Duties
JOB GOAL:
Provide safe and reliable transportation of students throughout the district and to other events as assigned.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: Listed below but not limited to:
- Attends yearly 2-hour refresher course
- Passes yearly physical examination and drug testing also participates in random drug testing program
- Completes a daily pre-trip inspection report before the first trip of each day and anytime a different bus is driven
- Notifies mechanics, in writing, of any mechanical problems with a bus, on a daily basis
- Schedules preventative maintenance each 3,000 miles (oil change)
- Keeps the bus clean both inside and out
- Maintains adequate discipline to assure the safety of the passengers; reports gross disobedience or misconduct to the Director of Transportation using “School Bus Incident Report”
- Notifies the Director of Transportation immediately if there is a breakdown or bus accident; follows all accident procedures
- Maintains a route sheet and map and ensures their accuracy at all times
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Ability to pass fingerprint criminal background check
- Must be 21 years’ old Drivers must hold an Illinois CDL Driver’s License
- Must maintain Illinois Secretary of State requirements to become and remain a school bus driver in Illinois
Special Knowledge/Skills/Requirements:
- Hold a valid CDL License?
- Value character education and embody the Titan Traits?
If you answered "Yes!" to any of these questions, we want to hear from you!
To be considered, you must:
- Maintain all qualifications and licensure as outlined in the job description.
- Complete and submit your ONLINE application.
- Pass a background check/fingerprinting.
- Must be able to understand the basic operational systems on varying models of school buses
- Must be able to operate within structured time parameters defined by school start and dismissal times
- Must be able to understand basic map reading and have directional acuity
- Must pass a test covering knowledge of bus driving rules, regulations and laws
Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page
https://www.applitrack.com/bcsd/onlineapp/default.aspx