Bus Driver - Full Time SPED

Joplin R 8 School District • Joplin, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time position for a School Bus Driver specializing in Special Education (SPED) within the Transportation Department. The role involves transporting students over specified routes according to a schedule, with a focus on ensuring student safety and implementing specific accommodations for students with disabilities as outlined in their IEPs or Section 504 plans. The position requires adherence to all district policies, safety regulations, and effective communication with school personnel and supervisors. Paid training for the necessary CDL endorsements is available, along with a training period to obtain a permit and complete endorsement tests.

Requirements

• High School Diploma
• Maintain a Minimum Missouri Class “B” Commercial Driver’s License with Passenger & School Bus endorsements
• Physical exam required
• Properly supervise students at all times, if applicable to essential job functions.
• Obey all safety rules, including rules protecting the safety and welfare of students.
• Care for, properly use, and protect school property.
• Maintain courteous and professional relationships with students, parents/guardians, other district employees and the public.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors, department staff, all members of the school district, and community as required.
• Provides excellence in customer service both internally and externally.
• Complies with privacy rights and safeguards confidential and/or sensitive information pertaining to staff and students.
• Reacts to change productively and receive and transmit constructive criticism as it relates to job duties.
• Actively participate in professional development and obtain skills and information necessary to effectively perform job duties.
• Conduct all official business in a professional and timely manner, utilizing district technology resources.
• Arrive to work and leave work at the time specified by supervisors and attend all required meetings pertinent to the position.
• Maintains accurate records and filing systems for accountability and audit purposes as required by law and Board policy.
• Solve practical problems utilizing math functions as needed to complete job duties.
• Read and interpret documents such as work orders, safety rules, and handbooks and apply to job duties.
• Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds
• Must sit for long periods of time while driving a school bus
• Frequently stand up from driver’s seat and walk
• Frequently walk on a variety of ground surfaces, including, but not limited to, paved, gravel, grass, or dirt
• Frequently bend and twist the torso and neck
• Frequently use repetitive arm, wrist and hand movements
• Use close, distance and peripheral vision as well as depth perception
• Regular and consistent attendance is an essential function of this position.

Nice To Haves

• Supervise students at all times, if applicable to essential job functions.

Responsibilities

• Transport and/or supervise students over specified routes according to an established time schedule
• Teach, monitor, and supervise safe bus practices to ensure student safety
• Know, understand, and implement specific safety accommodations for students with disabilities, such as those documented in an IEP, Section 504 plan, etc.
• Properly supervise all bus operations, including oversight of Bus Aides
• Attend required meetings pertinent to the position
• Effectively communicate with school personnel regarding any student-related issues
• Exhibit through performance, an understanding of effective behavior management
• Maintains records and submits reports in a timely fashion
• Able to follow prescribed procedures for body fluid and waste clean-up as needed
• Achieve and maintain prescribed certifications per job requirements through training as provided by the District
• Perform all pre-trip and post-trip inspections
• Clean bus as required
• Comply with traffic regulations
• Drive safely and professionally
• Enforce the student discipline code
• Manually operate wheelchair lift, when required
• Carry out other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Paid training for CDL with passenger and school bus endorsements is available.
• Training period prior to the assumption of duties, including instructional time and written tests to obtain a permit.
• Successful completion of the school bus endorsement test is required 14 days after the permit is granted.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED