Job Description

JobID: 6867

Position Type:

Transportation/Itinerant Bus Driver

Date Posted:

10/17/2025

Location:

Transportation-Twenhofel

Date Available:

10/23/2025

Closing Date:

Until Filled


Internal Transfer Deadline: October 22, 2025

5.5 HRS



TITLE: Bus Driver



QUALIFICATIONS:+ Valid operator's license


+ Meets required physical examination


+ Positive character references


+ High School Diploma or G.E.D. Certification or demonstrated progress towards obtaining as required by Kentucky law





REPORTS TO: Assistant Superintendent, Executive Director, or designee Director of Transportation



JOB GOAL: To provide safe and efficient transportation so that students may enjoy the fullest possible advantage from the district's curriculum and extracurricular program



PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:+ Obeys all traffic laws


+ Observes all mandatory safety regulations for school buses


+ Maintains discipline when students are on bus


+ Reports undisciplined students to the proper authority


+ Keeps assigned bus clean


+ Keeps to assigned schedule


+ Checks bus before each operation for mechanical defects


+ Fuels bus


+ Notifies the proper authority in case of mechanical failure or lateness


+ Discharges students only at authorized stops


+ Exercises responsible leadership when out-of-district school trips


+ Transports only authorized students


+ Reports all accidents and completes required reports


+ Enforces regulations specified in Bus Drivers Manual as approved by the Board of Education


+ Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor





PHYSICAL DEMANDS+ Lift floor to table up to 50 pounds/lift table to chest up to 30 pounds/lift overhead up to 30 pounds
+ Carry up to 30 pounds
+ Climb up to 50 steps up/down
+ Push/Pull up to 50 pounds
+ Must be able to assist passengers when needed




TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:+ Days per fiscal year: 181 Days
+ Salary Schedule: BUSD on Classified Position Index
+ FLSA Status: Non-Exempt




EVALUATION:

Performance of the position will be evaluated annually by an Assistant Superintendent, Executive Director, or designee