School Bus Driver

Description

BASIC FUNCTION:

School Bus Driversdrive any type and size of school bus that may be operated by the school district for the transportation of passengers on regularly scheduled routes.

Please note: School Bus Driver typically work 10 or 11 months per year. There are multiple vacancies within transportation.

OSSSalary Grade: 036

To view the OSS Salary Schedule,click here.

Examples of Duties

To view the detailed job description for the School Bus Driver,click here.

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Any combination of training, experience, and/or education equivalent to one year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience within the last 3 years involving the regular operation of a school bus on public streets and highways.

LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Possession of a valid California Special Driver Certificate for School Buses with valid first aid certificate, if required.

• Possession of a valid California Class A or B driver's license with passenger endorsement.

• Possession of a valid D.O.T. (Department of Transportation) approved medical certificate.(Any moving citations or chargeable accidents in the applicant's driving history within 37 calendar months prior to the application date will be evaluated and may be considered disqualifying.)

• Personality and character traits suited to supervision and care of children of multiple ethnicities and cultural values, behavioral, and physical handicaps.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

May start and end work schedule at various times; may work single split and extended splits; may work late shifts; may be assigned varied spot times and locations; may be on duty during lunch period.

NOTE:Safety-sensitive job class. Employees in this job class will be subject to random selection for alcohol or controlled substance testing.

Supplemental Information

HOW TO APPLY

In order to be eligible for consideration, interested candidates must submit the following by the application deadline:

• Online Application (It is important that you complete the education and experience sections of yourapplication as completely as possible.)

• Valid CA Class A or B driver's license with passenger endorsement

• Valid CA Special Driver Certificate for School Buses

• Valid Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) approved medical certificate

A safe driving record for the last 5 years is required(Proof of safe driving record - California DMV Report obtained after May 15, 2019 will be requiredifselected to continue in the selectionprocess).

Substitute School Bus Driver Opportunity and Training

Candidates may obtain on-the-job training by applying to work as a Substitute School Bus Driver. Also, the San Diego Unified School District offers a State of California instruction course to obtain a Class A or B Driver's License with a Special Driver's Certificate for School Buses. For more information, you may email the Transportation Department at jcherniss@sandi.net.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The San Diego Unified School District communicates information regarding the hiring process via email. Please be aware that the District is not responsible for messages blocked by your email service. In an effort to allow our emails through your personal spam filter, you can add thedomain@sandi.netanddomain@governmentjobs.comto your safe senders list.

Non Discrimination Statement

San Diego Unified School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs and activities shall be free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying by reason of the following actual or perceived characteristics: age, ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, immigration status, marital or parental status, medical condition, nationality, national origin, actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, or on the basis of a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

For more information contact:

Title II Coordinator

Wendy Ranck-Buhr

(619) 725-5678

wranck-buhr@sandi.net

Title IX Coordinator & Uniform Complaint Compliance Officer

Lynn A. Ryan

(619) 725-7225

lryan@sandi.net

504 Coordinator

Eri Nall

(619) 344-6420

enall@sandi.net