Bus Driver - Full Time Gen Ed
About The Position
This is a full-time General Education Bus Driver position for Joplin Schools, operating within the Transportation Department. The role involves transporting students over specified routes according to a schedule, ensuring their safety, and adhering to all district policies and regulations. Paid training for the necessary Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with passenger and school bus endorsements is available, including a training period to obtain a permit and pass the endorsement test within 14 days of permit issuance. The position requires regular and consistent attendance, effective communication, and the ability to manage student behavior and safety.
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.
- Able to follow prescribed procedures for body fluid and waste clean-up as needed
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
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
