Route Bus Driver

Washakie County School District 1; Worland (MO); Presencial; USD 25.000 - 39.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Washakie County School District 1 is seeking a Bus Driver to ensure safe pupil transportation to and from school and on field trips. The role requires pre-trip inspections, fueling, and maintaining discipline per district policies, while ensuring all safety devices function properly.

Responsibilities include timely departures and arrivals, reporting any incidents, and coordinating routine maintenance. Applicants should be capable of handling emergencies and performing drills as required.

Formación

• Knowledge of traffic laws and road signs.
• Manual dexterity to operate and inspect the bus.
• Good visual and auditory acuity; must be able to communicate clearly.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Strong organizational, problem solving, and time management skills.
• Ability to learn from procedures manuals and follow traffic signs.
• Ability to move through the bus and classrooms.
• Maintain composure under pressure and emergencies.
• Ability to establish cooperative working relationships.

Responsabilidades

• Safely drives a school bus on assigned routes and field trips.
• Transport students, teachers and others as required.
• Inspects bus daily for safety and cleanliness.
• Cleans and refuels bus as needed.
• Ensures communication devices are functional before trips.
• Reports mechanical issues, violations or accidents promptly.
• Arranges for routine maintenance and transports bus to service facilities.
• Maintain order and discipline among students per district policies.
• Monitor route timing and efficiency; report as needed.
• Maintain and submit required records and reports.
• Ensure no child is left unattended on the bus.
• Inventory emergency supplies and equipment; report needs.
• Prepare for bus drills and conduct evacuation drills.
• In emergencies, evacuate students per procedures and file reports.
• Participate in trainings and professional development.

Conocimientos

Traffic laws knowledge

Manual dexterity

Visual acuity

Auditory acuity

Verbal communication

Written communication

Time management

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Ability to follow manuals and signs

Educación

High School Diploma or GED

Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

Descripción del empleo

Bus Driver

Position Purpose

Under the general supervision of the Transportation Supervisor, to ensure the safe transportation of students, staff, and others to and from school, residential neighborhoods, and field trips.

Essential Functions:

• Safely drives a school bus on days when school is in session over designated routes in accordance with time schedules, loading and unloading students at designated locations.
• Transports students, teachers and others on school field or activity trips.
• Inspects assigned bus on a daily basis prior to transporting of passengers to ensure that bus is in good, clean, and safe working order.
• Cleans and refuels bus as needed.
• Ensures that a communication device is in proper working order before each trip.
• Reports all mechanical deficiencies, traffic violations, or accidents, promptly.
• Arranges for and ensures completion of routine maintenance of bus (e.g., oil change); transporting the bus to and from maintenance and/or repair facilities.
• Maintains order and discipline in an effective and courteous manner among students being transported in accordance with district policies and procedures; reports any incidents involving student discipline.
• Observes and tracks route timing, such as total time en-route, time between stops, loading and unloading times or any other requested information for the purpose of establishing route efficiency, as requested.
• Maintains and submits records and reports as required.
• Follows procedures to ensure that no child is left alone on bus without adult supervision at any time, and that all children have departed bus at the end of all bus routes (morning, evening and during field trips or other special trips).
• Inventories bus emergency and first aid supplies and equipment; reports needs to the Supervisor.
• Prepares aides and children for bus drills and ensures bus evacuation drills are held as required.
• In case of accidents/emergencies, evacuates children according to written and practiced procedures, ensures that medical emergency procedures are followed; completes a written report as required.
• Attends and participates in trainings, and other continuing education, career and professional development opportunities.

Additional Duties

Performs other related tasks as assigned.

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Equipment

Uses standard automotive and bus equipment, and telephone.

Travel Requirements

Travels to and from school district buildings, to vehicle service stations, field trip locations and other destinations are required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of all traffic laws, regulations, road signs and related information.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate the bus, conduct pre-trip inspections, and clean the bus.
• Visual and auditory acuity within professionally determined normal ranges, with correction if needed.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective organizational, problem solving, and time management skills.
• Ability to learn and comprehend information from procedures manuals and other materials. Ability to comprehend and follow traffic signs required.
• Ability to physically move through the bus, center and classrooms.
• Ability to maintain composure and perform responsibilities under pressure and in cases of accidents or other emergencies.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards

Works in standard school bus and garage environment.

Qualifications Profile

Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:

Certification/License:

• Motor Vehicle Operator's (DMV) License.
• Current Commercial Driver's License (CDL), class B with Passenger and School Bus endorsement.

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Bilingual, both oral and written, ability (English/Spanish) is preferred.

Experience:

• Successful prior experience working as a bus driver, preferably in a school district or transporting children.

Culture

We are a culture of collaboration that supports Professional Learning Communities (PLC):

"An ongoing process in which educators work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve. Professional learning communities operate under the assumption that the key to improved learning for students is continuous job-embedded learning for educators."

--Richard DuFour

FLSA Status: Nonexempt