Essential Job Responsibilities: 

• Transport children to and from Head Start centers efficiently and safely. 

• Ensure that all passengers wear seat belts or are placed in appropriate (age or weight) seats and belted in. 

• Ensure that any behavioral issues do not compromise the safety of any child on the bus. 

• Perform daily sign-on & sign-off sheets, accounting by name for all children getting on and off the bus. 

• Ensure that each child is delivered to the care of a responsible adult upon leaving bus (on the authorized list). 

• Ensure that no child is ever left unattended while on the bus, following all procedures put in place to prevent a child being left behind. 

• Visually observe the health of each child on the bus, report any concerns to Center Administrator or designee. 

• Coordinate the paperwork flow between homes and Head Start sites. 

• Continuous collaboration with site staff, families and transportation manager to design efficient bus routes, and mail/message deliveries. 

• Perform a complete walk-thru of the bus after each route to ensure that no child or belongings are behind.

• Perform a complete visual safety check of each bus driven on a daily basis, completing daily pre and post trip checklists. 

• Keep interior of bus clean daily, and bus exterior as needed. 

• Report any needed repairs, and deliver bus to repair site. 

• Record mileage and gas. 

• Other duties as requested by the Center Administrator. 

  Knowledge/Skills/Experience Required

• High school diploma or GED. 

• Working knowledge of the behaviors and developmental stages of pre-school children, typically gained by working one year or more in a school or preschool setting. 

• Knowledge of safety practices as they relate to pre-school children. 

• Good written and oral communication skills and basic math skills. 

• Ability to maintain schedules while meeting individual needs of children and families. 

Physical/Mental Abilities and Processes

• Physical capability, strength and coordination adequate to drive a 20 and up passenger bus safely. 

• Ability to visually assess the health and behaviors of children. 

• Intermediate level decisions needed to adhere to safety and scheduling considerations. 

• Occasional lifting of up to 50lbs, typically placing children into seats and ability to carry or drag a child in an emergency situation out of the bus to a safe area. 

• Frequent bending at neck, frequent bending at waist and knees and occasional squatting. 

• Occasional climbing to enter and exit bus.

• Daily sitting, about 85% of driving time.