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Mountain View Whisman School District
Human Resources Department
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Job Title: Bus Driver
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Classification: 7
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Date Reviewed:
Date Revised:
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Employment contingent upon background check and Post-Offer Pre-Employment Physical (POPP)
Position Description
The Bus Driver, under direction, operates a school bus over designated routes to transport students.
Qualifications
- Maintain a valid State of California Class B&P License
- Maintain a valid and appropriate School Bus Driver Certificate
- Maintain a valid First Aid and Medical certificates issued by an authorized agency
- Completion of ten (10) hours of instruction annually, in classroom and bus. During year of renewal of certificate, twenty (20) hours of instruction (10 in bus, 10 in classroom)
Education/Experience
Adequate educational background to successfully complete the examination for school bus drivers given by the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Highway Patrol. Two years of Class B driving experience, preferably to include school buses.
Skills/Abilities
- Drive a school bus and transport students safely
- Maintain order and discipline among students while driving a school bus
- Recognize equipment malfunctions and take appropriate action
- Observe safe, legal and defensive driving practices
- Remain current concerning rules, regulations, policies and laws
- Assist in loading and unloading handicapped children, if necessary
- Understand and follow verbal and written directions
- Maintain cooperative working relationships
- Comply with the physical/mental demands as described on the ADA profile
- Attain medical certification every two (2) years (annually after age 65)
Knowledge
- Of safe driving practices and methods
- Of provisions of the California Motor Vehicle Code and laws applicable to the operation of vehicles in the transportation of students
- Of sections of the California Education Code applicable to the operation of vehicles in the transportation of school children
- Of health and safety regulations
- Of specialized first aid and sanitation procedures for individual student disabilities, as required
- Of basic preventative maintenance requirements of automotive equipment
Examples of Duties & Responsibilities
- Drives bus daily over designated routes in accordance with time schedules
- Picks up and discharges school children, and when necessary, escort children across streets stopping traffic using flashing red lights
- Keeps route charts up-to-date
- Maintains order and discipline among students while driving a school bus
- Follows district policies regarding the disciplining of children and in contacts with staff, parents, and the public in general
- Transport students/teachers on field trips, explain emergency procedures, determine routes and follow scheduled departure and arrival times
- Operate mobile radio equipment in buses
- Maintain bus in a safe operating condition through prescribed daily vehicle inspections and driver maintenance including cleaning windows, mirrors and bus interior; check and maintain fuel, oil and water levels; check brakes, brake lights and doors; check tires and battery; report mechanical defects and malfunctions to appropriate personnel
- Maintain assigned vehicle in a clean condition by following standard procedures for bus washing and interior cleaning
- Prepare and maintain a variety of required records/reports
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Physical Demands
(Note: Terms used in this section are defined as follows: Rarely – 1 to 10%; occasionally – 11 to 33%; Frequently – 34 to 66%; and Continuously – 67 to 100% of the work day)
Sitting: Continuously
Standing/Walking: Occasionally
Waist bending: Frequently
Neck bending: Frequently
Squatting: Frequently
Climbing: Continuously
Kneeling: Rarely
Crawling: Rarely
Neck Twisting: Occasionally to Frequently
Waist Twisting: Occasionally to Frequently
Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally up to 40-60 lbs. of force
Reaching: above shoulder: Occasionally
below shoulder: Frequently
Lifting/Carrying: 0-10 lbs.: Occasionally – weights carried up to 100 ft. at a time
11-25 lbs.: Occasionally – weights carried up to 100 ft. at a time
Hand Activities: Repetitive hand use – Frequently
Simple grasping – Frequently
Power grasping - Occasionally
Fine manipulation – Rarely
Hand and arm twisting/turning – Frequently
Computer operation/writing – Rarely
Supervised by: Director of Facilities/Transportation
Evaluated by: Director of Facilities/Transportation
