Substitute Bus Drivers

Butler County Area Application Consortium; San Jacinto (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligable after 60 days

Job summary

Butler County Area Application Consortium is seeking a Substitute Bus Driver to ensure student safety and transport students to and from school and activities. You will follow routes, maintain records, and report issues while upholding safety regulations.

The role involves interacting with students, staff, and parents, keeping the bus clean, and complying with state transportation policies. This is a hands-on driving role requiring focus and reliability.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license and clean driving record.
• Ability to transport students safely and on schedule.
• Knowledge of relevant traffic laws and school policies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety of students during transport.
• Transport students to and from school and events safely and efficiently.
• Follow assigned bus routes and schedules.
• Maintain required records and information.
• Report mechanical problems to supervisor.
• Keep assigned vehicle neat and clean.
• Observe mandatory safety regulations for school buses.
• Discharge students only at authorized stops.
• Transport only authorized students.
• Prepare reports such as route maps and accident reports as required.

Skills

Safety awareness

Transport coordination

Traffic laws

Record keeping

Communication

Emergency procedures

Job description

Pay Rate: $21.93/hour

Benefits Eligable - After 60 days

Position: Substitute Bus Driver

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ensure safety of students
• Transport students safely and efficiently to and from school and school related events
• Follow assigned bus 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
• Safety equipment on bus
• First Aid 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 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