Bus Driver Jobs in Tennessee (NOW HIRING)

Job Description:

School Bus Drivers

Reports To:

Transportation Director

Dept/School:

Transportation

Employment:

10 months, Flexible hours, Salary Schedule

Calendar:

200 days

Salary Grade:

8 (Classified scale)

Date Revised:

8/21/2025

Qualifications:

Must be 25 years of age or older

Must have High School Diploma or equivalent

Must possess a valid drivers' license and have not less than five years of driving experience with an unrestricted operators license

Must be willing to obtain and hold a CDL license with P and S endorsements with training

TBI/FBI background check is required, DCS background check is required

D.O.T. physical is required by State and Federal Guidelines

Pre-employment and random drug testing required

CPR and First Aid training, Annual MVR

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

The following responsibilities are normal for this job. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other responsibilities may be required and assigned.

Performance Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

1. Transport students over specified routes according to established time schedules; transport students and faculty on various athletic and special event trips
2. Observe legal and defensive driving practices; assuring compliance with applicable traffic and student transportation laws, codes, and regulations.
3. Prepare and maintain records and reports regarding mileage, student counts, driving times, and fuel consumption.
4. Supervise student conduct during transport to assure safe vehicle operation; instruct students in various aspects of passenger and pedestrian safety.
5. Maintain order and discipline among students on the bus, and while waiting at student pick-up and delivery locations according to established policies.
6. Maintain assigned buses in a clean and safe operating condition; sweeping, washing, and cleaning the bus, as well as refueling, and preparing the bus for use in transporting students.
7. Conduct daily pre-operative safety inspection on an assigned school bus or buses; and notifies the transportation coordinator and/or on-duty mechanic of any mechanical or safety problems.
8. Attend and participate in transportation safety and in-service training workshops and meetings.
9. Full-time substitute drivers shall meet all requirements and qualifications for drivers.
10. Part-time Substitute drivers shall meet all requirements and qualifications for drivers.
11. Ability to load and unload wheelchairs, tie downs and seatbelts.
12. Build positive relationships with students, parents, other drivers and other school district staff.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:

1. Continual sitting, reaching, and repetitive hand/arm movements
2. Ability to work indoors and outdoors.
3. Moderate exposure to extreme temperatures.
4. Occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs, typically assisting students into seats, and the ability to carry or drag a student in an emergency situation out of the bus to a safe area.
5. Potential exposure to communicable diseases and contact with blood and other fluids---potential exposure to physical injury from aggressive behavior. Potential exposure to vehicle fumes and chemicals.

Tools/Equipment Used:

Operate school bus; two-way radio; safety equipment including but not limited to flares, reflective signs, and fire extinguisher; specialized and adaptive equipment used by students

Posture:

Prolonged sitting; frequent standing and twisting; occasional kneeling/squatting, bending, stooping, and pushing/pulling

Motion:

Prolonged driving; moderate walking; frequent climbing stairs, grasping/squeezing, wrist and shoulder flexion/extension, and reaching

Lifting:

Frequent heavy lifting (45 pounds or over) and positioning of students with physical disabilities, controlling behavior through physical restraint, assisting nonambulatory students, and lifting and moving adaptive equipment on a daily basis

Environment:

Frequent exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures, noise, and vehicle fumes; exposure to biological hazards (bacteria, communicable diseases); work around moving vehicles; regularly work irregular hours, and occasionally work prolonged hours

Mental Demands:

Maintain emotional control under stress

Notes:

The duties outlined are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or is a logical assignment for this classification.

This document describes the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list

of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.