Bus Driver

Job Description
DISCLOSURE: This position is a 12-month full-time role. All candidates WITH or WITHOUT a CDL are welcomed to apply. A MVR check of your Pennsylvania Driver's License is required. All candidates will be hired in the trainee status until credentials/endorsements are verified and the road test is completed. The starting rate is $22.11 until training is completed and you become a full-time driver. For internal candidates please apply through the Employee Portal for consideration.
The School District of Philadelphia is committed to becoming the fastest improving District in the country and transforming the educational opportunities it offers to our city's more than 200,000 students. The District seeks leaders who have a passion for working with schools and communities who are committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment and vision. Will you join us?
Job Summary
Operates a school bus for the School District of Philadelphia. Provides transportation to students, on regularly scheduled route, to and from school sites during the school day and after school hours, and on school-sponsored field trips. Provides transportation to School District employees from and to selected work sites.
Essential Functions
• Drives school buses to a number of assigned routes, picking up and discharging students at designated location, transports students on field trips.
• Supervises or assists in the supervision of students' behavior while on the bus.
• Cleans and maintains vehicles; may assist transportation mechanics in the daily maintenance of buses which may include checking batteries, radiators and changing tires.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Demonstrated knowledge of:
o the traffic laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
o the skill necessary to operate a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission.
• Demonstrated ability to:
o operate a vehicle safely and efficiently.
o perform light manual tasks if required by work assignment.
o carry out written and oral instructions.
o maintain effective working relationships.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
Nondiscrimination
The School District of Philadelphia provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, age, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, disability, pregnancy, marital status, gender identity, or genetic information. Please refer to Board Policy 348 for further information regarding the District's commitment to Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices.
Certificates/Licenses
• Possession of a valid proper class motor vehicle operator's license issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prior to and during tenure of employment as a Bus Driver.
Additional Information
• Effective April 1, 1992, employees must obtain a Class A or B Commercial Driver's License issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with a passenger and a school bus endorsement and the removal of the air brake restriction, as a condition of employment.
• Minimum age requirement is age 21