Bus Driver - Full-time

ul class="postingsList" id="p261_"table class="title" style="padding: 0px; width:99.2%"tbodytrtd id="wrapword" style="width: 950px; padding: 5px;"Bus Driver/tdtd style="width: 275px;"span class="title2" style="float:right;text-align:right;margin-top: 8px;margin-right: 6px;" JobID: 261 input type="button" value=" Apply " onclick="applyFor('261','Transportation Services','Bus Driver')" class="screenOnly ApplyButton"/span/td/tr/tbody/tablediv style="position:relative;"lispan class="label"Position Type:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"Transportation Services//spanspan class="normal"Bus Driver/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label"Date Posted:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"8/5/2025/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label"Location:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"Transportation Services/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label" Closing Date: /spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"Until Filled /spanbrbr/lispannbsp;nbsp;/spanspan class="label"Additional Information: nbsp;/spanspan class="normal"a href="javascript:void(toggle_block('DescriptionText261_'))"uShow/Hide/u/a/spanbrspan id="DescriptionText261_" style="border: 1px solid black; padding:5px; display:none; opacity:.8;"span class="normal"strongPay Rate: 24.36 min per hournbsp;br Days worked: 179br br PRIMARY PURPOSE:/strongbr nbsp;br Safely, efficiently and professionally operate school bus and all related equipment in support of Plano ISD mission of providing an excellent education for each student via route service, extracurricular trips and shuttles.br br strongQUALIFICATIONS:/strongbr nbsp;br strongEducation/Certification:/strong ulliMust be at least 21 years of age/li liClear and valid Texas CDL driver’s license Class A or Class B with “P” Passenger Endorsement and “S” School Bus Endorsement (Training provided)/li liDriving record that is insurable with Plano ISD’s insurance carrier/li liTexas State School Bus Driver Certification (Training provided)/li liAbility to satisfactorily complete a DOT medical examination for school bus drivers in addition to pre-employment drug test/li liMust be able to successfully complete required bus driver safety training/li /ul strongExperience:/strong ulliNo previous experience required/li /ul strongSPECIAL KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS:nbsp;/strong ullinbsp;Ability to read, understand, and communicate in English/li liAbility to maintain good relationship with Plano ISD staff (supervisors, fellow employees, principals), students, parents, and members of the community/li liCapable of responding in emergency situations including evacuating students/li liAbility to follow written and verbal instructions/li liEffective communication skills/li liAbility to calmly and professionally manage student behavior/li liOngoing ability to safely operate the school bus/li liMust possess maturity and emotional skills to calmly and safely operate a school bus despitenbsp;distractions from sometimes boisterous students/li /ul strongMAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:/strong ulliSafely, efficiently, and professionally drive buses for regular routes, shuttles and field trips/li liFollow assigned route and adhere to established schedule/li liAssist students on and off the bus according to the student’s individual needs and challenges/li liAdapt and follow any specific student needs as indicated within the student Individual Education Program (IEP)/li liFuel bus daily or as needed to maintain a minimum of half-full tank when parked/li liMust be available to work varied hours during the span of normal route service and be accepting of periodic route time changes to meet the needs of PISD students and efficient route design/li liPerform pre and post trip mechanical safety inspection of the bus before and after each route to ensure bus can be operated safely and immediately report any defects or concerns to supervisor or motor pool staff/li liKeep interior of assigned bus, sub bus and field trip bus clean and orderly/li liMaintain acceptable student discipline on bus using appropriate and effective student management protocols provided and delegate to the school principal the responsibility for discipline of students by reporting issues on department forms/li liOperate bus safely and maintain an awareness for the safety of students while they are on the bus and while they are loading and unloading/li liSupervise students while they board and exit the bus including any required street crossings near the bus stop/li liReport all accidents or incidents, vehicle damage, student injuries by completing forms provided/li liConduct student counts and track other data requested by administrative staff/li liPerform emergency bus evacuation of students and staff if needed/li liAttend required in-services/li liComplete and submit all required paperwork including but not limited to rider counts, field trip sheets, accident reports, student conduct forms, pre and post-trip inspection forms, etc./li liExhibit personal conduct and appearance that serve as an example to children/li liEnsure proper condition of assigned safety equipment including but not limited to first aid kit, biohazard kit, fire extinguisher, etc./li liCorrect or report any conditions on vehicles or work area that could be a safety hazard/li liReport all mechanical difficulties in writing/li liScrape ice and snow off windows and mirrors as needed/li liEnsure safety of passengers and self by following safe driving practices and obeying all traffic signs, laws, and regulations/li liOperate and monitor two-way radio at all times to communicate with transportation office and other drivers/li liAttend state required certification courses/li liReport any hazardous conditions along the bus route/li liEstablish and maintain good rapport with students, parents, school personnel and coworkers/li liAdminister basic first aid as trained when necessary or as indicated by student medical action plan/li liFollow all rules, laws, guidelines, regulations, and policies of Plano ISD and follow directives from supervisors/li liFollow attendance policy as assigned by supervisor and in accordance with PISD policy and procedures/li liPerform other functions that may be assigned by the Administration and/or supervisor/li /ul strongEquipment Used:/strong ulliFuel dispensing pumps, chair lift, fire extinguishers, road flares, school buses and Plano ISD truck/li /ul strongWORKING CONDITIONS:/strongbr nbsp;br strongPhysical Demands/Environmental Factors:/strong ulliPhysical dexterity and strength to safely operate bus including steering, operating pedals, prolonged sitting, shifting gears, and opening doors;nbsp;/li liMust be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds/li liMust be able to lift hood of bus, properly pre-trip bus, climb up on fender or bumper, be able to bend and look under bus for problems, fuel bus, scrape ice/snow off windows and mirrors/li liVision corrected and maintained at 20/40 (depth perception)/li liApplicant's hearing is a minimum of 10/15 by whispered voice/li liHearing aid is permissible/li liDoes not use a controlled substance, an amphetamine, narcotic, or any other habit-forming drug, except if prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner who is familiar with the driver's medical history and assigned duties and who has advised the driver that the prescribed substance or drug will not adversely affect the driver's ability to safety operate a motor vehicle/li liMust be able to work in inclement weather, outside and inside in heat or cold; excessive noise, intermittent; fumes, smoke or gases; grease and oils/li liWork around machinery with moving parts; work around moving objects or vehicles/li /ul strongMental Demands/strong: ulliMust be able to maintain emotion control under stress/li liMust be able to establish a good sense of direction/li /ul /spanbrimg src="https://www.applitrack.com/clear.gif" height="8"br/spanbrdiv class="label" align="right" style="position:absolute; top:0%;right:1%;"span class="s"div class="addthis_toolbox 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