Bus Driver - 7.5 hours / day - including Health and Retirement benefits

Shasta Union High School District•Redding, CA

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Bus Driver safely operates a school bus or transportation vehicle over an assigned route to transport students. The driver follows safe-driving principles, keeps buses clean and safe, performs minor maintenance, and completes other related work as required. The position is listed as 7.5 hours per day and includes health and retirement benefits. The driver may also transport students, staff, and chaperones on special trips and field trips; help with transportation-department maintenance and cleanup when buses are not in use; and perform mail and materials delivery assignments. These assignments can include delivering mail, packages, film, supplies, and materials to schools and the central office, keeping records, and loading or unloading surplus materials.

Requirements

Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.
Work history demonstrating dependability and reliability.
Good driving record and ability to qualify for District insurance coverage.
Some experience operating heavy vehicles.
Knowledge of safe driving practices and applicable provisions of the California Motor Vehicle Code and Education Code for transporting students.
Ability to safely drive a school bus or vehicle under a variety of normal and hazardous road conditions.
Ability to maintain order among students on a bus, make simple reports, understand and carry out oral and written instructions, and establish effective working relationships with students, the public, and staff.
Valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's License, Class B.
Valid California School Bus Driver Certificate.
Valid First Aid certificate issued by the American Red Cross or California Highway Patrol.
Valid medical certificate approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Federal Highway Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Submit a letter of recommendation and resume.
Ability to meet the listed physical demands, including regularly lifting or moving up to 25 pounds, occasionally up to 50 pounds, and occasionally up to 100 pounds with assistance.

Responsibilities

Drive a school bus or transportation vehicle over assigned routes according to a time schedule.
Board and discharge student passengers and assist with loading and unloading pupils and equipment.
Transport students, staff, and chaperones on special trips and field trips.
Enforce District policies and procedures and maintain discipline on buses.
Prepare daily reports of mileage, time, and student loads.
Maintain bus cleanliness daily, perform minor bus maintenance, check and report maintenance needs, and fuel buses.
Provide first aid or emergency assistance as needed.
Transport other materials in District vehicles as assigned.
Perform general maintenance and cleanup activities in the transportation department when buses are not in use, as assigned.
Pick up and deliver mail, packages, film, supplies, and materials to schools and the central office, as assigned.
Keep records and load and unload surplus materials when assigned to delivery work.