Transportation: Special Purpose Vehicle Driver

BASIC FUNCTION:

Drive a special purpose vehicle (white or yellow) to transport students safely and efficiently to assigned locations along designated routes or at designated locations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school and sufficient training and experience to perform assigned duties. Incumbents must meet State Department of Transportation physical requirements, and abstain from narcotic drug use and excessive drinking. The employee must have sufficient physical and mental abilities to operate a special purpose vehicle in a safe manner.

WHAT YOU WILL LOVE:

• Air conditioning for driver and passengers
• No more than 14 passengers
• Opportunities for overtime
• No CDL required
• Flexible hours
• Summers and holidays off

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Pick up and discharge students in accordance with established time lines; observe legal and defensive driving practices, in all weather elements and road conditions.
2. Maintain order and discipline among passengers on the bus; report behavior issues to appropriate personnel; assure student understanding of bus rules.
3. Conduct required daily safety inspections of buses; inspect interior, exterior and engine of buses to assure safe operational condition; report mechanical malfunctions or other problems as needed.
4. Collaborate with departmental supervisor or administrator in establishing and maintaining student bus stops and transportation schedules.
5. Maintain and update routing sheets; contact parents or guardians to establish route pick- up or delivery times as assigned; notify appropriate supervisor of changes in routes.
6. Maintain buses in a clean and safe operating condition.
7. Operates a two-way radio to communicate with bus garage personel.
8. Perform related duties as assigned by the Administrator to meet the particular needs of the building/unit.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and hear. The employee is required to have dexterity of hands and fingers. The employee is required to sit for extended periods of time. The incumbent will be performing assigned duties which require bending, kneeling, twisting, and reaching overhead, above shoulders and horizontally. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. The incumbent will be required to lift, carry and/or push moderately heavy students weighing more than 50 pounds as assigned, and have the ability to evacuate a bus in the case of an emergency. The employee shall meet all performance standards as directed by the State of Indiana in regulations created by the School Bus Safety Committee.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.

HOURLY SALARY SCHEDULE:

• $15.00 ~ First 12 months of service
• $16.00 ~ Two – three years of service
• $17.00 ~ Four or more years of service