School Bus Driver Instructor Jobs (NOW HIRING)

About the Employer
Stockton Unified School District (SUSD) began providing services to students in 1852 and is located in the heart of California's Central Valley near the banks of the San Joaquin River. SUSD is the 17th largest school district in California, whereby 38,000 PK-12th grade students come to us to experience an academic journey that leads to high school graduation and success in college, careers, and as actively-engaged community members. The District also serves a number of adults through our Stockton School For Adults. SUSD is made up of thirty-seven Head Start classes, fifty-three state preschool classes, three First 5 preschool classes, forty-one K-8 schools, four comprehensive high schools, three small high schools, an alternative high school, a special education school, a school for adults, and five dependent charter schools. Our district mission is to graduate every single youth college, career, and community ready. Stockton Unified School District is dedicated to providing high-quality first instruction, rigorous curriculum, and supporting academic achievement and social-emotional development supported by Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). The District's work is guided by three focal goals:
• Every child by the end of third grade will read and comprehend at the proficient level.
• Every child will have access to high quality, rigorous first instruction.
• Every child, by the end of 12th grade, will graduate and be college, career, and community ready.
Job Summary
SUSD is proud to offer a comprehensive benefit package:
-FREE health benefits through Kaiser for Employee and Family
paid sick leave, vacation, and floating holiday
Job Description / Essential Elements:
SCHOOL BUS DRIVER INSTRUCTOR
DEFINITION
Provide new school bus drivers the training and instruction necessary to operate a school bus safely; provide in-service training to incumbent school bus drivers to evaluate the driving performance of District school bus drivers; and perform related duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receive direction from the Director of Transportation. May exercise technical or functional supervision over school bus driver employees.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES - Duties may include but are not limited to, the following: (E represents essential functions).
Conduct behind-the-wheel training of all new school bus drivers (E)
Evaluate behind-the-wheel performance of all school bus drivers and recommend training as necessary (E)
Conduct in-service training for school bus drivers (E)
Maintain state-required driver proficiency and driver training records (E)
Qualify drivers for out-of-town field trips (E)
Investigate school bus accidents; may make recommendations concerning prevention and/or driver competency (E)
May be assigned as a substitute driver if needed
Assist in the planning and updating of routes as necessary (E)
Maintain bus safety equipment supplies (E)
Perform bus safety checkout (E)
Perform related duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
Rules and regulations governing school bus operation
Principles and practices of driver evaluation and training
Ability to:
Clearly communicate training material orally and in writing
Accurately evaluate classroom and behind-the-wheel bus operator performance
Maintain accurate records
Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships
Operate a school bus safely
Physical capability sufficient to perform job tasks
Experience and Education:
Any combination of education, training, and experience equivalent to graduation from high school and successful completion of the School Bus Driver Instructor Course within 12 months of hire date; pending CDE course availability.
License and Certificate:
Possession of a valid California Class II license and California School Bus Driver's Certificate
Possession of a valid California School Bus Driver Trainer Certificate
Physical Requirements:
Employees in this position must possess/have the ability to:
Sit for prolonged periods of time
Stand and walk for short periods of time
Occasional bending/stooping; squatting/crouching
Occasional reaching overhead, above/below shoulders, and horizontally
Occasional pushing/pulling, lifting, and maneuvering objects such as wheelchairs with students with a broad range of body weights
Frequently bend/twist the neck to adequately monitor students and traffic conditions
Lift and/or support/drag up to 150 pounds for short periods of time
Climb 3 feet of steps into/out of the bus
Requires continuous use of hands, arms, feet, and legs to push/pull or activate essential controls (pedals, levers, and knobs) in recurring operational motions
Requires a range of simple grasping to firm grasping in order to seize, hold, grasp, turn, or otherwise work with hands to turn the steering wheel, shift gears, and/or manipulate mechanical levers and controls; as well as to position students in their car seats and/or infant seats; to fasten car/infant seat harnesses and/or belts; to secure students to their wheelchairs or car seats; and to secure the wheelchairs or car seats to the bus
Hear with or without assistive devices sufficient to hear students, receive communications on radio, and hear outside noises, sirens, horns, brakes, etc., that are necessary to operate the bus safely
Speak with or without assistive devices sufficiently, professionally, and politely to give instructions/commands to students, speak professionally and politely to parents and other staff
Visual acuity with or without assistive devices sufficient to pass the driving test, read signs, road hazards, and to be able to operate the bus safely in reduced visibility conditions
Hazards:
Exposure to blood-borne pathogens and bodily fluids; exposure to students/parents being physically aggressive and non-compliant
NOTE: SAFETY-SENSITIVE JOB CLASS. EMPLOYEES IN THIS JOB CLASS WILL BE SUBJECT TO RANDOM SELECTION FOR ALCOHOL AND/OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TESTING.
Salary Placement: CSEA 885
Range 40
12-month work year Board Approval: 10/17/23
Requirements / Qualifications
Comments and Other Information
Applicants are requested not to make contact with members of the Board of Education, the administrative staff or potential panel members. Applicants not guidelines are subject to disqualification from this interview process.
Stockton Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment), and bullying based on a person's actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, nationality, race or ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, sex, sexual orientation; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Stockton prohíbe discriminación, acoso (incluyendo acoso sexual), atormentar o coercionar, e intimidación incluyendo: la discriminación contra un individuo o grupo por motivos de raza, color, ascendencia, nacionalidad, origen nacional, estado migratorio, identificación de grupo étnico, etnicidad, edad, religión, estado civil, embarazo, estado parental, discapacidad física o mental, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género o información genética; una percepción de una o más de tales características; o asociación con una persona o grupo, con una o más de estas características reales o percibidas.
For inquiries regarding our non-discrimination policies, please refer to the following contacts. Kindly refrain from contacting these individuals regarding the application process.
Para consultas sobre nuestras pólizas de no discriminación, consulte los siguientes contactos. Por favor, absténgase de comunicarse con estas personas con respecto al proceso de solicitud.
Title IX Coordinator
Director, Constituent Services
56 S. Lincoln Street Stockton, CA 95203
(209) 933-7037 Ext. 2195
Constituentservices@stocktonusd.net
504 Coordinator
School Counseling Program Specialist
1141 Lever Blvd. Room 105 Stockton, CA 95206
(209) 933-7130 ext. 2617
504-coordinator@stocktonusd.net
Education Equity Compliance Officer
1661 Pacific Avenue Stockton, CA 95204
(209) 933-7022 ext. 1387
educationequity@stocktonusd.net