Job Description:
The Crystal City 47 School District has an immediate opening for a full time bus driver. 
 
Interested applicants should fill out a classified employment application found on our website- www.crystal.k12.mo.us and return it via email to Maggie Valle at vallem@crystal.k12.mo.us or bring it to our central office at 1100 Mississippi Ave, Crystal City.

Job Title:            Bus Driver
Department:      Transportation
Reports to:         Director of Transportation
Classification:    Non-Exempt

Summary
The Bus Driver is responsible for transporting students to and from school in a safe and timely manner.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Transport students of all ages to and from school and extra-curricular activities in a safe and timely manner.
2. Follow bus routes as written and approved by the Director of Transportation.
3. Manage student behavior and maintain discipline on the bus.
4. Keep two-way radio on at all times that the bus is in operation.
5. Assist administrative personnel, teachers, and parents in promoting a positive relationship between the school, students, and parents.
6. Conduct and log pre-trip inspections to check for cleanliness, safety, proper mechanical functions and adequate fuel level.
7. Conduct trip inspections after each run to check for vandalism, cleanliness, lost articles and sleeping children.
8. Report mechanical problems to mechanics or director of transportation.
9. Observe rules, regulations and responsibilities affecting bus drivers contained in board policies and transportation handbook.
10. Conduct safety inspections of the bus as defined by the transportation handbook and the director of transportation.
11. Attend meetings in accordance with departmental requirements.
12. Complete all required forms completely and promptly.
13. Enforce transportation handbook rules and Board of Education policies for safe bus riding.
14. Report any traffic violations observed to the transportation director.
15. Report changes in route conditions to the transportation director as soon as possible.
16. Maintain a good record of attendance.
17. Maintain the confidentiality of students’ discipline and medical records.
18. Keep the bus clean.
19. Comply with all Crystal City School Board of Education policies.
20. Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Transportation.

Supervisory Duties
Supervises students while on the bus

Qualifications Educational Experience
The Bus Driver shall be an experienced driver
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Missouri School Bus Driver’s License and Class B CDL with Passenger Endorsement Physical as required by board policy
8 hours of School Bus Safety training annually

Skills and Abilities Language
Read and comprehend bus routes, simple instructions, short correspondence and memos written in English; communicate verbally in a clear and concise manner of the two-way radio; write simple correspondence; communicate one on one and in small groups; and maintain appropriate relationships with coworkers, parents and students.

Physical Demands
Frequently walk short distances; frequently climb up and down stairs; assist students off and on the school bus as needed; quickly evacuate children from a school bus in emergency situations; bend, reach, stoop, kneel and have mobility; lift up to fifty pounds to shoulder height; use close, distance and peripheral vision; and hear adequately to drive school bus while children are on board.

Attendance
Regular and consistent attendance is an essential function of this position.

The Crystal City 47 School District is a 4 day school week with no student attendance on Mondays.
Please call 636-937-4411, ext. 3000 with questions.