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ESSENTIAL

FUNCTIONSReporting directly to the Transportation Manager, the School Bus Driver performs the following duties:

Essential Functions

• Maintain excellent attendance and punctuality on the job.
  
• Transports students safely to and from various schools on regular routes directed by the Transportation department.
  
• Maintain discipline of students on board while remaining a defensive safe driver and reports severe misbehavior to school
  administrators as needed.
  
• Drives safely and responsibly and maintains a positive, pleasant, and safe environment for all students.
  
• Interact in a positive and professional manner with parents, school administrators and staff.
  
• Perform as a team player in assisting or serving as the bus assistant whenever necessary.
  
• Transports wheelchair students assisting with loading/unloading, use of wheelchair lifts, and has knowledge of wheelchair
  securements.
  
• Maintain confidential medical logs and attendance records for special needs students.
  
• Submits all paperwork and required forms by requested due date.
  
• Responsible for keeping assigned bus clean, inside and out (weather permitting) and that maintenance is performed as needed.
  
• Attend all in-service/other training meetings as required.
  
• Performs school bus evacuation drills as directed.
  
• Capable of learning and understanding the mechanical knowledge of the school bus in order to complete pre-trip and post-trip
  inspections.

Note:

This is required with Commercial Driver's License requirements which include filling out a Pre-trip Inspection

Log.

• Maintain a clean and professional appearance.

Performs other duties as assigned by the Transportation Manager.