School Bus Driver

Durham School Services is seeking a dedicated School Bus Driver to ensure students arrive to school safely, on time, and ready to learn. We offer medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage, as well as a retirement savings plan. All interested applicants for a Driver position, including those fully qualified with a commercial driver’s license, begin with us as a Driver in Training.

The best-trained drivers in the business work for us because we devote significant resources to training and development. A Driver in Training will be trained by our staff to obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) and related endorsements, learn company policies and procedures, and upon successful completion of the training program will be placed in a Professional Driver role. We Offer

• A Flexible Schedule
• Competitive Rates
• Career Opportunities
• No Nights or Weekends
• Summers Off

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and reliable transportation service by operating a school bus or other location specific vehicle with a fixed or changing route.
• Exhibit the highest ethical best practices and personal integrity; report concerns about suspicious or inappropriate behavior to supervisor or manager.
• Report to duty on time and maintain route on time but in a safe manner.
• Physically assist passengers in evacuation of the vehicle in case of emergency.
• Immediately report any accident or incident per company policy.
• Follow company policy around student and/or passenger management.
• Inform all appropriate personnel of problems/procedures.
• Present a neat and professional personal appearance at all times.
• Complete all required paperwork (including route change sheets, time cards, vehicle repair requests) and submit to the appropriate authority in a timely manner.
• Maintain a cooperative attitude with fellow employees, supervisors, customers, and passengers while always promoting company goodwill.
• Safely and efficiently utilize vehicle equipment, including wheelchair lifts, radios, and emergency equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Additional responsibilities for our Paratransit Drivers may apply per location.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years of age; for Tennessee School Bus Drivers, must be at least 25 years of age per state law.
• Must possess or be able to obtain all valid applicable state license and other required certifications to operate company vehicles.
• Must meet physical and medical requirements and pass substance abuse screening; as a safety-sensitive employee, will be subject to random screening under company policy.
• Must satisfactorily complete and pass all training.
• Must practice defensive driving at all times and avoid vehicular and industrial accidents by practicing safe driving and work habits.
• Compliance with all applicable federal, state, county, district, and contract-specific driver requirements.

Company name is:
Durham School Services. Summit School Services has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with its policies and values, including sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. Summit School Services is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children and passengers. We offer medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance coverage, holiday pay, and PTO accrual.

Additionally, employees are able to enroll in a retirement savings plan. At Summit School Services our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Summit School Services LLC’s independent subsidiaries and affiliates are an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer. The pay rate range, along with most all of the other terms and conditions of employment, vary between different sites, geographical markets, customer/contractual terms, and positions. Seniority level

• Internship

Employment type

• Part-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• School and Employee Bus Services

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