Transportation Center

Bus Driver

McPherson School District has an immediate opening for a bus driver.

The bus driver will assume responsibility for the safe and efficient transportation of students to and from school and school activities. The driver will recognize safety as a priority, yet promote student friendly atmosphere.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Current CDL license with passenger endorsement, and has a safe driving record.
• Air brake endorsement.
• First Aid, CPR and defensive driving
• Criminal history record from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

Qualifications Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential duties and responsibilities of this position will be the following:

1. Obeys all traffic laws.
2. Observes all mandatory safety regulations for school buses.
3. Maintains discipline when students are on bus.
4. Reports undisciplined students to the proper authority.
5. Keeps assigned bus clean.
6. Keeps to assigned schedule.
7. Checks bus before each operation for mechanical defects.
8. Notifies the proper authority in case of mechanical failure or lateness.
9. Discharges students only at authorized stops.
10. Exercises responsible leadership when on out-of-district school trips.
11. Transports only authorized students.
12. Reports all accidents and completes required reports.
13. Enforces bus rules.
14. Check bus at the end of each route to make sure all students are off.
15. Maintaining daily route reports.

Language Skills:

Ability to verbally communicate with students, parents, teachers, principals and supervisor. Ability to read a map read written directions and follows verbal directions. Ability to complete route logs.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to record time and mileage.

Technology Skills:

Ability to operate a two-way radio and cellular telephone.

Reasoning Skills:

Ability to solve practical problems related to personnel, student behavior, vehicle maintenance, including emergency situations.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands 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 regularly required to sit, stand or walk; talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is at a moderate level.