*Openings: Multiple (up to 8.
00 hours per day)*
*ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES* include the following.
Other duties may be assigned.
Drives a school bus daily, or as assigned, over designated routes in accordance with time schedules, picking up and discharging school children; escorts children across streets when necessary, stopping traffic as required; transports students and teachers on special trips in various locations, choosing the best route and making departure and arrival time as scheduled; inspects bus prior to operation for safety purposes; keeps bus clean and reports any mechanical defects; refuels bus as needed; maintains good order among the school children on the buses and while the bus is parked at bus stops; follows district policies regarding student control and contact with the parents and citizens; renders first aid or emergency assistance as needed; maintains daily records on assigned route and bus operation; operates a two-way radio between bus and Transportation Department.
*QUALIFICATIONS*
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Knowledge of safe driving practices, provision of the California Motor Vehicle Code and the Education Code applicable to the operation of vehicles in the transportation of school children.
Ability to drive a school bus and other automotive equipment safely and efficiently; service a bus with fuel; maintain order among students on a school bus; understand and carry out oral and written directions; ability to deal effectively with a wide variety of personalities and situations requiring tact, good judgment, and poise; take responsibility and use good judgment in recognizing scope of authority.
*LANGUAGE SKILLS*
Ability to read, write and speak English at a level required for satisfactory job performance.
*REASONING ABILITY*
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of known variables.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written and oral form.
*CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS*
Possession of a California commercial driver's license of the appropriate class (A or B) with Air Brake and Passenger endorsement, a standard Red Cross First Aid certificate or verification of passing the California Highway Patrol First Aid test, and a School Bus Driver's Certificate of the appropriate class issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $24.
02 - $30.
66 per hour
Benefits:
* Dental insurance
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Vision insurance
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Ability to Commute:
* Petaluma, CA 94952 (Required)
Work Location: In person