Substitute Car Driver

Essex County Schools; United States; On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Essex County Schools is seeking a Substitute Car Driver to ensure safe transportation of students and staff on designated routes while complying with time schedules and district policies.

The role requires a valid driver's license, clean driving history, and a high school diploma or GED. Responsibilities include daily vehicle inspections, maintaining records, and ensuring student supervision and safety at all times.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of traffic laws and safe driving practices.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Ability to learn and apply procedures and manuals.

Responsibilities

• Drive county vehicle on scheduled routes, pick up and drop off students and staff.
• Transport passengers on field trips and activities.
• Inspect vehicle daily for safety before operation and refuel/clean as needed.
• Maintain order and discipline and report incidents per district policy.
• Record route timing and maintain required reports and logs.
• Ensure no child is left unattended; supervise loading/unloading.

Skills

Traffic laws

Pre-trip inspections

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Phone

Job description

Title: Substitute Car Driver

Position Purpose

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

Essential Functions:

• Safely drives a county vehicleon 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 vehicle on a daily basis prior to transporting of passengers to ensure that vehicleis in good, clean and safe working order.
• Cleans and refuels vehicleas needed.
• Ensures that a communication device is in proper working order before each trip.
• Reports all mechanical deficiencies, traffic violations, or accidents, promptly.
• 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 in the vehiclewithout adult supervision at any time, and that all children have departed the vehicle at the end of each route (morning, evening and during field trips or other special trips).
• Inventories vehicle emergency and first aid supplies and equipment; reports needs to the maintenance shop.
• 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 vehicleequipment, and phone.

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 vehicle, conduct pre-trip inspections, and clean the vehicle.
• 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 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 vehicleenvironment.

Note:

Also see the Summary of Physical, Sensory and Environmental Requirements Needed to Perform Essential Functions for this position.

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:

• Driver's License and clean driving history
• Must have current driver's physical or be willing to get a driver's physical

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Experience

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