The Bus Driver provides regular transportation services for Head Start/Early Head Start children while following the safest and most efficient routes, obeying all applicable laws, Head Start/Early Head Start regulations, and the regulations set by Department of Transportation (DOT). The Bus Driver is also responsible for regular bus maintenance, including vehicular fluid levels, essential maintenance paperwork, safety checklist, participating bus safety drills, and the reporting of damage/malfunctions to the transportation supervisor. The Bus Driver ensures internal and external vehicular cleanliness, recordkeeping, safety equipment/seat belt maintenance, bus entry/exit monitoring, educational/social interaction with children, and communication with parents/families as needed. Additional responsibilities may include acting as a custodial, kitchen, and disabilities aide, and supporting program operations as necessary.
As a Save the Children employee who will come into contact with children on a routine basis, you are expected to prevent child abuse in every situation by striving, through mental awareness, good practice and training to minimize risk to children. You must take positive steps to protect children who may be a subject of concern and report and respond to any instance of child abuse and promote training and awareness around all child safeguarding obligations.
- Providing Transportation
- Vehicle maintenance
- Recordkeeping & reporting
Responsibilities and Impact
- Provides regular transportation services for Head Start children while following the safest and most efficient routes.
- Obey all applicable laws, Head Start/Early Head Start regulations and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, maintaining route schedules, and reporting all concerns to supervisor and relevant family services staff.
- Provides regular bus maintenance, including vehicular fluid levels; complete essential maintenance paperwork, safety checklist, and the reporting of damage/malfunctions to the transportation supervisor.
- Performs bus safety drills, internal and external vehicular cleanliness, and recordkeeping of damage/malfunction reporting, safety equipment, and seat belt maintenance.
- Monitors children as they enter and exit the bus; provides educational/social interaction with children, and communication with parents/families as needed.
- Current in-state Commercial Driver’s License (with a School Bus and/or Passenger endorsement) with a good driving record.
- Must be insurable by Save the Children’s insurance carrier.
- Willingness to obtain Basic First Aid and CPR Certification
- Knowledge of the basics skills working with preschool children (e.g. Department of Transportation rules and regulations); bilingual skills are a plus (English/Spanish)
- Ability to perform medium to heave physical work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently and up to 5-10 pounds constantly, performing such activities as sitting, crawling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping. This also includes some duties that require repetitive action and motion skills, keyboarding and computer use.
- Ability to clear criminal records check (including child abuse registry check if required by state regulations) and pass all state and local health requirements required post job offer and prior to employment. To drive agency vehicles (if applicable), must have a valid driver’s license and be insurable by the Save the Children Head Start insurance carrier and have a Motor Vehicle Record acceptable to Save the Children Head Start. Current and former Head Start/Early Head Start parents will receive preference for employment vacancies for which they are qualified.