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Transportation

Bus Driver with Custodial and Maintenance Responsibilities

JobID: 192

Position Type:
  Transportation/Bus Driver


Date Posted:
  2/24/2021


Location:
  Zuni Public School District


Date Available:
  Varies


  Job Description

Position:                  Bus Driver with Custodial and Maintenance Responsibilities 
Reports to:              Transportation Supervisor/Director
Site:                        Transportation Barn
FLSA:                      Non-Exempt
Contract Length:     9 Month/184 days
Salary Range:        $21,504 to $38,951.52

Purpose:  Under general supervision, drives a school bus to transport students over specific routes according to time schedule, to and from school and on special trips in a safe and professional manner.  Additional duties include performing custodial and maintenance tasks during times when not driving a school bus.  This is a full time position of 40 hours per week.

Minimum Qualifications:
          *  High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED);
          *  Must be 21 years of age;
          *  Valid Commercial Driver's License with required endorsements to operate a school bus in the state of New Mexico, this license must be maintained of the duration of the assignment;
          *  A valid copy of the Department of Transportation Physical Examination Certification, indicating that the employee is physically qualified to operate a commercial vehicle in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) 391. (Physical must                   be maintained for duration of assignment);
          *  Must provide a copy of current driving history issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles at time of application;
          *  Must be able to pass a drug test upon employment and participate in required drug testing and abides by regulations;
          *  Must have a clear/safe driving record with no points against the record;
          *  Ability to establish and maintain an effective relationship with students, peers, and parents;
          *  Ability to communicate with students effectively;
          *  Abiltiy to define problems, collect information, establish facts and draw valid conclusions and effectively present information and respond to question from supervisor, principals, and the general public;
          *  Able to perform the following essential duties, physical and mental functions and utilize the essential equipment of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Essential Duties:
          *  Drives a school bus to transport students to and from school and on special trips safely and professionally;
          *  Supervises students and maintains order on the bus and issues citations as necessary;
          *  Perform, properly complete and submit daily pre-trip inspections, transportation reports and other necessary reports as required;
          *  Checks mechanical conditions, gas, oil, other fluids, and tires, and inspects safety equipment of assigned bus before leaving on route;
          *  Conducts emergency evacuation drills for students on buses;
          *  Deals with stressful conditions in a professional manner;
          *  Conforms to safety standards prescribed;
          *  Complies with all traffic ordinances;
          *  Complies with discipline policies set forth in the School Code of Conduct for Transportation;
          *  Must have patience, be neat, personable, kind and courteous;
          *  Participates in on-site training;
          *  Shows proficiency in handling and maneuvering school bus;
          *  Confers with the Transportation Supervisor and/or Principal on students' behavior;
          *  Assist students with disabilities and makes accommodations as addressed in their Individual Education Plan;
          *  Creates an environment and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, and the bus;
          * Performs general maintenance and custodial work indoors and outdoors within the transportation department and/or District school buildings.
          *  Perform other duties as assigned in a timely basis.

Physical Functions:
          *  Majority of tasks and duties are performed outdoors and in confined work areas
          *  Work area involves being in and around large vehicles/buses
          *  Frequent travel in aprking lots, freeways, roadways, private streets, and private complexes as needed
          *  Frequently required to sit, reach, grasp, bend, twist, stoop, talk, listen, walk, and climb
          *  Usually walks on uneven surfaces outdoors and on even surfaces inside the vehicle
          *  Must possess enough strength and power grasp to properly secure straps when securing special equipment and/or students.
          *  Pushing/pulling: up to 150-175 lbs., transitioning of student(s) in wheelchairs on/off the bus
          *  Lifting: up to 150, occasionally 50-60 lbs, fequently 10-25 lbs. constantly
          *  Carrying: up to 20-25 lbs., up to 30 minutes a day;
          *  Hand and eye coordination in operating the bus in transportation of students
          *  Exposed to various degrees of noises (talking, music, traffic, etc.). The noise level in the bus environment is usually moderate to loud
          *  Exposed to outdoor weather temperatures ranging from mild/moderate to extreme cold/heat, icy and windy conditions
          *  Works in close proximity of other individuals
          *  General vision, corrected to 20/20, reads a multitude of road signs, maps, forms, logs, and correspondence. Ability to adjust visual focus from varying distances (dash board to road).

Mental Functions:
Must be able to:
          *  apply knowledge of requirements of bus drivers and safe driving;
          *  plan and implement bus inspections and preventive maintenance for assigned bus;
          *  read, analyze and interpret vehicle gauges, maps and road signs;
          *  interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written and oral form;
          *  deal with students and parents in such a way to maintain their goodwill;
          *  respond appropriately to student behavior and discipline;
          *  respond appropriately to supervision and accept recommendations;
          *  present information effectively and respond to questions from students parents, peers, mechanics and supervisor.

Essential equipment:
          *  Equipment bus, tire gauge




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