• Bus Driver

    Gateway Community Action Partnership (Atlantic City, NJ)


    BUS DRIVER

    Job Details

    Job Location

     

    GHSEEC HS S64 - Atlantic City, NJ

    Position Type

    Substitute

    Education Level

    High School

     

    Salary Range

     

    $27.43 - $27.43 Hourly

     

    Travel Percentage

     

    Up to 25%

    Description

    JOB FUNCTION:

    Responsibility for transporting Head Start children to and from the center. Also, providing

     

    Transportation to parents/guardians & children for activities related to Head Start.

    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

    + Provide eligible children with transportation that is safe, efficient and dependable every day the program is in operation.

    + Eliminate excessive down time of vehicles through a preventive maintenance program by completing daily logs.

    + Pick up and discharge Head Start parents and children for activities related to Head Start.

    + Ensure a Volunteer Rider is present on the bus when children are riding on the bus.

    + Develop Bus route for all children riding your bus. (This will need to be up-dated each time a child is added to your bus.) Copies need to be forwarded to the Transportation Coordinator.

    + Maintain up-to-date information on all children riding your bus including, but not limited to; emergency telephone numbers & contacts, addresses etc…

    + Ensure children arrive at the center no later than 8:30 a.m. and return home no later than 4:00 p.m. (Weather permitting)

    + Ensure no child is on the bus for more than 1 hour maximum each way. (Head Start requests no child is on the bus for more than 1/2 hour)

    + Collaborate with other Head Start center staff to ensure a child & family action plan is developed and followed throughout the year.

    + Follow rules and regulations of the highway while driving all Gateway vehicles.

    + Ensures the safety of all children by participating in monitoring of center, implementation of child safety procedures, reporting accidents, reporting child abuse or neglect, and reporting any child health/safety concern to supervisor

    + Post seating chart on the bus, at the center and provide copy to Transportation Coordinator.

    + DO NOT transport any family members, friends or acquaintances at any time with the Head Start bus.

    + Arrange for routine maintenance for your bus; seek approval from Transportation Coordinator before taking bus to the garage.

    + Submit monthly reports by the fifth of each month to the Transportation Coordinator.

    + Follow procedure for calling out.

    + Other Duties required by Head Start.

    QUALIFICATIONS

    -Maintain a good driving record (accepted by our insurance carrier)

     

    -Maintain current Commercial Driver’s License for driving a school bus for the state in which you will be driving

     

    -Clear Child Abuse Registry Information for the State of NJ

     

    -High School Diploma