Bus Driver

The Blake School • Hopkins, MN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Blake’s school bus drivers are a dynamic link within the Blake community tasked with the safe transport of students to and from school. This position is based on a 20-hour workweek with each day split into two 2-hour route shifts with the possibility of additional charter hours assigned periodically.

Requirements

• Strong customer service skills—ability to interact with students and parents in a friendly and professional manner
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Strong work ethic centered on maintaining schedules, mutual respect and teamwork
• Successful completion of a criminal background check
• Clean motor vehicle record history
• Ability to be medically certified to drive a school bus by the Department of Transportation and any Blake-mandated physical testing
• Class B commercial driver’s license with passenger and school bus endorsements or the ability to obtain class B commercial license (will help train the right individual)
• Ability to engage, interact and communicate with students and their parents
• Able to sit for periods of time up to three hours
• Able to lift up to 40 lbs
• Ability to bend and stoop
• Ability to pass Blake’s driver ability assessment
• Ability to perform duties in extreme weather conditions
• Ability to evacuate school children from school bus in an emergency
• Free of impairment of an arm, foot or leg that interferes with the ability to perform normal tasks associated with operating a school bus
• No established medical history or clinical diagnosis of rheumatic, arthritic, orthopedic, muscular, neuromuscular or vascular disease that interferes with the ability to operate and control a school bus
• Required to submit to and pass mandated illegal substance drug testing prior to beginning work and randomly through the term of employment with the school

Nice To Haves

• Prior professional driving experience (preferably school bus)
• General mechanical knowledge and experience with Minnesota school bus rules and regulations

Responsibilities

• Report to transportation manager
• Receive direction from transportation dispatcher
• Daily transport of school-age children to and from home, centralized pickup points and school campuses
• Transport school-age children to and from school campuses and field trip locations
• Ensure safety and security of students, which may include directing and assisting in bus evacuation
• Clean and fuel buses
• Conduct pre-trip school bus inspection
• Attend monthly safety training classes
• Participate in ongoing pre-trip, driving and emergency procedures evaluations
• Provide ongoing feedback to management on the efficiency of the route assigned to them.
• Actively interact with other transportation team members aiding in the ongoing business collaboration of the transportation team and its responsibilities.

Benefits

• Up to $2,500 sign-on bonus for current licensed class B drivers with school bus endorsements
• Compensation program used to reward drivers who achieve specific levels of performance with additional pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed