Bus Driver - The Blake School

Position Overview:

This position offers a sign on bonus for current Licensed Class B Drivers with Bus and Passenger Endorsements.  

Blake’s school bus drivers are a dynamic link within the Blake Community tasked with the safe transport of pupils to and from school.   Position is based on a 20-hour workweek with each day split into two, 2-hour route shifts with the possibility of additional charter hours assigned periodically.      

Essential Functions:

• Reports to Transportation Manager
• Receive direction from transportation dispatcher
• Daily transportation of school-age children to and from home, centralized pick-up points and school campuses
• Transportation of school-age children to and from school campuses and field trip locations
• Responsible for insuring the safety and security of students, which may include directing and assisting in evacuation of the bus
• Clean and fuel buses
• Conduct pre-trip inspection of school buses 
• Attend monthly safety training classes
• Participate in ongoing pre-trip, driving and emergency procedures evaluations

Team Participation:

The Blake bus driver is expected to provide ongoing feedback to management on the efficiency of the route assigned to him/her.  Additionally, the bus driver will actively interact with other transportation team members aiding in the ongoing business collaboration of the transportation team and it responsibilities.

Required:

• Strong Customer service skills - ability to interact with students and parents in a friendly and professional manner
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Strong work ethic centered on maintaining schedules, mutual respect and teamwork
• Successful completion of a criminal background check
• Clean motor vehicle record history
• Ability to be medically certified to drive a school bus by the Department of Transportation and any Blake School mandated physical testing
• Class B commercial driver’s license with passenger and school bus endorsements or the ability to obtain Class B commercial license. (Will help train the right individual) 
• Ability to engage, interact and communicate with children and their parents

Preferred:

• Prior professional driving experience (preferably school bus)
• General mechanical knowledge and experience with Minnesota School bus rules and regulations

Physical Requirements:

• Able to sit for periods of time up to three hours  
• Able to lift up to 40 lbs
• Ability to bend and stoop
• Ability to pass Blake School’s Driver Ability Assessment
• Ability to perform duties in extreme weather conditions   
• Ability to evacuate school children from school bus in an emergency
• Free of impairment of an arm, foot or leg which interferes with the ability to perform normal tasks associated with operating a school bus
• No established medical history or clinical diagnosis of rheumatic, arthritic, orthopedic, muscular, neuromuscular, or vascular disease which interferes with the ability to operate and control a school bus
• Required to submit to, and pass mandated illegal substance drug testing prior to beginning work and randomly through the term of your employment with the school

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 403(b) 8% match
• Vacation & Sick Time
• Life Insurance
• LTD/LTC

• $28.00 per hour starting pay
• Eligible increase to $29.00 per hour after one year of successful employment

This salary range includes the expected annual salary for this position. In making a salary determination, we consider professional experience, applicable qualifications and other job-related factors. Based on these factors, a candidate's salary offer could exceed this range.