Substitute Bus Driver

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Job description

Position Type:
Transportation/Driver

Date Posted:
5/22/2023

Location:
School Board Office

Date Available:
08/21/2023

Closing Date:
Open until filledSubstitute Bus Driver

Department: Transportation FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

General Definition of Work:
Performs semiskilled work transporting students to and from school and events, and related work as apparent or
assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Director of Special Education and Student Services.

Qualification Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

• Transports students safely to and from home, games and field trips according to schedule times.
• Conducts safe and orderly loading and unloading of students at specified stops.
• Maintains student discipline on the bus and enforce rules governing student conduct by reporting undisciplined
• students to the proper authority.
• Maintains clean, safe surroundings, and ensures appropriate behavior.
• Performs routine operator care to include: sweeping bus interior, checking equipment and reporting problems (pre-trip
• inspection), and presenting bus for regularly scheduled maintenance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
General knowledge of operating a school bus; general knowledge of the geography of the District and the location of
streets; skill in the safe operation of a school bus; ability to detect malfunctioning equipment; ability to assist children
using patience and understanding; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials,
associates, students, parents and the general public.

Education and Experience:
High school diploma or GED and minimal experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements:
This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or
hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms and repetitive motions and occasionally
requires standing, walking, tasting or smelling, pushing or pulling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements;
vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying
detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at
normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection
involving small defects and/or small parts, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing
general surroundings and activities; work frequently requires exposure to vibration and occasionally requires working
near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and
exposure to blood borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is
generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).

Special Requirements:
Valid commercial driver's license with school bus endorsement in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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