Greenwood School
District 50
Position Description
JOB TITLE: Bus Driver
DEPARTMENT: Transportation
LOCATION: Bus Depot
REPORTS TO: Director
of Transportation
SUMMARY: Drives
bus to transport students over specified routes according to time schedule. Complies with traffic regulations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.
· Drives a school bus safely and professionally.
· Performs and properly completes daily pre-trip inspections.
· Complies with all traffic ordinances.
· Complies with discipline polices set forth in the School Code of
Conduct for Transportation.
· Participates in on-site training
· Shows proficiency in handling and maneuvering school bus.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervises students while
transporting them.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or
ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general
education degree (GED) is needed. Must
have no points on driving record and able to pass physical including drug test.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Must be able to obtain a
Commercial Driver's License. Must pass
State Skill Test and State Written Test.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read a limited number of two and three syllable words and to
recognized similarities and differences between words and between series of
numbers. Ability to print and speak
simple sentences.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add and subtract two
digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply commonsense
understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving
concrete variables in standardized situations.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Ability to work in a friendly
manner with co-workers and students.
Ability to read and understand maps. Ability to communicate clearly and
concisely both in oral and written form.
Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements
and Board of Education policies.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are symbolic
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 continuously required to sit and occasionally
required to walk or stand. The employee
will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk while performing the duties
of this job. The employee frequently
repeats the same hand, arm or finger motion many times. The employee frequently uses hand strength
to grasp tools. And is continuously
driving on the job. The employee must
occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds such as students. Specific vision abilities required by this
job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception and peripheral
vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described
here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 occasionally works in temperatures above 100_ and below
32 _and occasionally will walk on slippery surfaces. The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints
and interact with public and other workers.
The employee has direct responsibility for the safety and well being of
others. The noise level in the work
environment is frequently loud to where you have to raise your voice to be
heard.