PORT TOWNSEND SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Position Opening Announcement:                 

Bus Driver

4.0 Hrs/Day

2024-25 School Year

Port Townsend School District

                                               

Posting Date: June 26, 2024                           Posting No. 2024-29  

 

Job Summary: This position drives a bus to transport students to and from school along designated routes and/or on trips to district-approved activities. Responsibilities include monitoring behavior and disciplining students while they are on the bus and performing daily checks to ensure that the bus is in safe operating condition.  This position is subject to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, SEIU Local 925.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drives a school bus; picks up and drops off students along an assigned route at designated stops. Follows time schedule. Maintains listings of students on route; ensures that students exit bus at proper stop.
• Observes traffic and remains alert to potential dangers; monitors road conditions to ensure that bus can be operated safely. Obeys traffic laws; provides input to supervisor concerning potential hazards along route.
• Establishes rapport with student passengers. Monitors student behavior and enforces safety rules; disciplines students as necessary. Reports recurring or major discipline problems to school principal for action. Communicates with parents concerning discipline problems as necessary.
• Conducts daily pre- and post-trip vehicle inspections; checks tire inflation and condition; checks fuel, oil and fluid levels; ensures proper operation of lights and horn. Secures bus at end of run.
• Picks up litter in bus and cleans windows; periodically washes bus. Operates school bus equipment and accessories, such as fire extinguishers, highway warning kits, tire chains, and sanders. Maintains first aid kit; performs basic first aid as appropriate.
• Communicates with supervisor or mechanic concerning mechanical malfunctions, potential vehicle safety hazards, schedules, etc. Provides input for improvements in service. Keeps supervisor informed of unusual situations or problems.
• Transports students to district-approved extracurricular activities, field trips, and other activity trips as assigned; enforces discipline rules; accounts for students and ensures that time schedules are met.
• Maintains records; completes forms and prepares reports as required by state or school district policies.
• Completes yearly state or school district bus driver training programs and courses and maintains appropriate certification(s) and licenses.
• Good attendance is essential
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions: 

• Requires visual concentration and dexterity. Required to sit for prolonged periods, meet deadlines, and work outdoors in inclement weather. Required to deal with angry or distraught students; experiences interruptions to concentration. Exposed to potential hazards associated with driving a vehicle. Requires constant safety awareness. Typically works a split shift.

Minimum Qualifications: Education and Experience:

• High school graduation or equivalent and five years of driving experience.
• Must complete steps to become an Authorized OSPI School Bus Driver.
• Participate in 40 hours of classroom training to test for your B Commercial Drivers' License (CDL) with a passenger and School Bus endorsement.
• Have an excellent driving record.
• Must be in compliance with WAC 392:145 Authorization to drive a school bus.
• Washington State Patrol and FBI Fingerprint Background Clearance.
• Must be able to maintain and pass random Drug Screens and have a clear FMCSA report.

Allowable Substitution:

• None

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of basic vehicle maintenance;
• Ability to troubleshoot vehicle operation problems.
• Knowledge of traffic laws.
• Skill in defensive driving; ability to take evasive action to avoid collisions as necessary.
• Effective oral communication skills.
• Ability to make quick and effective decisions.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to maintain concurrent awareness of passenger activity and changing traffic situations.
• Ability to establish a positive rapport with students.
• Ability to discipline students and enforce safety rules.
• Ability to maintain a strict time schedule.
• Sufficient strength and agility to assist ill or physically impaired students in boarding or exiting bus and to assist students in evacuating a bus involved in an accident.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and students.

 

External applications for this position will be accepted until filled.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.  Application materials are available online at http://www.ptschools.org.

 

Salary Range: 2024-25 $26.05 - $32.04 per hour, dependent on school experience

 

BENEFITS:

Benefits include Sick Leave, Vacation Leave, Family Sick Leave, Bereavement Leave, Medical, Dental, Vision, AD&D, and Basic Life insurance coverages. Retirement is through the WA State Department of Retirement, plans available: SERS Plan 2 or SERS Plan 3

 

A COMPLETED APPLICATION FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS INCLUDES:

1. Completed Port Townsend School District application form
2. Letter of application stating specific qualifications for this position
3. Resume
4. Letters of recommendation from previous supervisors

 

For application questions contact:

Carrie Baxter, Administrative Assistant or

Laurie McGinnis Payroll/HR Director

Port Townsend School District #50

Gael Stuart Building, 1610 Blaine St

Port Townsend WA  98368

360 680-5755

 

 

 

 

 

 

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Port Townsend School District No. 50 complies with all federal and state rules and regulations, and does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, immigration status, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.  Further, the district will provide equal access and opportunity to meet to the Boy Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society.  The following employee(s) have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Compliance Coordinator for State Law (RCW 28A.640/28A.642) and Title IX Coordinator: Laurie McGinnis, 1610 Blaine St. (360)680-5755.  Section 504/ADA Coordinator:  Shelby MacMeekin, 1610 Blaine St. (360)680-5762.

 

NOTE:   New employees who will have unsupervised access to children must complete a satisfactory fingerprint check with the Washington State Patrol and the FBI.  Employment will be considered temporary and conditional pending a satisfactory background check.  There will be a $50.00 processing fee.

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer