School Bus Driver

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network • Big Lake, MN

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About The Position

Vision Transportation, Inc. is a family-owned company serving students in the ISD 727 (Big Lake), ISD 728 (Elk River-Otsego-Rogers-Zimmerman), and ISD 885 (St. Michael-Albertville) school districts. Its mission is to support the districts’ educational process by providing reliable, caring, and safe student transportation and to make the trip to and from school an enhancement of students’ learning experience.

The School Bus Driver drives a regular route and may serve as a regular or spare driver as needed. The role includes safely transporting and supervising students, assisting with boarding and exiting—including students using wheelchairs, car seats, or booster seats—and communicating with school personnel, parents, students, and dispatch. Drivers inspect, clean, and check their vehicles, learn and update routes, and follow established safety and emergency procedures. Candidates must pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Requirements

• Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily; reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.
• Basic knowledge of radio dispatch equipment.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work under time constraints and deadlines.
• Basic knowledge of computer usage.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Nice To Haves

• Previous location operations, dispatch, or driver experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive a regular route and serve as a regular or spare driver as needed.
• Read and understand street signs, route sheets, and maps; learn routes completely and notify routers of changes.
• Complete pre-trip and post-trip inspections, including child checks, and check the vehicle for students and lost items after each route.
• Assist students with loading and unloading and monitor student loading and unloading at bus stops and school.
• Safely operate the hydraulic wheelchair lift when applicable, secure wheelchairs and their occupants, and assist students into car seats and booster seats.
• Secure car seats and booster seats when in use and when not in use, including under a cargo net when necessary.
• Help students find seats, buckle seatbelts as needed, and ensure they remain seated while the vehicle is moving.
• Communicate and cooperate with school personnel, parents, students, and dispatch; provide excellent customer service.
• Conduct emergency evacuations when necessary, plan for emergencies, participate in evacuation drills under district direction, and follow established emergency procedures.
• Open and close service doors and move up and down the vehicle steps multiple times daily.
• Clean the inside of the bus, including sweeping, dusting, and cleaning windows, and clean the outside windows.
• Sign in by the departure time for each route each day, including when substituting.
• Attend the mandatory August transportation meeting and other safety meetings throughout the school year.
• Read the message board and individual mailbox daily for office messages.
• Do not use cellular devices while students are aboard a Vision Transportation or school district vehicle or while the vehicle is in motion.
• Do not smoke on school district property, in Vision Transportation or district-owned vehicles, or within Vision buildings; smoking is permitted in designated areas at Vision locations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed