Frontline Applicant Tracking - Breathitt County Schools

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Bus Driver Trainee

JobID: 419

Position Type:
  Transportation


Date Posted:
  12/12/2019


Location:
  Bus Garage


Date Available:
  ASAP


  Description: Conduct on-the-road and class room phases of bus driver training courses; to assure State Law regulatations and local board policies are met.

Job Summary:

• Learns to be, and is responsible for the safe and expedient transportation of students, including driving bus route according to bus stop locations and time schedules
• Monitors behavior and actions of students on school bus while driving routes, to include noise levels and settling student disputes; communicating with Transportation personnel, parents and school officials regarding student behavior (may include watching videos, asking department staff for parent contact information and phone parents for assistance in changing the student’s behavior, write misconduct forms)
• Complete various forms and reports including field trips, log addendums, student check-in sheets and vehicle log sheets
 • Learns to and aids in the loading and unloading process of students needing assistance in boarding as well as those with special needs, via stairs or lift mechanisms. Learns and monitors student riders for any suspected child abuse, sexual harassment, bullying, bodily fluids cleanup and medical conditions (e.g., diabetic shock, seizures, respiratory conditions, etc.)
• Learns how to and communicates in person and on a two-way radio for routine, urgent and emergency situations • Learns how to and reports all unsafe route and bus stop conditions to the dispatcher
• Completes documentation of student information, recordkeeping and completing route surveys
 • Assuring seat belts, harnesses and wheel chair clamps are secured as required
 • Assist parents and school personnel with safe loading and unloading of students; coordinate seating of pre-kindergarten students as required by State Transportation Guidelines
• Communicate with classroom aides, teachers, principals, and parents concerning student background, medical problems and behavior as appropriate
 • Maintain current knowledge of Emergency Evacuation procedures • Assist handicapped children on and off the bus and escort children safely to and from school and home; lift children as required; assure responsible adult meets students leaving the bus.

Qualifications:
Any combination equivalent to:  high school diploma, G.E.D. Certificate or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a G.E.D. as required by Kentucky law and two years’ experience in the operation of a school bus.

      Bus driver applicants who have completed a background check; Central Registry Check; and drug screen will participate in training for CDL license.
• Bus Driver Trainee will receive minimum wage and up to 100 hours.
Application Procedure:
Apply Online

Selection Procedure:
 




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