Responsibilities
- Interacts daily with children and serves as their trusted transportation to and from school
- Take the same routes in the morning and afternoon each day but may adjust their schedules for extracurricular and special events
- Should have an authoritative, yet calming demeanor and a strong understanding of traffic laws
- Must be able to supervise students as they cross the street and enter or exit the van, greet them and manage their behavior during the van ride.
- Maintain the van by keeping it clean, fueling it regularly and recording mileage.
- In charge of providing safe transport for school children based on a schedule and route.
- Must be vigilant in ensuring that all children have safety entered and exited the van
- helping students board the van,
- learning which students take their route
- planning around traffic during trips.
- Transport children and other passengers to and from school
- Obey all traffic laws
- Maintain a clean and mechanically sound bus at all times
- Ensure the safety of all students
- Verify permissions for children who ride home with friends
- Discipline children as needed to maintain a safe environment
- Perform inspections of the bus before and after each route
- Attend safety meetings as required
- Pick Up Lunches
- Ability to carry out assigned route on time
- Abide by Texas Minimum Standards for child care centers licensing regulations
- Must be able to communicate with parents and teachers about the childrens’ behavior on the bus and work to resolve interpersonal issues using the software provided
- Other Duties as assigned in between trips
- Reports to Director I and Director II
Required Work experience
- One or more years of experience driving children required
- Two or more years of experience working with children preferred
Qualifications
- Driving Record should be free of any traffic or criminal violations in the last 3-5 years. (Current Texas DPS Type 3A Driving Record required. Must be obtained within 24-48 hours of acceptance of position). Clean driving record with no at-fault accidents or traffic citations
- Valid Texas Driver's License
- Clean Drug Screening
- Must be able to pass a criminal background check
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $7.25 - $15.00 per hour
Expected hours: 1 – 8 per week
Benefits:
- Paid training
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: On the road