BUS DRIVER

• Transport children to and from Head Start centers efficiently and safely.
• Ensure that all passengers wear seat belts or are placed in appropriate (age or weight) seats and belted in.
• Ensure that any behavioral issues do not compromise the safety of any child on the bus.
• Perform daily sign on & sign off sheets, accounting by name all children getting on and off the bus.
• Ensure that each child is delivered to the care of a responsible adult upon leaving bus (on the authorized list).
• Ensure that no child is ever left unattended while on the bus, following all procedures put in place to prevent a child being left behind.
• Visually observe the health of each child on the bus, report any concerns to Center Administrator or designee.
• Coordinate the paperwork flow between homes and Head Start sites.
• Continuous collaboration with site staff, families and transportation manager to design efficient bus routes, and mail/message deliveries.
• Perform a complete walk-thru of the bus after each route to ensure that no child or belongings are behind.

Maintenance

• Perform a complete visual safety check of each bus driven on a daily basis, completing daily pre and post trip checklists.

• Keep interior of bus clean daily, and bus exterior as needed.

• Report any needed repairs and deliver bus to repair site.

• Record mileage and gas.

• school diploma or GED.

• Working knowledge of the behaviors and developmental stages of pre-school children, typically gained by working one year or more in a school or preschool setting.

• Knowledge of safety practices as they relate to pre-school children.

• Good written and oral communications skills and basic math skills.

• Ability to maintain schedules while meeting individual needs of children and families.

• Employment contingent upon the results of the following:

  • Successfully passing the Criminal History Registry
• • Drug Screen
• • Current MVR, Bus Driver Certification Training
  • Commercial Driver’s License with PS endorsement.
  • Initial Physical Examination with Negative TB screening

Physical/Mental Abilities and Processes

• Physical capability, strength and coordination adequate to drive a 20 and up passenger bus safely.
• Ability to visually assess the health and behaviors of children.
• Intermediate level decisions needed to adhere to safety and scheduling considerations.
• Occasional lifting of up to 50lbs, typically placing children into seats and ability to carry or drag a child in an emergency situation out of the bus to a safe area.
• Frequent bending at neck, frequent bending at waist and knees and occasional squatting.
• Occasional climbing to enter and exit bus.
• Daily sitting, about 85% of driving time.