BUS DRIVER TRAINER - PROMOTIONAL AND OPEN at Vista Unified School District Application Deadline 6/30/2024 4:00 PM Pacific Date Posted 5/29/2024 Contact Jan Westerlund Number of Openings 1 Salary Pay dependent on experience Add'l Salary Info Range 51: $24.75- $27.32/hour. Advance step placement, up to step 3, may be considered based on previous experience and education. Current employees promotional rules apply. Length of Work Year Monday - Friday, 8 hrs/day 6:00 am-3:00 pm Employment Type Full T... more details
BUS DRIVER TRAINER - PROMOTIONAL AND OPEN at Vista Unified School District
Application Deadline
6/30/2024 4:00 PM Pacific
Date Posted
5/29/2024
Contact
Jan Westerlund
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Pay dependent on experience
Add'l Salary Info
Range 51: $24.75- $27.32/hour. Advance step placement, up to step 3, may be considered based on previous experience and education. Current employees promotional rules apply.
Length of Work Year
Monday - Friday, 8hrs/day 6:00am-3:00pm
Employment Type
Full Time
Benefit Package:
A comprehensive benefit package which includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance premium for employees and dependents is available. Additional benefits include paid sick leave, vacation, and holidays, with the District currently observing 16 paid holidays a year.
Location
Transportation Department
Job Summary
Do you have a Vision? We Do! Our Vision is to be "THE" Model of Educational Excellence.
Do you want to be part of a team that inspires students to reach beyond the text book in innovative and technological ways? If you would like to work where a culture of Trust, Respect and Collaboration are a part of the daily work environment then you have found it!
To learn more, please continue reading about this posted opportunity.
Summary of Duties:
The purpose of a Bus Driver Trainer is to provide support within the student transportation services area with specific responsibilities for classroom instruction and behind the wheel
training of bus drivers and bus driver applicants; addressing school bus regulations and safety procedures; identifying training requirements; and maintaining required documentation for audit in compliance with state certification and district/state/federal
requirements. Persons in this classification are frequently required to perform the functions of a Bus Driver.
This job reports to the Transportation Operations Supervisor.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: A typical qualifying background would include sufficient training and experience to demonstrate the knowledge and abilities listed in the job description to include:
Experience:
Five (5) years of experience in the operation of a school bus; or two (2) years’ experience as a bus driver and three (3) years’ operating vehicles requiring a Class A or B commercial driver’s license; or two (2) years’ experience as a bus driver and one (1) year as a behind-the-wheel trainer including some experience training school bus drivers.
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent.
WORKING CONDITIONS: The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 40% sitti
Requirements / Qualifications
VUSD
CERTIFICATES:
Valid California Class A or B commercial driver’s license.
School Bus Driver’s Certificate issued by the California Highway Patrol.
Completion of a Certified State Department Education Driver Instructor Course.
Valid DMV Medical Card.
PROMOTIONAL AND OPEN TESTING – Open to employees of the District and the public with the selection process resulting in one (1) Eligibility List that will be used to fill current vacancies and any future vacancies that occur within one (1) year or until the list becomes exhausted. Current permanent employees of the District will be awarded seniority points as per the contract.
All properly completed applications will be reviewed and the most highly qualified individuals will be invited to continue in the selection process. The process may consist of an evaluation and scoring of application materials, written testing, oral interview and/or performance test to evaluate the applicant’s skill, training and experience.
The EdJoin system will time-out after a 20 minute period of perceived inactivity. Your responses to the supplemental questions are limited to 5,000 characters.
- Certificate Copy (California School Bus Driver Certificate)
- DMV Printout (within the past 90 days)
- Driver's License Copy (Class "A" or "B" Driver's License with "P" passenger endorsement)
- Health (Medical Certificate DL-51)
Comments and Other Information
Do you have a Vision? We Do! Our Vision is to be "THE" Model of Educational Excellence.
Do you want to be part of a team that inspires students to reach beyond the text book in innovative and technological ways? If you would like to work where a culture of Trust, Respect and Collaboration are a part of the daily work environment then you have found it!
To learn more, please continue reading about this posted opportunity.
SUMMARY OF DUTIES: The purpose of a Bus Driver Trainer is to provide support within the student transportation services area with specific responsibilities for classroom instruction and behind the wheel training of bus drivers and bus driver applicants; addressing school bus regulations and safety procedures; identifying training requirements; and maintaining required documentation for audit in compliance with state certification and district/state/federal requirements. Persons in this classification are frequently required to perform the functions of a Bus Driver.
A completed on-line application is required of all applicants to be considered for this opening. Once you have submitted your application, please check your email because EdJoin will send you an email verifying that your application has been submitted correctly. If you do not receive an EdJoin email, check your spam/junk mailbox. In the event that you do not receive an email, you will need to apply again.
All applicants will be notified by email regarding their selection status. Please be sure to check your email as to the next step in the recruitment process since this is the only form of communication that you will receive.
Vista Unified School District prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment, based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender-identify, or gender expression, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. VUSD requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying.
Rachel D’Ambroso, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Relations, is designated as the Title IX Compliance Officer and is responsible for employee complaints pertaining to discrimination, intimidation, harassment, and bullying. Phone: (760) 726-2170, extension 92202 or hr@vistausd.org.
A copy of the district’s Uniform Complaint/Sexual Harassment Policies and forms can be found at:
https://www.vistausd.org/pf4/cms2/view_page?d=x&group_id=1516177617023&vdid=7i24b1rgcie925
If you are having difficulty in completing your on-line application, please call 888-900-8945 for assistance.
SPECIAL INFORMATION: Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a drug test, TB test, fingerprinting and may include a physical exam. The physical and drug screen are paid for by the District. The fingerprint cost is $40.00 and is paid for by the candidate.
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