Substitute: Bus Driver
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Transportation
Bus Driver
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Assigned Location: Transportation Department
Reports to: Director of Transportation
Bargaining Unit: Unrepresented
Position Summary
Operates school buses under all types of weather conditions. Transports students and other authorized person over regular “to and from” school routes, on field trips, extracurricular activities, and special or extra activity trips as authorized by the school district officials. Serves as a courteous representative of the district on public roads.
Supervision And Controls Over The Work
The employee works with a high level of independence and professional discretion under the general supervision of a designated school administrator. The employee’s work is governed, controlled, and evaluated by acceptable professional practice, school and district policies and regulations, provisions of Washington Administrative Code and Revised Code of Washington, direction of the supervisor, and performance standards and expectations as set forth in the collective bargaining agreement.
Major Duties And Responsibilities
- Transport assigned students to and from schools, shelters, transitional housing or other areas as necessary in a safe and timely manner.
- Operate any and all school buses on scheduled routes and/or on all types of trips in support of district approved activities, both within and out of school district boundaries.
- Perform pre-trip and post-trip bus inspections as required by State and district policy and procedure.
- Maintain control of student passengers as related to safety. Report unsafe acts or conditions which require the attention of the Transportation Director and school building Administrator. Confer with parents when necessary.
- Complete all records as required by State and district policy and procedures.
- Operate a school bus in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington and district policy and procedures.
- Operate and maintain all school bus equipment and accessories, both inside and out.
- Perform other school bus driver related duties as directed by district policy and procedures.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum of five years with a private vehicle driver’s license.
- Must satisfactorily complete school bus authorization class, pass the DOT physical as well as the CDL training and testing.
- Possess a valid Washington State Driver’s License with appropriate endorsements (B CDL with S1P Endorsement and air brake restriction lifted). License must reflect intra or interstate.
- Successfully complete First Aid class with CPR training and possess a valid card.
DISCLAIMER
The district reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the district desires. This job description is illustrative and in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. The job requirements are subject to change within the district’s sole discretion to reasonably accommodate qualified disabled individuals.
Physical And Environmental Requirements Of The Position
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, move about, hear and speak, and be visually observant of classroom behavior and learning activities.
The employee may occasionally lift, restrain, or move up to 100 pounds – most typically when required to intervene in student safety issues.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work…
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