EXAMPLES OF DUTIES • Drives a bus daily or as assigned over designated rural and mountainous routes in accordance with time schedules, picking up and/or discharging students; • Stops traffic as necessary to escort students safely across streets; • Changes tire chains as may be necessary to maintain traction on ice and snow covered roads; • Transports students, faculty and parents on field trips to special events, meeting departure and arrival times as scheduled; • Maintains buses and other vehicles in a clean and safe condition, such as cleaning, sweeping and washing buses and minor seat repairs; • Maintains good order among students on the buses and while waiting at the bus stops; • Follows District policies regarding the disciplining of students; • Fuels vehicles; • Checks oil, fluid levels and safety equipment; • May leave bus at end of route, connecting engine warming cables, securing bus and/or driving District vehicle to District or to home; • Instructs students in various aspects of passenger and pedestrian safety; • Conducts bus evacuation training; • If passengers are handicapped, provides special care and assistance as appropriate; • Keeps records of the operation of assigned vehicles as required by the District; • Completes daily reports on the operating condition and/or defects of an assigned bus; • Conducts daily safety inspections of assigned bus before beginning the route; • Attends retraining and driver's skills improvement sessions as assigned; • Administers first aid to students; • Maintains current knowledge of federal, state, city and District regulations applicable to the position; • May perform driver training duties; • Performs related work as required. Ability to: Maintain vehicles in a clean and safe condition; Maintain simple records; Monitor and control student passengers' behavior Perform first aid, as needed; Operate a vehicle observing legal and defensive driving practices; Understand and carry out oral and written instructions; Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.