Bus Driver - Mason County

## Description

Summary/Objective

• Ensure the safe and timely flow of transportation for preschool age children while adhering to all local,
• state, and federal transportation regulations.

Essential Functions

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
• functions.
• ● Maintain accurate record keeping
• ● Maintain current CDL physical and license
• ● Adhere to all local, state, and federal regulations
• ● Submit accurate and complete monthly transportation reports
• ● Drive/monitor a Head Start bus adhering to all program safety regulations set forth by the
• program and the Department of Transportation
• ● Participate in professional development, including but not limited to; staff meetings, monthly
• center staff meetings, and required training sessions
• ● Work cooperatively with center level, administrative, and management staff
• ● Adjust work schedule to meet the needs of program
• ● Provides staff breaks
• ● Ensures children are properly secured
• ● Reports concerns with monitor when/if issues arise
• ● Maintains confidentiality
• ● Participates in assigned meetings, events, and training as required
• ● Ensure that a minimum of 15 clock hours of allowable professional development is completed
• annually.

Competencies

1. Ethics/Integrity
2. Attention to detail
3. Organizational Understanding
4. Professionalism
5. Problem Solving
6. Reliability
7. Tact

Supervisory Responsibility

• This position has no supervisory responsibility but requires guidance, oversight, and support to ensure
• accountability for transportation services.

Work Environment

• This position requires long riding times, exposure to vibration, and various weather conditions. This role
• may occasionally require work within a classroom or center setting.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
• successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use
• hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance;
• stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or
• move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision,
• color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• This is a regular part time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Thursday with flexible
• work hours and occasional Fridays with flexible work hours. In order to meet the needs of the agency,
• permanent or temporary changes and/or modifications to the schedule may occur as dictated by
• management.

Travel

• Travel is primarily local during the business day, although out-of-area travel may be expected upon
• notice.

Required Education and Experience

High School Diploma/General Education Degree, Excellent communication and record keeping skills.

Preferred Education and Experience

Experience with driving/monitoring preschool age students.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Valid Class C Commercial Driver’s License with a PS Endorsement within 60 days of employment.
• Approved CDL Physical Exam.

Additional Requirements

• Valid Kentucky driver’s license, reliable transportation, and satisfactory background checks. Pass a
• pre-employment drug test and random drug testing as required. State required minimum vehicle liability
• insurance and uninsured motorist insurance. Any/all other testing or applicable checks required by local,
• state, or federal law.

AP/EEO Statement

• Gateway Community Action provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants
• for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color,
• religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation,
• gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
• This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement,
• promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities,
duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and
activities may change at any time with or without notice.
## Qualifications
**Competitive Benefits** – paid leave, health, dental, vision, life & CERS Retirement.