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Form of workPosition Type:
Transportation/Open Route Driver
Date Posted:
12/7/2023
Location:
OCS Transportation Department
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION
OLDHAM COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
JOB DESCRIPTION:
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OPEN ROUTE BUS DRIVER 1014.040AR
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
1. High School Diploma/Equivalent
2. Twenty-one years of age
3. Current driver's license, valid in Kentucky
4. Physical examination - Board-appointed physician
5. Pre-employment drug and alcohol screening
6. Criminal record check.
7. Driving history check.
8. No chargeable accidents within the last three years.
9. No drug or alcohol convictions within the last five years.
10. Exemplary attendance.
11. Commercial Driver's License (CDL); Class B; Endorsements: Passenger (P) & School Bus (S).
12. Able to push, pull and lift 45 lbs. and bend at the waist, kneel and lift hands over head
REPORTS TO: Transportation Director
JOB GOAL: To provide safe and efficient transportation so that students may enjoy the fullest possible advantage from the district's curriculum and extracurricular programs.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Observes all mandatory safety regulations for school buses and obeys all traffic laws.
2. Drive open bus routes.
3. Drive routes that are listed on daily board as assigned by dispatcher.
4. Checks bus before each operation for mechanical defects and completes post-trip check at end of each route to ensure no students or belongings remain on the bus.
5. Maintains discipline when students are on bus and reports undisciplined students to the proper authority.
6. Clean substitute buses and maintain substitute bus log books.
7. When all Open Routes are covered, assist office staff with various office duties.
8. Assist service department on service runs and/or the pickup and delivery of buses.
9. Assist route managers with bus route information updates. Prepare substitute driver route books.
10. Assist Open Route Driver trainers in the development of training components that will make up the annual eight-hour bus driver recertification modules.
11. Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
12. Understand and follow oral and written directions.
13. Performs such other reasonable duties within the scope of the Transportation Department as may be assigned by the Director or the Assistant Superintendent.
14. Attends work regularly and on time.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Compensation will be determined based on 183 contract days on the board approved ORD salary schedule. This position requires a 6-hour workday
EVALUATION: Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board's Policy on Evaluation of Support Services Personnel.
Adopted Oldham County Board of Education February 23, 2015 Revised: January 17, 2018, July 1, 2021, July 1, 2022
Transportation/Open Route Driver
Date Posted:
12/7/2023
Location:
OCS Transportation Department
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION
OLDHAM COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
JOB DESCRIPTION:
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OPEN ROUTE BUS DRIVER 1014.040AR
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
1. High School Diploma/Equivalent
2. Twenty-one years of age
3. Current driver's license, valid in Kentucky
4. Physical examination - Board-appointed physician
5. Pre-employment drug and alcohol screening
6. Criminal record check.
7. Driving history check.
8. No chargeable accidents within the last three years.
9. No drug or alcohol convictions within the last five years.
10. Exemplary attendance.
11. Commercial Driver's License (CDL); Class B; Endorsements: Passenger (P) & School Bus (S).
12. Able to push, pull and lift 45 lbs. and bend at the waist, kneel and lift hands over head
REPORTS TO: Transportation Director
JOB GOAL: To provide safe and efficient transportation so that students may enjoy the fullest possible advantage from the district's curriculum and extracurricular programs.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Observes all mandatory safety regulations for school buses and obeys all traffic laws.
2. Drive open bus routes.
3. Drive routes that are listed on daily board as assigned by dispatcher.
4. Checks bus before each operation for mechanical defects and completes post-trip check at end of each route to ensure no students or belongings remain on the bus.
5. Maintains discipline when students are on bus and reports undisciplined students to the proper authority.
6. Clean substitute buses and maintain substitute bus log books.
7. When all Open Routes are covered, assist office staff with various office duties.
8. Assist service department on service runs and/or the pickup and delivery of buses.
9. Assist route managers with bus route information updates. Prepare substitute driver route books.
10. Assist Open Route Driver trainers in the development of training components that will make up the annual eight-hour bus driver recertification modules.
11. Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
12. Understand and follow oral and written directions.
13. Performs such other reasonable duties within the scope of the Transportation Department as may be assigned by the Director or the Assistant Superintendent.
14. Attends work regularly and on time.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Compensation will be determined based on 183 contract days on the board approved ORD salary schedule. This position requires a 6-hour workday
EVALUATION: Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board's Policy on Evaluation of Support Services Personnel.
Adopted Oldham County Board of Education February 23, 2015 Revised: January 17, 2018, July 1, 2021, July 1, 2022
