Bus Driver Trainee – Department OF Transportation Job Openings

Overview

Position Title:Bus Driver Trainee

Company:City Of Ccsoh

Location:Columbus, OH, US

Job Description:

Under immediate supervision, is responsible for learning to safely operate a passenger bus used to transport students and for performing minor maintenance tasks; performs related duties as required.

Responsibilities:

• Learns to assists students with special needs to insure their safe transport;
• Learns to drive a school bus on established routes, field trips, extra-pay trips, and athletic routes picking up and discharging students at designated locations;
• Learns to perform pre-trip inspection each time the bus leaves the compound and learns to maintain appropriate records;
• Learns to clean and wax interior and exterior of bus using a broom, mop or cloth to insure cleanliness as needed;
• Learns to supervise the behavior of the students on the bus through verbal direction for the purpose of their safety;
• Learns to insure that all special needs equipment is utilized properly;
• Learns to develop a route directional map;
• Learns to report all mechanical defects in writing to maintenance personnel to schedule repair;
• Learns to follow various departmental procedures as documented in the Bus Driver Handbook.
• Learns to consult with principal or designee when behavior problems arise that cannot be resolved on the bus;
• Learns to conduct emergency evacuation drills to train students in proper safety evacuation procedures;

Requirements:

• Reviews information from program guidelines, Board Minutes, insurance policies, etc., for information concerning transactions, record keeping, and reporting procedures; refers unusual problems to supervisors;
• Compiles, sorts, and files invoices, checks, and other documents that verify business transactions.
• Locates and maintains records of fixed assets;
• Reconciles bank statements, cash records, encumbrance ledgers, reports, and other documents against documents of original entry;
• Reviews records and reports related to personnel payrolls, makes required entries to computer records, compares balances and entries with source documentation and corrects errors as needed;