Substitute Bus Driver

Position Type:
Transportation/ Driver

Date Posted: 3/5/2020

Location:

Fieldcrest CUSD 6

Date Available:

03/16/2020

• Complete job application and interview. (Forms in Unit Office or Transportation Office)
• Finger Print, at a state authorized facility, Call To Schedule Fingerprint Appointments. Give the following number to the fingerprint facility ORI # SB1020006 (Employer Identifier #).
• Must take written test for CDL Driver’s license, in the following order Sections 1,5,4,10,12,13,14 (Introduction to Illinois CDL, Air Brake Test, Transporting Passengers Test, School Bus Endorsement Test, Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Vehicle Control Skills Test, Drive/Road Testing) at a Secretary of State Facility. Take letter of intent for employment from Unit Office or Director of Transportation Office. And Birth Certificate.
  
  Declare EI when asked about Medical Certification
• Bus Driver’s physical, Drug & Alcohol test / TB test performed by an authorized IDOT Physician (at the employer’s discretion)
• OSF St. James Hospital, Pontiac, ILL. Phone—
• OSF St. James Occupational Health Dept., Pontiac, ILL. Phone—
• OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, ILL. Phone—
• (Forms in Unit Office or Transportation Office).

• Must take the Eight Hour Initial Training Class. Obtain class schedule from Transportation Director.
• Perform two week, 14 day behind the wheel driver training program.
• Complete behind the wheel driving test given at a Secretary of State facility in Peoria or Princeton. Phone—call for road test drive appointment, have driver’s license number available when calling.
• Two Hour Refresher course and physical required each year.

• Be age 21 or older.
• Possess a valid and properly classified Illinois driver's license or a valid license issued by Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri or Kentucky. The valid license must contain an "S" endorsement.
• Possess a valid driver's license for three years immediately prior to the date of your application, which has not been revoked, suspended, cancelled or disqualified.
• Pass an Illinois written school bus driver permit test (valid for one year).
• Pass a behind-the-wheel exam (valid for 90 days) in the type of vehicle you will be driving.
• Pass a physical examination (valid for 90 days), including drug and tuberculosis testing.
• Affirm under penalty of perjury that you have not made a false statement or knowingly concealed a material fact in any application for a permit.
• Complete an initial classroom training course (valid for one year) administered by the Illinois State Board of Education. A refresher course must be taken prior to renewal.
• Not have been under an order of court supervision or convicted of two or more serious traffic violations in the 12-month period prior to the date of your application.
• Not have been under an order of court supervision or convicted of reckless driving, DUI or reckless homicide resulting while operating a motor vehicle within three years of the date of your application.
• Pass an Illinois specific and FBI criminal background check. Fingerprint results are valid for one year. Illinois State Police-approved vendor
• Consent in writing to the release of results of reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing by the employer of the applicant to the Secretary of State;
• Not have caused a fatal accident as the result of the unlawful operation of a motor vehicle.
• Not have been afflicted with or suffering from any mental disability or disease within the last five years.
• Any individual transporting children in the place of the regular school bus driver must have a permit and a properly classified driver's license.
• If you are new to Illinois, you must also provide a state-issued copy of the previous state's driving abstract, showing a three-year continuous driving history. The driving abstract must be issued in the 90-day period prior to your application for a permit.