Bus Driver

Benefit Information:

• Automatic 2% pay increase after 1 year and 5 year anniversaries. Automatic 2% pay increase every 5 years after that.
• Annual Cost of Living pay increase as authorized by the Office of Head Start.
• Generous paid leave time including paid winter and spring breaks, sick, and personal time.
• Paid Holidays (11 per calendar year).
• High quality and affordable healthcare plan including Health, Dental, and Vision insurance, a company paid life insurance benefit, and additional voluntary life, short-term disability, critical illness, and accident plans.
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account available.
• 401k retirement plan with employer contribution (employee contribution optional through payroll deduction).
• Career and skill development through extensive professional development opportunities.

Job Summary:

Alta Head start is seeking a Bus Driver to be responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient transport of preschool aged children and parents/families between program activities, home, and on field trips. The Bus Driver is always also responsible for helping to keep the vehicle clean and in safe operating conditions.

Essential Functions:

• Follows the safest and most efficient routes possible to transport children effectively.
• Maintains scheduling and updating routes.
• Helps in classrooms or around preschool centers as needed when not driving on a route.
• Drives for regular class days, organized field trips and occasional evening meetings.
• Establishes a relationship of trust and rapport with the parents and the children.
• Delivers program materials to parents on route via the children.
• Shares information daily with classroom staff and Family Advocates, such as conversations with parents and observations of children.
• Communicates effectively with staff when a parent is not home or when there are problems with transportation.
• Ensures that children are released only to authorized individuals.
• Basic first aid administration in case of injury.
• Keeps the interior of the vehicle clean at all times.
• Performs Pre and Post trip daily checklist.
• Performs emergency bus drills.

Qualifications:

• Support Alta principles and adhere to the Mission Statement.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must maintain a neat and professional appearance at all times.
• Must be able to relate to individuals of all ethnic and social-economic backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently and within a group when necessary.
• Must maintain professional interaction with children, families, and all levels of the organization.
• Continuously seeking methods of improvement for efficient operations.
• Responsible for personally maintaining current certifications and/or licensures.
• Must be able to lift fifty (50) pounds.
• Must be able to pass BCI/FBI background check in accordance with ODJFS Licensing regulations and Head Start Program Performance Standards.
• Must be able to pass a medical exam in accordance with ODJFS licensing Regulations.
• Must be able to provide documentation of being free from communicable tuberculosis in accordance with Head Start Standards.
• Must be able to pass T8 physical requirements as prescribed by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)

Education and Experience:

The minimum requirement is high school diploma or GED and a current in-state Commercial Drivers’ License (CDL) with a School Bus Passenger endorsement and/or other criteria specifically required by the state. Experience transporting preschool aged children preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer - www.altaheadstart.org

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.59 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Day range:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Commercial driving: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• School Bus Passenger Endorsement (Preferred)
• Class B CDL (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21 - $-1