School Transportation Driver

Barnesville School of Arts & Sciences seeks a professional bus driver to join our transportation team for the 2025/26 school year.

Description: Transportation Driver, Part-time, 10 months, Non-Exempt (hourly)

• Pay rate: $20 -$25 per hour (position includes medical and dental benefits)
• Drug Screen: At the expense of the School, Pre-employment drug screening is a requirement

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drives children safely to and from regular routes and school sponsored trips
• Follows route description as it is written
• Assists in daily maintenance checks of bus ensuring it is kept clean and in good mechanical condition
• Attends all in-service training meeting as required
• Conducts annual bus evacuation drills
• Successfully passes an initial drug test as well as participates in future random drug testing
• Completes on-line risk management training required annually
• Maintains an up-to-date CPR certification by participating in school sponsored annual training on campus
• Utilizes and maintains school email account for communication purposes

Education: Qualified candidates will have a high school diploma or GED equivalent

Experience: 5 years of continuous driving experience while holding a valid driver’s license; the ability to read, write, and speak English; receive a negative controlled substance test; and possess a satisfactory past driving record and currently have no more than two points.

Skills and Characteristics: Enthusiasm and patience working with children; quick to respond to issues; good route management; and the ability to develop positive partnerships with parents, faculty, and staff.

Physical Requirements: Frequently required to sit; use foot controls to drive; reach with hands and arms; climb, bend, stoop, kneel, talk, and hear; the ability to communicate clearly using a two-way radio or cell phone during emergencies while bus may be in motion; pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds; the ability to use emergency exits at any location on the bus. Specific vision abilities include close and distance vision; night/dusk vision, and color and peripheral vision. As part of daily routines mobility around a campus with uneven pavement and managing stairs are required.

Barnesville School of Arts & Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or a person's status as a qualified candidate with a disability in administration of its educational program, admission policies, financial aid program, staff hiring and other school-administered programs.

Interested candidates should complete a job application found on the School’s website www.barnesvilleschool.org, under the 'about, careers' tab. Forward the completed application to the attention of Human Resources at hr@barnesvilleschool.org.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• professional School transportation driver: 3 years (Required)
• continuous driving with a valid license(no more than 2 pts ): 5 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• MD Driver's License required (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Dickerson, MD 20842 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Dickerson, MD 20842: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $25