Please apply under the employment tab at www.sau60.org. Applications submitted through other websites will not be accepted as complete. This posting is for Route 15.
Position Title: Bus Driver
Terms of Employment: 189 days
Qualifications:
• At least eighteen years of age and have a minimum of two years driving experience
• Valid CDL/B and School Bus Endorsement License (or ability to obtain. Training is available)
• Successfully complete a motor vehicle and criminal background check
• Pass a pre-employment drug test then random drug and/or alcohol tests
• Successfully pass a DOT physical every two years; after age 70 physical is annually
• Demonstrate the ability to drive/handle stressful situations
• Be mentally, physically and emotionally fit to insure normal driving competence and efficiency.
• Must maintain a valid contact phone number in order to be reached when an emergency arises
Reports To: Transportation Manager
Job Goals: To transport students to and from school safely and to maintain orderly conduct on the bus at all times. To properly care for school property placed in one's care.
Performance Responsibilities:
- Operate the school bus in a safe manner.
- Demonstrate knowledge and be in compliance with federal and state laws, rules and regulations regarding transportation.
- Demonstrate knowledge and be in compliance with the school district's policies and procedures.
- Perform proper procedures on pre-trip and post-trip inspection. Prepare necessary forms and report any maintenance problems to the Transportation Manager.
- Maintain student control and complete a written referral on misconduct when necessary. Submit a copy of the report to the Transportation Manager. Work cooperatively with school administrators, parents and Transportation Manager on discipline procedures.
- Provide a positive environment on the bus including cleanliness to ensure safe operating conditions.
- Adhere to route/trip schedules properly. Understand all bus stops are to be approved by the Transportation Manager. Minimize bus mileage
- Utilize log in/out procedures.
- Demonstrate proper use of the bus two-way radio
- Report any hazardous road conditions along the route to the Transportation Manager immediately.
- Perform semiannual bus evacuation drills on school grounds only.
- Successfully complete at least eight hours of in-service training in the field of transportation annually.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by the Transportation Manager.
Fall Mountain Regional School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Fall Mountain Regional School District does not, and will not, tolerate discrimination or harassment of students because of sex, race, religion, color, creed, age, marital status, familial status, economic status, physical or mental disability, national origin, ancestry, or sexual orientation. Fall Mountain Regional School District does not, and will not, tolerate discrimination or harassment of school employees because of age, sex, race, religion, color, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, national origin, ancestry or sexual orientation. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, in education programs and activities. All public and private educational institutions that receive any federal funds must comply with Title IX.