Position Type

CLASSIFIED SUPPORT STAFF Non-Certified/Bus Driver / Transportation

Date Posted

4/10/2025

Location

Transportation

Date Available

04/14/2025

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Bus Driver--Transportation

One part-time Bus Driver to work 5.0 hrs per day on a 184 day calendar. Responsible for operating a school bus to transport students to and from their home and school as well as related activities according to Worthington School District, state, and federal guidelines.

Qualifications

Must know the rules, regulations, procedures and laws as they relate to the operation of a passenger vehicle. Must be able to meet or exceed the annual state required physical examination. Must be able to pass drug & alcohol testing as required by law and district policies and procedures. Must possess a good driving record:

• Not more than one moving violation within the past three years
• No conviction of driving under the influence/or a controlled substance; railroad crossing violation; or individual 6 point conviction within the past 10 years
• Must maintain a good driving and criminal background that reflects a professional driver and which meets all contractual, local, state, and federal requirements.
• Must have an overall presentation that is compatible with District expectations.
• Must possess a valid State of Ohio Commercial Driver's License with School Bus Driver's Endorsement.
• Must be at least 21 years of age or older
  
  

Job Duties

• Drives a school bus on an assigned route in order to pick up and discharge students
• Performs daily pre-trip inspection
• Checks and fills the bus with oil, fuel, coolant, and other fluids to proper levels
• Inspects the bus to ensure that all necessary safety equipment (i.e., flares, fire extinguisher and first aid kit) is present
• Maintains student discipline by verbal directions and reminders according to district guidelines
• Communicates with students, parents, staff, and administrators
• Demonstrates an interest in and empathy for children
• Reports bus malfunctions or suspected bus malfunctions to mechanic or Transportation Supervisor
• Operates warning lights for student pick-up, discharge and operates hazard lights at railroad crossings
• Operates a two-way radio properly
• Reads and follows instructions from written materials: maps, route sheets, pre-trip instructions, field trips, etc.
• Completes required forms
• Climbs in and out of the school bus emergency door to evacuate the bus in an emergency
• Performs emergency first aid
  
  

Job Skills And Abilities

• Considerable knowledge of the operation of basic bus mechanical equipment
• Some knowledge of child behavior
• Skill in the operation of a passenger school bus
• Ability to care for challenged students with diverse and special transportation needs
• Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions
• Ability to read and write
• Ability to communicate well with people
• Ability to be calm under stress
• Ability to control temper and maintain poise
• Ability to develop and maintain discipline of students
• Ability to read a map and follow road directions
• Ability to maintain insurability through district fleet policy
• Ability to administer first aid
• Ability to use technology to complete daily and assigned tasks appropriate for the position
• Rate of pay $26.08/hr to $31.36/hr*