Location
Greeley, CO | United States
Job description
Overview
Under the supervision of the Lead Bus Driver, this position is responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient transport of children and parents / families between program activities and home and on field trips . This position is also responsible to keep the vehicle clean and in safe operating conditions always.
Training
- Participates in an annual review which includes onboard observation of road performance
by a State Certified School Bus Instructor.
- Attends a combination of annual classroom instruction and behind-the-wheel instruction s ufficient to enable:
- Safe and efficient vehicle operation.
- Safely run a fixed route , including loading and unloading children, stopping at railroad crossings and performing other specialized driving maneuvers.
- Basic first aid administration in case of injury .
- Emergency situations procedures including vehicle e vacuation.
- Special equipment operation such as wheelchair lifts, assistance devices or special occupant restraints.
- Determination of necessary records and their accurate maintenance.
- Participates in any additional training to meet State or local transportation requirements.
- After being trained in Centro 's Transportation Manual, the Bus Driver collaborates with the Bus Aide i n teaching children the correct sa fety procedures for boarding and exiting a bus as well as the danger zones around the vehicle
Driving the Route
- Assists the bus aide to ensure the s afety and well-being of children by providing direct supervision
- Follows the safest and most efficient assigned route, as determined by the Lead Bus Driver
along with the Transportation, Facilities , & Safety Manager as well as the A rea Manager.
- Ensures routes stay within 60 minutes unless there are no s horter alternatives. Focuses on having stops instead of door to door pick-ups.
- Knows the routes, location of stops and which children should board or exit at each one.
- Obeys all applicable laws and regulations to ens ur e the safety of pa sse ngers. Thi s includes applicable Head Start Performance Standards.
- Ensures children are properly restrained before starting the bus engine in the afternoon and that all passengers follow the program rules when riding the vehicles.
- Ensures that children are re l eased only to authorized individual s listed on the child's Contact Inform at ion form . ·
- Ensures the safe loading a nd unloading of chi l d ren at all times as exp l ained in Centro 's Transportation Manual.
- Ensures that the bus is empty at the end of eac h run and t h at all ch ildr en are accounted for.
As outlined in Centro's Transportation Manual, strict l y fo ll ows the protoco l for using pigtails to ens ure no child is left alone.
- Drives for regular class days , organized fie l d tr ip s a nd occasional evening meeting s. 12)Establishes a relationship of trust and confidence wit h the parents and the children.
- Shares in fo rmati on on a daily basis with classroom staff, s uch as conversations with parents and obse rvation s of children.
- Reports any information or concerns about Head Start / Early Head Start fam il ies to the fam il y services staff or teacher.
- Communicates and coordinates w ith the Fami l y Service Specialist when there is no author i zed person show up to pick-u p a chi l d in the afternoon.
- Ensures the bus aid u ses the company ce ll phone to b e able to ha ve communication and contact with the parents and center at any time.
- Fo ll ows all Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, Commercial Driver' s License (CDL) rule s and other local transportation regulations a s appl i cab l e.
I 8) Operates the vehicle in a safe and efficient manner.
- Completes the dail y Pre-Trip and Post-Trip inspection s as outl ined in Centro 's Transportation Manual and turn it in weekly to the Lead Bu s Driver.
- Performs monthly emergency bus evacuation drills in accordance to Centro 's Transportation Manual.
- Knows how to operate specia l equipment s u ch as whee l c h air lifts , assistance device s or special occ upant r estra int s.
- Monitors and maintain s all vehicle fluid levels as outlined in Centro 's Transportation Manual.
- Keep s the interiors of the vehicles clean at all times .
- C le ans the exteriors of the vehicles as weather a ll ows.
- Maintains required paperwork for vehic l e maintenance and program requirements.
- Reports any damage or malfunction imm ediately to the Lead Bus Driver.
- Performs daily Pre-trip and Post-trip check li st of the bu s, including maintenance of emergency supplies on the bus and commun i cat ion system between th e bus and the program as outlined in Cent ro 's Transportation Manual.
- Respo n s i b l e fo r record i ng and subm i tting gas and oil r eceipt totals to t h e Lead Bus Driver month l y. Fo ll ows up on cha r ges that do n ot reconc il e .
- Maintains neces sary transportat i on record s as outli n ed in Centro's Transportation Manual.
Qualifications
The minimum requ irem ent is high sc hool d i ploma or GED and a c urr ent in-state Comme rci a l Driver's L i cense (CD L ) wit h a Sc h oo l Bus and Passenger endorsement and / o r other criteria specifical l y r eq uired by th e state. Has CPR and First Aide Certification. Bil i ngual preferred E ng li s h /Spa ni s h.
PH Y SICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS
- Tim e spent driving on public roads in changing weat h er co nditions.
- Requires driving in all weather conditions inc l uding rain, snow, i ce, wind, heat, etc.
- M u st be ab l e t o assist in chang ing tires and make other min or repairs as necessary.
- May b e requir e d to li ft up to 55 p o und s.
- Noise l evel in wor k e n vironment ma y be m o dera te to l o ud .
- Some even ing s an d wee k end work may occasio nally b e requ ire d for even t s such as h ome v i s i ts, parent-teacher conference s, Parent Committee meet in gs , social and comm unit y events.
- Mu s t b e ab le to exit rear eme r ge ncy do o r and any other emergency ex i ts of bus w i t h out a ss i sta nc e and to as sist others in ex i ting the bus.
- And any other duties assigned
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