School Bus Driver - 6 hours SY 26-27 PC 1744 & 1776

Manassas City Public Schools; Manassas (VA); Vor Ort; USD 36.000 - 74.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Manassas City Public Schools in Manassas, Virginia, is seeking a School Bus Driver – Special Education. This full-time, 9-month position involves safely transporting students on fixed routes and field trips, enforcing safety rules, and performing pre-trip inspections. Requires a valid Class B CDL, high school diploma or GED, CPR/First Aid, and the ability to lift 50 lbs.

Pay: $25.99–$54.44/hour. Starting Aug 6, 2026, reporting to the Director of Transportation; you’ll maintain records and uphold

Qualifikationen

• Must be able to read and write; a high school diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred.
• Must possess or obtain a class B Commercial Driver’s License, in good standing, issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Training: Classroom Training/Pre-Trip Inspection; Behind the Wheel Training (with and without Children); Bloodborne Pathogens Training; CPR/First Aid Training.

Aufgaben

• Transports students safely on an assigned route according to a definite time schedule.
• Provides transportation for field trips, athletic contests, and extracurricular events.
• Ensures students are properly seated and supervised and enforces rules of conduct.
• Performs pre-trip inspection and reports issues to Maintenance.
• Maintains a clean bus and a healthy environment for students.
• Reports accidents immediately to the transportation dispatcher.
• Keeps records such as daily maintenance forms, timesheets, route schedules, and discipline referrals.
• Operates the vehicle in compliance with traffic and safety laws.
• Maintains CPR and First Aid Certifications.

Kenntnisse

Reading maps

Two-way radio

Lift 50 lbs

Safety procedures

Discipline & student management

Confidentiality

Ausbildung

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Class B CDL

CPR/First Aid training

Jobbeschreibung

School Bus Driver - 6 hours SY 26-27 PC 1744 & 1776

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Job Details

Job ID: 5960247

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Oct 14, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 6, 2026

Job Description

Position Title: School Bus Driver – Special Education

Pay Grade: 9 Period of Employment: 9 months

Description Approved/ Revised: 06/2024 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Supervised by and/or Reports to: Director of Transportation

General Responsibilities: Performs all activities required to safely operate a school bus transporting students and other authorized personnel to and from schools and school-related events.

Essential Duties:

(This list is intended solely as an illustration of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude their addition if they are similar to or a logical extension of the position.)

• Transports students safely on an assigned/unassigned route according to a definite time schedule.
• Provides transportation for field trip, athletic contests, and extracurricular events.
• Provides care and supervision of the students by taking appropriate safety precautions when students are boarding and departing.
• Reviews the sign-up sheet on the board for additional assignments.
• Checks-in with the dispatcher for any changes in normal duties or new student passengers.
• Accepts additional assignments as required.
• Performs state required pre-trip inspection in accordance with Manassas City Public Schools and the commercial driver’s license (CDL), which includes but is not limited to fuel, oil, water, lights, brakes, and steering. Reports any problems to the Maintenance Department.
• Maintains a clean bus, ensuring a healthy environment for students and maintaining presentable school transportation.
• Inspects the bus after every run for students, lost items, and damage.
• Maintains a safe environment within the bus by enforcing rules of conduct. Reports misconduct to a building administrator and the student’s teacher.
• Remains abreast of weather conditions and school closings, early dismissals, or late openings.
• Prepares and completes reports such as a daily maintenance form, timesheets, route schedules, field trip forms, mileage records, and discipline referrals.
• Adheres to the Manassas City Schools Transportation Handbook.
• Conducts semi-annual bus evacuation drills.
• Reports all accidents immediately to the transportation dispatcher.
• Ensures that all students are properly seated before putting the vehicle in motion and during the entire trip.
• Maintains a good driving record and CDL as required by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Operates the vehicle in compliance with all traffic and safety laws and regulations.
• Maintains CPR and First Aid Certifications.
• Returns Pre-K and kindergarten students to school if a responsible party is not present at the bus stop.
• Reports all moving violations, personal or work related, including DUI’s.
• Maintains confidentiality of student’s medical diagnosis, issues, and student information.
• Secures wheelchairs, car seats, and other restraining devices on the bus as needed.
• Assists the bus attendant in monitoring students with special health conditions, such as seizures and heart conditions.
• Assists the bus attendant ensure that students are properly seated and secured.
• Supervises the bus attendant.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requisite Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• General knowledge of the city’s layout and ability to read a road map.
• Able to converse over a two-way radio for communication.
• Able to lift minimum of 50 pounds.
• Able to detect equipment malfunction.
• Knowledge of and compliance with the State Board of Education’s pupil rider safety instruction for emergency evacuation and fire drills.
• Knowledge of the use of equipment for disabled children (training will be provided).
• Knowledge of how to operate the lift and how to operate the air brakes.
• Ability to interactive positively with, gain respect of, and maintain discipline over student passengers to ensure that behavior is controlled.
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials, the general public, co-workers, students, and parents.
• Knowledge of passenger’s disabilities.
• Able to detect equipment malfunction.

Requisite Education and Experience:

• Must be able to read and write; a high school diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred.
• Must possess or obtain a class B Commercial Driver’s License, in good standing, issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Classroom Training/Pre-Trip Inspection Training; Behind the Wheel Training without Children; Behind the Wheel Training with Children; Bloodborne Pathogens Training; Bus Attendant Training (use of equipment); CPR/First Aid Training.

Physical Requirements:

Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through the use of the telephone and personal contact as normally defined by the ability to see, read, talk, hear, handle or feel objects and controls. Physical capability to effectively use and operate various items of office related equipment, such as, but not limited to: a personal computer, calculator, copier, and fax machine. Some climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, or repetitive motions required.

Manassas City Public Schools (MCPS) does not discriminate in employment nor in the provision of educational programs, services and activities on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $25.99 to $54.44 Per Hour

Job Categories: Support Staff > Transportation

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Stacy Hancock , HR Coordinator
• Human Resources
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]