate: $18.50 - $28.21 hour based on applicable experience

Position: Non CDL Driver

Immediate Supervisor: Transportation Supervisor

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ensure safety of students
• Transport students safely and efficiently to and from school and school related events
• Follow assigned routes and schedules
• Maintain required records and information
• Report any mechanical problems to the utility worker or supervisor
• Keep assigned vehicle neat and clean
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge and awareness of changes in driving laws as they apply to transporting school children
• Obey all traffic laws
• Observe all mandatory safety regulations for school buses
• Maintain pupil control and report any violations to the proper authorities
• Discharge students only at authorized bus stops
• Transport only authorized students
• Report all accidents and complete required reports
• Enforce applicable federal and state laws, and Board of Education policies
• Complete established pre-trip inspection of vehicle
• Report any hazardous conditions along the existing route to the transportation supervisor
• Attend bus driver meetings and be available in the event of an early dismissal
• Notify the transportation supervisor in case of illness in order to permit time to secure a substitute driver
• Conduct front door, rear door, and combination front and rear door emergency evacuation drills
• Prepare reports, route maps, schedules, pupil lists, and accident reports as required by the State of Ohio, the Ohio Department of Education, and the Board of Education
• Make contacts with public with tact and diplomacy
• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information, e.g. student identification information, student medication
• Interact in a positive manner with staff, students and parents
• Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude, conversation, and by the safe and professional operation of a school bus
• Attend meetings and in-services as required
• Fill out Incident Reports and "Code of Student Behavior" violations

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Warm up the engine gradually in cold weather
• Exercise responsible leadership when on out-of-district field trips
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Transportation Supervisor

EQUIPMENT OPERATED

• Bus/Van
• Tire Gauge
• Safety equipment on bus
• Fire Extinguisher
• First Aid Kit
• Body Fluid Kit
• Various hand held items, e.g. tire iron, oil can, flares, broom, dustpan, flashlight, squeegee

ADDITIONAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue
• Occasional operation of a bus or vehicle in inclement weather conditions
• Frequent interaction among unruly children
• Occasional evening/weekend/summer work
• Occasional requirement to lift and carry bus supplies
• Frequent requirement to climb, e.g. steps on a bus and to check bus fluids, through bus back emergency door, bumpers to adjust mirrors or clean windshield
• Frequent stooping, kneeling and crouching during inspections
• Frequent requirement to balance when adjusting side mirrors
• Frequent extensive sitting, up to 4 hours at a time
• Frequent exposure to high levels of noise, e.g. bus engines
• Frequent repetitive hand motion, e.g. opening bus door and turning the steering wheel
• Occasional requirement to lift students or push and pull wheelchair bound students
• Occasional requirement to carry bus students in emergency evacuation
• Frequent exposure to various fumes, i.e. carbon monoxide and diesel fuel
• Frequent requirement to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, see (color vision required), read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and arms, crouch, climb, balance, kneel and stoop
• Occasional requirement to restrain
• Occasional requirement to work overtime

Position Type: Full-time

Contact Information

• ITC CHANGEME
• 400 N Erie Hwy
• Hamilton, Ohio 45011
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]