Bus Driver I-Transportation Pos#10326220

Santee School District•Santee, CA

About The Position

Under the direction of the Director of Transportation, operate a variety of school buses over designated routes to transport students, including students with special needs, to and from school and school-related activities; perform related duties as assigned. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS Incumbents in the Bus Driver I classification operate a school bus over designated routes transporting students to and from school and school related activities

Requirements

Knowledge of: Safe driving practices and techniques.
Knowledge of: First aid practices.
Knowledge of: The provisions of the California Motor Vehicle Code and the Education Code applicable to the operation of vehicles in the transportation of school children.
Knowledge of: Effective communication skills.
Knowledge of: Geography of the school district and other districts served.
Knowledge of: The school district map indicating all facilities and established routes between.
Knowledge of: Proper handling techniques of hazardous materials.
Ability to: Learn a prescribed school bus route and alternate routes.
Ability to: Learn and carry out prescribed safety checks.
Ability to: Maintain vehicle records.
Ability to: Evaluate situations and ascertain proper action.
Ability to: Operate a two-way radio, wheelchair lift and other special equipment as needed.
Ability to: Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
Ability to: Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Ability to: Remain calm in a variety of situations.
Ability to: Operate a school bus, exercising good judgment and extreme caution.
Ability to: Drive a school bus safely over a variety of normal and hazardous road conditions.
Ability to: Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, public and staff members.
Ability to: Read and follow route sheets.
Ability to: Maintain control and order over the behavior and safety of students.
Training and Experience: Any combination equivalent to graduation from high school and one year of successful and safe experience in the operation of a school bus or other large motor vehicle.
Training and Experience: Some experience in the operation of heavy vehicles.
Training and Experience: Work history demonstrating dependability and reliability.
Training and Experience: Good driving record.
Licenses: Possession of a valid Class B-P (passenger endorsement) California Driver’s License; a valid California School Bus Driver’s Certificate; a valid medical certificate; and the ability to qualify and maintain qualification for district vehicle insurance coverage.

Responsibilities

Operate school buses over designated routes to transport students to and from school and school-related activities.
Board and discharge pupils at schools and designated stops and assure orderly and safe loading and unloading of pupils.
Inspect bus prior to operation for safety purposes and report defects and need for repairs.
Fuel bus and check oil level, hoses and belts daily.
Maintain cleanliness of windows, mirrors and floors of assigned vehicle on a daily basis.
Maintain daily routine records and reports including vehicle condition reports, trip sheets, mileage and student loads.
Administer first aid to passengers as required.
Communicate with school staff and parents regarding pupil behavior as needed.
Operate a wheelchair lift as needed and anchor wheelchair wheels as required.
Work with and around hazardous materials.
May be required to participate in emergency cleanup of hazardous materials spills.
Transport students, staff and chaperons on field trips, and other special trips.
May transport students on special trips which require driving on county roads, freeways and city streets day and night and in different weather conditions.
May transport other materials in district vehicles such as luggage to 6th grade camp.
Maintain good order and safety among students on the buses, following district policies regarding the discipline of children.
Communicate with parents and other citizens as needed.
Instruct students and others on proper bus behavior and emergency procedures.
During times when buses are not in use, positions in this class may be assigned to general maintenance and clean-up activities in the Transportation Department.
Insure compliance with applicable provisions of California Motor Vehicle Code and Education Code as related to bus driving and transporting of students.
May direct an employee serving in capacity of Instructional Assistant, Special Education II, or Bus Attendant when assigned to bus.
Perform other duties as assigned.