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