Transportation Position - Grandview School District C-4
Position: | Transportation Position |
Subject Area: | (none) |
Job Title: | School Bus Driver |
Job Location: | Grandview C-4 School District |
Deadline: | Open until filled ** |
District: | Grandview School District C-4 |
Grandview, MO 64030 | |
Telephone: |
816-316-5044 |
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Job Description:
Min & Max Starting Salary: $17.78 - $20.78
Performance Responsibilities:
As assigned to operate Specialized routes:
Pre-employment Physical Exam
Pre-employment Drug Screening
Entry into District Drug/Alcohol Testing Program
Biennial Physical Performance Test
Yearly Physical
Subject to random drug and alcohol testing
Min & Max Starting Salary: $17.78 - $20.78
Performance Responsibilities:
- Ability to maintain and enforce safe and appropriate behavior of all riders in accordance with established guidelines to ensure passenger safety.
- Ability to memorize student names and associate names with faces to ensure safe, correct and timely transportation of students.
- Ability to make timely, efficient and correct decisions with little to no supervision to meet the needs of the students under various situations while ensuring student safety.
- Ability to safely maneuver school bus through con?ned streets and unfamiliar areas. Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with teachers, administrators, parents and other sta? members to maintain a safe compassionate environment including the implementation of behavior and bus plans for students.
- Ability to interact in a positive manner with students and model appropriate behavior. Ability to maintain confidentiality of student records and other information shared about students.
- Ability to recognize, evaluate and respond to incidents, complaints, accidents and/or potential emergency situations (e.g. road hazards, student behavior issues, medical emergencies, accidents, etc.) for the purpose of resolving and/or recommending a resolution to the situation.
- Ability to train and work with students and other passengers for the purpose of encouraging and reinforcing safe loading and unloading from buses during normal transport and emergency situations.
- Attend Meetings, In-Service Training, Workshops, etc. for the purpose of gathering information and staying up to date on required knowledge to perform job functions.
- Effectively inform school personnel and parents of events, policies and/or practices (e.g. scheduled stops, established routes, route conditions, etc.) for the purpose of providing information and/or clarification of procedures.
- Maintain a clean, sanitary environment of school bus for the purpose of providing a safe environment for passengers.
- Responsibilities may include the following:
- Perform daily pre-trip inspection before leaving the lot
- Regulate heating, lighting, and ventilating systems for passenger comfort
- Comply with local traffic regulations
- Report delays or accidents
- Accurately complete required student reports, etc. in a timely manner
- Ability to follow all oral and written instructions given by supervisors and dispatchers
As assigned to operate Specialized routes:
- Flexible in changing assignments and duties with little to no notice Exceptional attendance
- Ability to work with students with behavior, medical, ambulatory and other special needs
- Ability to deal with daily stressors such as inappropriate verbal and physical behaviors
- Ability to operate specialized equipment such as wheelchair lifts
- Ability to safely utilize various child safety restraint systems (CSRS) including wheel chair securements
- Familiar with district streets and roads
- Familiar with individual school loading/unloading operations district-wide
- Ability to manage student behavior
- Ability to stay calm in high stress situations
- Ability to operate safely in unfamiliar areas with little support
- Ability to shift from various assignments with little to no notice
- Ability to operate all buses in fleet.
- Ability to serve as a Bus Para when and as needed
- Emergency evacuation techniques
- Familiarity of area streets and locations
- Basic vehicle maintenance
- First aid, health standards and hazards
- Safety practices and procedures
- Work with a diversity of individuals and/or groups including school age riders
- Being attentive to detail
- Communicating with diverse groups including school age riders Displaying tact and courtesy
- Maintaining an understanding of the special needs of students and their parents
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Safe driving with constant distractions
Pre-employment Physical Exam
Pre-employment Drug Screening
Entry into District Drug/Alcohol Testing Program
Biennial Physical Performance Test
Yearly Physical
Subject to random drug and alcohol testing
** District reserves the right to close any Job Posting when a suitable applicant has been found before the deadline date.
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