Bus Driver

Position Overview:

Blake’s school bus drivers are a dynamic link within the Blake community tasked with the safe transport of students to and from school. This position is based on a 20-hour workweek with each day split into two 2-hour route shifts with the possibility of additional charter hours assigned periodically. The position pays $28 an hour and up to $2,500 sign-on bonus for current licensed class B drivers with school bus endorsements. Current drivers may also be eligible for a compensation program used to reward drivers who achieve specific levels of performance with additional pay.

Essential Functions:

• Report to transportation manager
• Receive direction from transportation dispatcher
• Daily transport of school-age children to and from home, centralized pickup points and school campuses  
• Transport school-age children to and from school campuses and field trip locations  
• Ensure safety and security of students, which may include directing and assisting in bus evacuation
• Clean and fuel buses
• Conduct pre-trip school bus inspection   
• Attend monthly safety training classes
• Participate in ongoing pre-trip, driving and emergency procedures evaluations

Team Participation:

Blake bus drivers are expected to provide ongoing feedback to management on the efficiency of the route assigned to them. Additionally, bus drivers actively interact with other transportation team members aiding in the ongoing business collaboration of the transportation team and its responsibilities.

Position Criteria:

Required:

• Strong customer service skills—ability to interact with students and parents in a friendly and professional manner
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Strong work ethic centered on maintaining schedules, mutual respect and teamwork  
• Successful completion of a criminal background check 
• Clean motor vehicle record history
• Ability to be medically certified to drive a school bus by the Department of Transportation and any Blake-mandated physical testing
• Class B commercial driver’s license with passenger and school bus endorsements or the ability to obtain class B commercial license (will help train the right individual)  
• Ability to engage, interact and communicate with students and their parents

Preferred:

• Prior professional driving experience (preferably school bus)
• General mechanical knowledge and experience with Minnesota school bus rules and regulations  

Physical Requirements

• Able to sit for periods of time up to three hours  
• Able to lift up to 40 lbs
• Ability to bend and stoop
• Ability to pass Blake’s driver ability assessment 
• Ability to perform duties in extreme weather conditions   
• Ability to evacuate school children from school bus in an emergency
• Free of impairment of an arm, foot or leg that interferes with the ability to perform normal tasks associated with operating a school bus
• No established medical history or clinical diagnosis of rheumatic, arthritic, orthopedic, muscular, neuromuscular or vascular disease that interferes with the ability to operate and control a school bus
• Required to submit to and pass mandated illegal substance drug testing prior to beginning work and randomly through the term of employment with the school