School Bus Driver - Basse

Ignite your desire to be the best!
Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career.
At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way, in a way that ignites our desire to be the best, illuminates our educators' best talents, lights up the minds of our students, and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents and communities.
This is a part-time position with the following available shift times:
5:30 AM - 8:00 AM Monday - Friday
OR
2:00 pm- 4:45 PM Monday - Friday
Applicants may also work the following Split-shift schedule:
5:30 AM - 8:00 AM and 2:00 pm- 4:45 PM Monday - Friday
POSITION OVERVIEW
This position is responsible for driving a school bus on an assigned route, while ensuring students' safety in the school bus. Employees in this classification receive general supervision within a framework of standard policies and procedures. Ensure adherence to safety rules.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES
Education, Licensure, or Certification

• High school Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
  
• Must be 21 years of age or older
  
• Minimum of 1 year experience driving a commercial vehicle preferred
  
• Valid Texas Commercial Drivers License Class B with a "P" and "S" Passenger endorsement
  
• No record of DWI or convictions for the past 10 years and acceptable driving record according to the Texas Department of Public Safety Standards
  
• Maintain an acceptable driving record while according to the Texas Department of Public Safety Standards while employed with Legacy Traditional Schools
  
• Must pass pre-employment annual State required physical examination
  
• Must pass pre-employment drug/alcohol test
  
• Must read, write, speak and follow written and verbal instructions in English
  
• Must be able to evacuate a school bus
  
• Must be able to operate any size automatic transmission bus
  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Note: The essential functions below describe the general requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed below. Specific tasks, responsibilities or competencies may be documented in the incumbent's performance objectives as outlined by the incumbent's immediate supervisor or manager.
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions

• Drives a school bus safely in accordance with time schedules; transporting students to and from a variety of school sites, and on field trips as assigned
  
• Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations, using telephones or mobile two-way radios.
  
• Read maps, and follow written and verbal geographic directions
  
• Inform children about safety regulations and practices and maintain order and proper discipline of passengers; resolving disputes, documents and reports severe disciplinary cases
  
• Monitor students with special health problems while in bus; receiving written or oral instructions, being aware and alert to any signs of difficulty following prescribed instructions and procedures, administering first aid, and calling for emergency assistance
  
• Clean and maintain a clean bus exterior and interior
  
• Fuel the buses
  
• Does related paper work as required (completing and filing), such as time sheets, mileage records, defect sheets, accident forms, etc
  
• Operate communication equipment to communicate with the transportation office.
  
• Follow established procedures and techniques to meet high standards of cleanliness, health and safety and report any conditions that are not correctable to the supervisor immediately.
  
• Report to work in a timely manner as per assigned work schedule
  

BACKGROUND CHECKS

• The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check
  
• Must pass a TX fingerprint background check
  

PHYSICAL AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Ability to lift and/or carry moderate weight (15-44 pounds), sit, stand, walk, climb stairs or ladder, reach, repetitive hand motions, hear, speak, travel infrequently within the District and occasionally outside the district/county, may experience prolonged and irregular work hours, and work with frequent interruptions
  
• Vision (Near, Distance, Color, Peripheral, Depth Perception)
  
• Sense of Sound (Ability to hear)
  
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Protective eyewear, gloves)
  

Work Environment
Indoor and outdoor. Work outside and inside; work around vehicles and machinery with moving parts; exposure to extreme temperatures and vehicle fumes. May be exposed to body fluids and other contagions.
Enjoy the benefits of being the best
Education is not a spectator sport, so we encourage you work hard, learn, have fun and always do your best. If you raise your hand to accept the challenge of changing lives through education and give your very best to contribute to our students' success, you'll experience:
A. our colorful school spirit
B. a fulfilling career
C. a culture of connection
D. our spirit of tradition
E. the benefits of being the best.
Hint: If asked in your interview how we ignite your desire to be the best, the answer is "All of the above"
Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses and paid time-off. Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority, even for part-time roles. Invest in your future with retirement plans - Arizona has 401(k) plans with 6% employer matching, Nevada participates in the Nevada State Retirement PERS and Texas participate in the Texas retirement TRS. Enhance your growth with promotion opportunities, training, mentoring and tuition reimbursement. Thrive in a welcoming, supportive and inclusive environment where we celebrate the diversity of our team and our communities and uphold our values to treat others with fairness, equality and respect as an equal opportunity employer.
Come be an educator with LTS
Every team member, from our support staff to our leadership team has knowledge to share, skills to teach, inspiration to offer, and a passion for helping others learn and perform their best, which is why we are proud to call all our employees educators.
Our smart, talented, diverse educators across Arizona, Nevada and Texas are working together to change lives through education and make our charter schools the best place learn, grow and work. Come be an educator at Legacy Traditional Schools and experience a positive collective energy so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best! Ignite your career. Apply Today!