LISD - Bus Driver

LISD - Bus Driver

Livingston Independent School District Transportation Department - Livingston, Texas. Open in Google Maps.

Job : 5289730

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Jul 16, 2025 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Title: Bus Driver Wage/Hour Status: Nonexempt

Reports to: Director of Transportation Pay Grade:

Dept./School: Transportation Date Revised: 01/23/2025

Ensure safe and orderly transportation of students on assigned route. Operate a school bus that transports students and other authorized personnel to and from schools or other designated locations.

Education/Certification: Valid Texas commercial driver’s license (Class

B)

Special Knowledge/

Skills:

• Must be 18 years of age
• Ability to pass alcohol and drug test
• Ability to complete required bus driver safety training
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Knowledge of student discipline procedure
• Ability to manage student behavior
• Ability to operate bus

Experience: None

• Follow assigned routes and adhere to established schedules.
• Drive the bus to and from extracurricular activities.
• Check bus for mechanical defects before and after each operation and notify supervisor of needed repairs.
• Report all accidents, vehicle damage, student injuries, and mechanical failures. Complete required reports.
• Keep assigned bus clean and fueled.

• Supervise students while they board and leave the bus and cross the street.
• Communicate with teachers and parents on a daily basis regarding student behavior while on the bus.
• Maintain discipline, report student discipline problems to appropriate administrator.
• Instruct students on safe riding rules and regulations.

• Observe all traffic laws and safety regulations for school buses.
• Inspect the bus by checking fuel, oil, water, tires, lights, brakes, and steering to ensure bus can be operated safely before driving.
• Ensure proper condition of emergency equipment, such as first aid kit, fire extinguisher, flags, fuses, crowbar, and reflector.
• Correct unsafe conditions in work area that could cause an accident and inform supervisory of any conditions that are not correctable immediately.
• Install snow chains during inclement weather.
• Report any hazardous conditions along the route.

• Operate two-way radio equipment to communicate with transportation office.
• Work irregular hours as needed.
• Attend and complete required training program to maintain safety certification.
• Keeps records on bus mileage, gas and oil consumption, and number of passengers transported.

None.

School bus, safety equipment (flares, reflective signs), fire extinguisher.

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control. Continual sitting, reaching, and repetitive hand and arm motions. Work outside and inside; moderate exposure to extreme temperature (hot) and vehicle fumes.

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $18,000 to $21,600 Per Year

• Ms. Tammie Smith , Transportation Coord.
• Transportation Department
• Phone:
• Email: