Position: Bus Driver

Supervisors: Transportation Supervisor

 Job Summary: 

The candidate for this position will have the skills and ability to obtain and maintain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) to provide bus transportation for enrolled children as well as supervise the assigned Bus Monitor.

Education and Experience

• Meet requirements of Head Start Program Performance Standards and/or Kentucky Division of Regulated Childcare. 
• High school Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
• CDL with Bus and Passenger Endorsements

Knowledge and Skills

• Communicate orally and in writing effectively and demonstrate effective listening skills, respect, be concise and clear, and provide positive body language and empathy with valid feedback.
• Must have the ability to use Microsoft Office and other software programs for documentation, record-keeping, monitoring, and reporting.
• Maintain strong organizational skills (organizational skills listed below are not all inclusive).
• Ability to create structure and order to boost productivity. 
• Ability to prioritize tasks that must be completed immediately, versus those that can be postponed. 
• Ability to develop work habits that prevent procrastination, clutter, miscommunication, and inefficiency.
• Ability to keep work and work area neat and organized. 
• Ability to meet deadlines in a timely manner.
• Support family engagement through relationship-based competencies. 

Physical Requirements

Must be able to pass a CDL physical, physically lift a minimum of 50 pounds, be able to physically move in a manner suitable to provide care for small children (kneel, crawl, bend, stoop, squat, walk fast/run) and work outdoors in seasonal weather conditions. Must be able to climb stairs, get up/down from floor, sit/stand for long periods of time. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Must comply with all BGP Policies & Procedures, Head Start Performance Standards, Kentucky Childcare Regulations, Health, Fire, Safety, and other applicable local, state, and federal regulations.

• Responsible for conducting pre/post trip inspections and completing documentation accordingly to submit to the Transportation Assistant weekly. If repairs are needed complete a maintenance request form Submit both the completed maintenance request form and the pre/post trip inspection form to Transportation Supervisor.
• Responsible for the supervision of children and passengers while providing transportation services. 
• Responsible to make sure all passengers are in a federally approved restraint device (seat/lap belt, shoulder belt, or an appropriate child restraint device)
• Always wear a seat belt.
• Responsible for vehicle cleanliness
• Clean buses weekly which may include sweeping, removal of debris, cleaning windows, headlights, overhead lights, brake lights, and taillights as needed. 
• Responsible to operate vehicles in a careful, defensive, and safe manner.
• Provide an environment and experience that is safe, pleasant.
• Ensure the bus is an extension of the classroom by creating an experience for children that is conducive to learning.
• Responsible for following a planned bus route, making scheduled stops to pick up or drop off passengers. 
• Responsible to supervise the behavior and performance of the Bus Monitor 
• Responsible for appropriately inspecting the bus at the end of each trip to ensure all children have been delivered to their destination.   
• Failure to assure no child is left in a vehicle may result in immediate termination. 
• Responsible for communicating with dispatch (front office) via two-way radio to report that all children have been delivered to their destination. 
• Responsible for appropriately respond in the event of abnormal or stressful circumstances while maintaining a safe, secure environment for passengers.
• Responsible to immediately notify dispatch, and/or the Transportation Supervisor and/or the CEO in the event of ANY accident. 

Other:

 This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. 

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