About this role
Title: School Bus Driver (7.00 hours/day)
APPROXIMATE TIMES:
Reports to: Transportation supervisor and assistant transportation supervisor Work Activity Classification: Light Employment Status: Full-time FLSA Status: Non-exempt Full Contract Days: 188 SERS Retirement Benefits Eligible
Qualifications: 1. High school diploma or equivalent 2. Hold a current Ohio Class B CDL license with School Bus and Passenger endorsement 3. Be insurable with not more than four points on the Ohio driver's license 4. Complete and pass a T-8 physical yearly 5. High moral character and good attendance record 6. Demonstrate aptitude for successful completion of tasks assigned
General Description: Provide safe and efficient transportation so that students may enjoy the fullest possible advantage from the district's curricular and extra-curricular programs. Essential Functions:
• Meet all requirements as outlined by the State of Ohio.
• Know and obey traffic laws and regulations set forth in the Ohio School Bus Operation Regulations manual.
• Perform PTI prior to beginning route as dictated by Ohio laws.
• Be the sole operator of the school bus.
• Attend bus drivers' meetings in the district or county unless excused by administration.
• Follow all rules set forth by the transportation office and approve by the Cloverleaf Board of Education.
• Be responsible for fueling bus.
• Be responsible for keeping his/her bus clean inside.
• Be responsible for the orderly conduct of riders. Pupils on the bus are under the authority of, and directly responsible to, the driver.
• Reports serious discipline problems to the transportation supervisor.
• Deliver bus for servicing and repairs as directed by transportation supervisor and/or head mechanic.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
• Serve as a role model for students and staff in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, intelligent human beings.
• Help instill in students and staff the belief in and practice of ethical principles and democratic values.
• Conduct other related driver's duties as assigned by the transportation supervisor, assistant transportation supervisor, assistant superintendent and local superintendent and as permitted by the negotiated agreement.
Additional Working Conditions:
• Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue.
• Occasional operation of a school bus under inclement weather conditions.
• Occasional interaction among unruly children.
Terms of Employment: Salary and work year to be established by the board.