BUS OPERATOR, HRLY TRAINEE

Orange County Public Schools•Orlando, FL

20d

About The Position

Under direction, the Bus Operator operates an assigned school bus on a district transportation route and safely transports, loads, and unloads students. The role supports the safety and welfare of everyone on the bus, works in conjunction with bus monitoring personnel, secures students appropriately, and provides required assistance to students with special medical needs. The employee also performs related duties as directed. This is a 40-hour-per-week trainee position, with expected movement into a full-time position at 191 days, for a minimum of six hours per day. Training usually lasts four to five weeks.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred; demonstrated ability to meet the dexterity and physical requirements of the work.
Ability to comply with safe-driver program standards, medical and district certification, agency-provided county wheelchair certification, first aid and CPR training, and dexterity testing.
Annual recertification is required to maintain employment in the classification.
Ability to obtain and maintain a valid Class B commercial driver’s license with passenger and school bus endorsements.
At least five years of licensed driving experience.
Ability to operate assigned passenger vehicles and safety-restraint and wheelchair-lift devices.
Ability to perform the physical tasks described, including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and potentially lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects weighing 20–50 pounds.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic, including calculations involving decimals and percentages.
Ability to exercise judgment and communicate and apply procedures and standards in specific situations.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

Respond to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous, and empathetic manner, representing OCPS positively.
Provide daily bus transportation for district students, including transportation to field trips and special events.
Perform pre- and post-trip bus inspections to check operating condition and compliance with Department of Transportation and other safety standards.
Maintain the bus evacuation plan and coordinate evacuations as appropriate.
Transport students according to established routing sheets and maintain periodic routing updates.
Monitor student conduct and apply appropriate disciplinary controls.
Maintain attendance records, seating charts, disciplinary documentation, and current student information; communicate by radio dispatch as appropriate.
Maintain safe-driver designation and applicable physical and dexterity standards.
Safely load and unload students, including operating specialized equipment for students with special needs, such as wheelchair lifts and tie-downs, toddler or infant seats, and seat belts.
Perform routine cleaning and bus maintenance and maintain a neat and orderly appearance, including assigned uniforms.
Refuel buses and maintain assigned fuel-use logs.
Promptly report perceived or potential bus defects to the appropriate supervisor or fleet maintenance personnel.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with bus monitors, district personnel, school officials, and parents.
Assist new bus operators in learning their routes.
Keep current on job-appropriate technology and attend district-supported training as needed to maintain required technology skills.
Maintain timely and accurate job-related information.
Perform related duties as directed.