Bus Driver (Open & Promotional) (To Establish A List) at Desert Sands Unified School District Application Deadline 5/31/2025 4:30 PM Pacific Date Posted 7/1/2024 Contact Dore Carey (760)238-9630 Number of Openings Not Specified Salary Pay Range $4240 - $5164 Monthly Add'l Salary Info (Full Time Equivalency) - $22.94 Substitute Hourly Pay Length of Work Year 9.5 Months Employment Type Part Time About the Employer We are pleased that you have expressed an interest in employment with our district. ... more details
Bus Driver (Open & Promotional) (To Establish A List) at Desert Sands Unified School District
Application Deadline
5/31/2025 4:30 PM Pacific
Date Posted
7/1/2024
Contact
Dore Carey
(760)238-9630
Number of Openings
Not Specified
Salary
Pay Range
$4240 -
$5164
Monthly
Add'l Salary Info
(Full Time Equivalency) - $22.94 Substitute Hourly Pay
Length of Work Year
9.5 Months
Employment Type
Part Time
About the Employer
We are pleased that you have expressed an interest in employment with our district. Desert Sands Unified School District is committed to the students and the families of the communities that we serve. We have a competitive salary and benefit package to offer our employees along with excellent working conditions in modern school facilities.
Our district is located in the resort communities of Indian Wells, Bermuda Dunes, Palm Desert, La Quinta, and Indio. Our community offers the amenities of a resort lifestyle along with an affordable housing market for full-time residents.
The Personnel Office strives to provide the best possible service to our current employees and applicants to the district. Please feel free to call any of the staff members listed in our division for assistance.
Job Description / Essential Elements:Print
DESERT SANDS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Office of Classified Personnel Services
Classification: BUS DRIVER Salary Range: 74
Employment Category: Classified Bargaining Unit FLSA Designation: Non-Exempt
Job Summary:
Under direction, drives a school bus over designated routes in accordance with time schedules, picking up and discharging students; provides safe and efficient transportation for District students.
Essential Job Functions:
Assesses potential emergency situations for the purpose of taking appropriate action to protect the well being of passengers.
Assists students and other passengers for the purpose of providing safe loading and unloading from busses including both emergency situations and normal transport.
Attends training for the purpose of maintaining skills and meeting requirements for school bus certificate.
Cleans assigned vehicles, both interior and exterior for the purpose of maintaining appearance, sanitation and safety of vehicles.
Directs & instructs students and passengers regarding safety for the purpose of enforcing rules, regulations, laws and safety.
Drives school busses for the purpose of transporting students over scheduled routes and/or special excursions.
Fuels assigned vehicle for the purpose of maintaining vehicle in a safe operating condition.
Informs school personnel of practices and incidents (e.g. rules, regulations, laws, procedures) for the purpose of providing information for follow up action and/or proper procedures.
Inspects assigned vehicles prior to operation for the purpose of ensuring that the vehicle is in a safe operating condition and performs the necessary documentation of the inspection.
Orients and instructs special education students and other passengers for the purpose of enforcing rules and regulations and maintaining safety.
Prepares documentation for the purpose of providing written support and/or conveying information as required.
Other Job Functions:
Assists other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities.
Essential Job Requirements - Qualifications:
Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities Required: Must be 21 years of age. Skill to operate school buses and vans in a safe manner, communicate effectively, evaluate schedules and meeting deadlines, plan and organize activities, administer first aid, maintain records, use English in both written and verbal form, use standard office equipment. Skill in the ability to maintain order among students. Knowledge of vehicle operation, basic maintenance requirements and driving codes. Ability to recognize malfunctions in equipment and take appropriate action. Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions, work independently, make common sense decisions in potentially critical situations. Ability to learn designated bus routes including stops and traffic hazards. Ability to provide proof of no fault accident(s) report within the last five (5) years, no more than two (2) moving violations within the last three (3) years; no suspensions, and no suspensions or revocations involving alcohol or drug use.
Education & Training Required: Ability to meet the licensing, certification and testing requirements of the position.
Physical Requirements: Employees in this classification stand, walk, sit use fingers repetitively, use wrists or hands repetitively in a twisting motion or while applying pressure, use both hands simultaneously, have the ability to push and/or pull persons in a wheelchair (electric unit or other) that require assistance and are legally entitled to request assistance loading to and unloading from vehicles which could weigh up to six hundred (600) pounds; have rapid mental/muscular coordination, lift moderately heavy objects (up to 60 pounds); good vision, speaking, and hearing abilities; bending at the waist, kneeling and crouching; reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally; stooping; ascending and descending stairs; sitting for long periods in a moving vehicle. Persons with certain disabilities may be capable of performing the duties of the classification. Such determination(s) must be made on an individual basis by the District’s medical examiner, taking into consideration the nature of the disability, prosthetic aid and the duties of this position.
Work Environment: Employees in this classification work inside moving vehicles (bus, van, etc.) with exposure to minor contagious illnesses (colds, flue, etc.) atmospheric conditions (Fumes & Odors = buses, traffic, fuel. Gases = fueling. Dust = pollen, dirt surfaces, outdoor dirt, etc.) in direct contact with the public and other District staff, without immediate guidance from supervisor(s), with a high volume of noise, vibrations and tight schedule deadlines, continuous changing priorities and interruptions. May require exposure to extreme weather conditions for moderate periods of time.
Provide clear Department of Motor Vehicles history.
Must provide a current (within 30 days) H-6 report from Department of Motor Vehicles upon application.
Ability to obtain a valid California School Bus Driver Certificate.
First Aid Certificate.
Drug Testing Clearance.
Fingerprint/criminal justice clearance.
Tuberculosis clearance.
Requirements / Qualifications
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Comments and Other Information
Education and Training Required:
Ability to meet the licensing, certification and testing requirements of the position.
Licenses and Other Requirements:
Must possess a valid California Drivers license. Must provide clear Department of Motor Vehicles history. [Must provide a current (within 30 days) H-6 report from Department of Motor Vehicles with application.] Ability to obtain a valid California School Bus Driver Certificate.
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