Bus Driver

Reports to: Head Bus Driver/ Superintendent

Terms of Employment: This position is 9 months as established by the Board of Education. Drive 17 hours per week to qualify for insurance. Benefits according to Board policies. Employee on an at-will basis according to Board policies

Purpose: To transport students to and from school and extracurricular activities in a safe and responsible manner so that educational excellence may be maintained in the school system.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma
• Valid Missouri Driver’s License-CDL with Bus Endorsement
• Certificate of physical examination signed by licensed physician
• Be between the ages of 21 and 70. After age 70 must have a license issued each year.
• Participate in random drug testing

Essential Functions:

• Required to turn in monthly time sheets to their supervisor.
• Safety checks will be made daily and appropriate documentation made. This includes pre-trip inspections.
• Bus drivers must maintain fuel levels in their bus, sufficient for planned trips and routes.
• All questions concerning transportation shall be directed to the director of transportation.
• The bus drivers will notify the transportation director if they are not able to complete a bus route.
• Maintenance requests are to be in written form and turned in to the transportation director.
• Requests for oil changes and maintenance must be turned in every 3,000 miles.
• Bus drivers must be at school ten minutes before buses are scheduled to leave school grounds and should deliver students to school in a timely manner.
• Bus drivers shall maintain discipline at all times and report continual disruptive behavior to the director of transportation.
• Bus drivers will never drive over the posted limit. The rate of speed on gravel roads will be determined by road and weather conditions.
• Bus drivers have the authority to make decisions about safety on the bus routes, as long as they are within the guidelines of board policy.
• Bus drivers will submit to an annual physical provided by the school.
• Bus drivers will submit to random drug and alcohol testing provided by the school.
• Bus drivers will attend training in excess of the minimum 8 hours required by Dept of Revenue, provided by the school district annually.
• Turn in the ridership list yearly.
• Bus drivers will obey all regulations provided in the DESE transportation manual.
• Perform all the duties necessary to the position as may be assigned by the board of education and superintendent.