School Bus Driver​/D54H

Position: School Bus Driver / 2026-D54H21-002
Location: Sells

## VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT### School Bus Driver
** POSITION TITLE & GRADE:
** School Bus Driver, CY-5703-02    
** POSITION INFORMATION:
** Full time, School Year    Salary Range $22.54 TO $32.03, Per Hour      
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* LOCATION:

** Santa Rosa Day School, Sells, AZThe Bureau of Indian Education's mission is to provide quality education opportunities from early childhood through life in accordance with the tribes' needs for cultural and economic well-being and in keeping with the wide diversity of Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages as distinct cultural and governmental entities. The Department of the Interior(DOI) places a high value on diversity of experience and cultural perspectives and encourages applications from all interested eligible candidates.

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility(DEIA) are fundamental principles that guide the Department and allow us to successfully achieve our mission.### JOIN US AS WE INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION!
** STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
** Incumbent will create and maintain a safe, positive learning environment to ensure the holistic development of each student and staff member through cultural, social, spiritual, physical and academic experience. Incumbent will support the Bureau of Indian Education’s mission, which is to provide high quality education opportunities from early childhood through life while considering a tribe’s need for cultural and economic well-being.

In performing this mission, the BIE takes into account the spiritual, mental, physical, and cultural aspects of school-aged children within their family and tribal community. To meet its trust responsibility to Indian Tribes, BIE works to strengthen education opportunities for American Indian students to be successful and competitive globally; to enhance student participation in their tribal communities; and support tribes in nation-building, in development of the next generation of tribal leaders.

Responsibilities:
• Operates a school bus with rated capacity of 25 or more passengers on scheduled bus route(s) transporting students to and from school. The routes are normally over both improved and unimproved roads that become difficult to traverse during inclement weather.  
• Operates a school bus with a rated capacity of 25 or more passengers, or van, transporting student groups and employees of the school serving as sponsors and/or coaches of the groups to and from extra-curricular activities such as field trips, sporting events, cultural activities, etc., both on and off the reservation. Trips are usually over improved roads and streets in all kinds of traffic conditions.

• Supervises students on buses/vans and assures the safety of students while being transported. Maintains order among school children on the bus, handles routine misbehavior incidents, and reports any serious behavior incidents using approved school procedures.  
• Observes established regulations and safety precautions. Controls the loading and unloading of passengers, assures that maximum capacity regulation is not exceeded and that only authorized persons are transported. Completes trip reports and preventive maintenance service records. In case of accident, fills out driver's accident report.  
• Operates motor vehicles such as sedans, station wagons, pickup trucks, vans, etc., for the school performing activities such as picking up mail, supplies, laundry, transporting children to and from medical facilities, etc.  
• Assures bus maintenance in accordance with established regulations and recognized practices including: performing operator maintenance checks before and after each trip; performing, or causing to be performed, other maintenance and repairs as required such as checking and replacing worn fan belts, changing and repairing flat tires, changing oil and filters, cleaning .and replacing air filters, etc.  
• Takes vehicles assigned to the school to and from garages for repair, turn-in, and/or maintenance.  
• Performs miscellaneous routine duties as assigned such as regular cleaning of the school vehicles, assisting in the school cafeteria, assisting in moving furniture, emptying refuse, loading and delivering of school…