Bus Driver

Hillsborough

Township

School

District

Hillsborough,

New

Jersey

JOB

DESCRIPTION

Title:

Transportation

Driver

Qualifications:

Valid

Commercial

Driver's

License

Minimum

safe

driving

experience

as

determined

by

the

board.

Sufficient

mechanical

aptitude

to

diagnose

minor

problems.

Ability

to

maintain

passenger

discipline

to

ensure

their

safety

and

well

being

and

protect

against

vandalism.

Required

criminal

history

background

check

and

proof

of

U.S.

citizenship

or

legal

resident

alien

status.

Required

medical

information.

Be

capable

of

communicating

clearly

over

two-way

radio

and

with

the

students

on

a

regular

basis

and

in

an

emergency.

Be

capable

of

entering

and

exiting

the

vehicle

via

the

emergency

door.

Exhibit

a

positive

concerned

attitude

towards

fellow

employees

and

students.

Primary

Function:

To

transport

pupils

in

a

safe

and

efficient

manner

and

perform

all

activities

related

to

the

operation

of

the

school

bus.

Physical

Requirements:

Must

be

able

to:

Use

strength

to

lift

items

needed

to

perform

the

functions

of

the

job.

Sit,

stand

and

walk

for

required

periods

of

time.

Speak

and

hear.

Use

close

vision,

color

vision,

peripheral

vision

and

depth

perception

along

with

the

ability

to

focus

vision.

Communicate

effectively,

using

proper

grammar

and

vocabulary.

Reach

with

hands

and

arms

and

use

hands

and

fingers

to

handle

objects

and

operate

tools,

computers,

and/or

controls.

Report

Level:

Director

of

Transportation

Job

Performance

Indicators

and

Responsibilities:

1.

Conducts

a

pre-trip

safety

inspection

of

the

bus

prior

to

every

trip

and

completes

the

mileage

reports.

2.

Notifies

the

mechanic

of

any

mechanical

malfunctions

and

the

Transportation

Supervisor

of

safety

hazards.

3.

Adheres

to

established

routes,

designated

bus

stops

and

keeps

to

assigned

time

schedule.

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4.

Transports

only

authorized

pupils.

5.

Obeys

all

traffic

laws

and

observes

mandatory

school

bus

safety

regulations.

6.

Maintains

discipline

on

the

bus

and

reports

violations

to

the

appropriate

Administrator

and

completes

required

reports.

7.

Reports

all

accidents

and

pupil

injuries

immediately

to

the

principal

and

the

Director

of

Transportation

and

completes

required

reports.

8.

Participates

in

emergency

evacuation

drills

in

accordance

with

policy

and

instructs

passengers

regarding

safety

regulations

and

other

bus

rules.

9.

Performs

interior

bus

cleaning

duties

daily,

cleans

the

windows

and

exterior

as

needed,

and

refuels

the

vehicle.

10.

Assigns

each

student

a

definite

seat

and

provide

seating

charts

as

required.

11.

Adheres

to

NJ

Administrative

Code

and

regulations

adopted

by

the

Hillsborough

Board

of

Education.

12.

Is

familiar

with

the

laws

and

regulations

pertaining

to

safe

school

transportation.

13.

Adheres

to

all

driver

handbook

duties

and

guidelines.

14.

Maintains

the

video

camera

on

their

vehicle

as

instructed.

15.

Attends

safety

meetings

when

scheduled.

16.

Follows

directives

from

the

Director

of

Transportation.

Universal

Performance

Criteria :

1.

Adheres

to

and

enforces

all

school/district/state

behavioral

and

academic

expectations.

2.

Completes

tasks

pursuant

to

supervisors'

priorities.

3.

Maintains

smooth

workflow

4.

Communicates

effectively

with

public

and

co-workers.

5.

Conveys

thoughts

effectively

in

writing.

6.

Maintains

performance

level

in

pressure

situations.

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Demonstrates

industry,

initiative,

and

volunteers

and

willingly

does

more

than

required.

8.

Works

cooperatively

with

co-workers.

9.

Uses

time

effectively

(own/others)

10.

Develops

alternative

solutions

to

problems.

11.

Arrives

punctually

to

work.

Terms

of

Employment:

As

per

contract,

subject

to

renewal

annually

Evaluation :

In

accordance

with

Board

of

Education

policy.

Approved

by

CSA:

April

2016

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