Alabama Department of Education
Part-Time School Bus Driver
Alabama Department of Education, Red Lodge, Montana, United States, 59051
Job Summary
MOUNTAIN BROOK SCHOOLS
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE:
School Bus Driver
RESPONSIBLE TO:
Director of Transportation and Transportation Supervisor
JOB QUALIFICATIONS: • Valid commercial driver's license issued by the State of Alabama to operate a motor vehicle. • Valid bus driver's certificate issued by the State of Alabama to operate a bus. • Must be 21 years of age or older. • High school graduate or equivalent (GED) and academic competency in basic skills. • Physical every two years (or sooner as prescribed by Doctor) and such health and age requirements as the Board of Education may require.
JOB GOAL:
To provide for the safe transportation of students.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: • Transports students to and from schools or school activities following a preplanned route and time schedule; transports only authorized students and discharges students only at authorized stops. • Inspects bus before each operation to detect any mechanical condition or malfunction affecting safety or economy of operation and reports any findings to authorized service personnel; notifies proper authorities in case of mechanical failure. • Drives with care at all times; observes all traffic laws as well as state and local transportation rules. • Prescribes, in cooperation with school personnel, the seating arrangements of students on assigned buses • Instructs transported students in safe riding practices. Ensures transported students observe all rules prescribed by laws and by the state and local boards. • Maintains order and discipline, under the direction of the school personnel, on the part of every transported student. Reports to the school personnel repeated/serious misconduct on the part of any student while on the bus or under the driver's immediate supervision. • Participates in emergency evacuation drills at least twice each school semester. • Attends and participates in conferences, meetings, and training classes for school bus driver. Maintains preparedness to successfully pass, at any time, a reasonable examination concerning traffic laws, state and local transportation rules, and driving skills. • Prepares reports, keeps all records required, and otherwise assists transportation and school officials in planning bus routes and schedules and obtaining necessary information for a continuous study of all phases of the district's transportation service. Also, prepares immediately after every accident or incident involving the bus or a school bus passenger a report to be filed with the appropriate transportation or school official. • Keeps the bus clean and neat at all times. • Maintains, as far as practicable by patient and considerate treatment of parents, a feeling of security in the safety of transported students. Maintains effective public relations with the total school community especially with the public en route. • Performs other related duties as required • Keep bus properly fueled at all times. • Maintain confidentiality of any school system business. • Maintain proper and professional relationships with students and other employees. • Assume other transportation related duties as assigned by supervisor.
PHYSICAL ABILITY AND REQUIREMENTS:
Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: • Tasks may involve the regular and, at times, physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of standing, walking, sitting, stooping, kneeling, and crouching. • Tasks may also involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (25 pounds or more). • Must be able to demonstrate the ability to move a 25 pound object from the front of the bus to the rear of the bus, open emergency door, and take the object to a safe distance in a timely manner. • Ability to properly use equipment and various operational controls while operating a school bus.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
184 days at appropriate salary schedule.
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy.
MOUNTAIN BROOK SCHOOLS
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE:
School Bus Driver
RESPONSIBLE TO:
Director of Transportation and Transportation Supervisor
JOB QUALIFICATIONS: • Valid commercial driver's license issued by the State of Alabama to operate a motor vehicle. • Valid bus driver's certificate issued by the State of Alabama to operate a bus. • Must be 21 years of age or older. • High school graduate or equivalent (GED) and academic competency in basic skills. • Physical every two years (or sooner as prescribed by Doctor) and such health and age requirements as the Board of Education may require.
JOB GOAL:
To provide for the safe transportation of students.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: • Transports students to and from schools or school activities following a preplanned route and time schedule; transports only authorized students and discharges students only at authorized stops. • Inspects bus before each operation to detect any mechanical condition or malfunction affecting safety or economy of operation and reports any findings to authorized service personnel; notifies proper authorities in case of mechanical failure. • Drives with care at all times; observes all traffic laws as well as state and local transportation rules. • Prescribes, in cooperation with school personnel, the seating arrangements of students on assigned buses • Instructs transported students in safe riding practices. Ensures transported students observe all rules prescribed by laws and by the state and local boards. • Maintains order and discipline, under the direction of the school personnel, on the part of every transported student. Reports to the school personnel repeated/serious misconduct on the part of any student while on the bus or under the driver's immediate supervision. • Participates in emergency evacuation drills at least twice each school semester. • Attends and participates in conferences, meetings, and training classes for school bus driver. Maintains preparedness to successfully pass, at any time, a reasonable examination concerning traffic laws, state and local transportation rules, and driving skills. • Prepares reports, keeps all records required, and otherwise assists transportation and school officials in planning bus routes and schedules and obtaining necessary information for a continuous study of all phases of the district's transportation service. Also, prepares immediately after every accident or incident involving the bus or a school bus passenger a report to be filed with the appropriate transportation or school official. • Keeps the bus clean and neat at all times. • Maintains, as far as practicable by patient and considerate treatment of parents, a feeling of security in the safety of transported students. Maintains effective public relations with the total school community especially with the public en route. • Performs other related duties as required • Keep bus properly fueled at all times. • Maintain confidentiality of any school system business. • Maintain proper and professional relationships with students and other employees. • Assume other transportation related duties as assigned by supervisor.
PHYSICAL ABILITY AND REQUIREMENTS:
Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: • Tasks may involve the regular and, at times, physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of standing, walking, sitting, stooping, kneeling, and crouching. • Tasks may also involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (25 pounds or more). • Must be able to demonstrate the ability to move a 25 pound object from the front of the bus to the rear of the bus, open emergency door, and take the object to a safe distance in a timely manner. • Ability to properly use equipment and various operational controls while operating a school bus.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
184 days at appropriate salary schedule.
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy.