Job Purpose: Primary Responsibility is to safely transport passengers in multiple types of vehicles, including those with manual and automatic transmissions.
Major Responsibilities:
- Drives a regular route, is a regular, spare or charter driver. Safe operation of transportation vehicle.
- Read and understand street signs, route sheets and maps.
- Complete pre-trip and post-trip inspections of the bus, including child checks.
- Assists students in the loading and unloading process, including wheelchair lift.
- Cooperates and communicates with school personnel, parents and students.
- Attend all safety and training meetings.
- Conducts emergency evacuation from the bus, including exiting from the emergency door.
- Cleans the insides of the bus including sweeping, dusting and cleaning windows. Cleans outside windows of the bus.
- Other specialized functions as required by contract.
- Responsible for student management
- Ability to learn & follow a route sheet/electronic routing device
Minimum Education & Certifications Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred
- Operator’s license with required endorsements & other state or local permits as required
Requirements & Expectations:
Good verbal communication skills.
- The ability to work early morning hours.
- Must be able to work without direct supervision
- Must maintain a professional and respectful attitude toward fellow employees and customers.
- Dress in a professional and appropriate manner for a business environment.
- Perform all job functions in the safest manner adhering to OSHA guidelines & other applicable Federal & State laws
- Execute all job duties while following company policy and procedure
- Ability to use or learn to use internet, additional programs as required and office equipment, including fax and phones or other electronic devices
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions (include amount of travel):
- Ability to successfully complete and maintain dexterity test and DOT physical and comply with drug free workplace policy
- Opening service door, emergency door, bus hood, steering, windows, applying service & parking brake, adjusting mirrors & wheelchairs, student evacuations dragging up to 120 lbs and for up to 40 feet.
- Lifting Bus hood, trash box, challenged passenger into their seats, wheel chocks, tire chains, emergency equipment. Up to 40 lbs.
- Walking Crossing lot, up and down bus aisle, around exterior of bus
- Sitting Up to 2-3 hours
- Climbing Steps in and out of bus, cleaning windshield, under hood inspection, multiple times a day
- Reaching under hood inspection, cleaning windows, applying tie-downs, safety vests, car seats, adjust mirrors, opening emergency door from ground, checking roof hatch, applying service brake, clutch and accelerator
- Gripping doors, knobs, switches, handles, etc.
- Detecting problems with passengers on bus, emergency vehicles, unusual engine noises, normal conversation
- Pre-trip inspection, applying tie-downs, sweeping, checking for sleeping
- Ability to read street signs, route sheets
- Communicating via the English language with passengers, parents, school officials, dispatch, monitor if applicable
- Dropping from emergency door to ground
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