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27-050 Call for Casual Bus Drivers

Fraser-Cascade – School District #78

District Education Office · Hope, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs, B.C.

Job description

UNION VACANCY NOTICE

Applications are invited for the following position as detailed below: DESCRIPTION: CASUAL BUS DRIVERS

LOCATION: School District 78 (Fraser-Cascade)

Harrison Hot Springs, Agassiz, Hope, Boston Bar

HOURLY RATE: $ 31.02 Summary:

Under the direction and supervision of the Manager of Operations & Transportation, operates a school bus and supervises passengers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Operates vehicle and ensures safety.
  • Transports students and/or school personnel to/from schools and on local, out-of-town and overnight field trips.
  • Directs and monitors all students to ensure compliance with safe loading, riding and unloading procedures.
  • Supervises and monitors the conduct and behaviour of students and reports any misconduct in accordance with school board policy.
  • Performs first aid and communicates appropriate information to school administration and transportation staff.
  • Conducts pre-and post-trip inspections of bus in accordance with transportation guidelines and legislation and reports defects.
  • Performs minor emergency repairs.
  • Ensures interior and exterior cleanliness and regularly fuels bus.
  • Secures bus at the end of each day.
  • Monitors two-way radio.
  • To maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information seen or heard.
  • All employee conduct must be in compliance with school district policies and provincial legislation.
  • This description includes the essential elements required for job identification and evaluation. However, it does not provide an exhaustive list of duties to be performed.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

  • Grade 12 or equivalent
  • Annual medical clearance
  • Two years of professional driving experience in buses or large vehicles
  • Class 2 driver's licence with air brake endorsement, and driver's abstract
  • Level One First Aid
  • Up to date Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
  • Sufficient strength and stamina to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position

Please direct all applications to:

Human Resources

School District No. 78 (Fraser-Cascade) 650 Kawkawa Lake Road

Hope, B.C. VOX 1L4

Phone (604-869-2411)

Email antigione.snider@sd78.bc.ca

About this occupation

This job is classed under Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators (NOC 73301) in Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC). Here’s how NOC describes the work in general; the posting above has the details for this job.

Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators drive buses and operate streetcars, subway trains and light rail transit vehicles to transport passengers on established routes. Bus drivers are employed by urban transit systems, school boards or transportation authorities and private transportation companies. Streetcar, subway and light rail transit operators are employed by urban transit systems.

Typical duties

  • This group performs some or all of the following duties:
  • Bus drivers and streetcar operators
  • Drive buses or streetcars to transport passengers along established routes to local destinations
  • Drive buses to transport passengers and goods to intercity or long distance destinations
  • Drive sightseeing tour buses to transport passengers locally or over long distances
  • Drive buses equipped for wheelchair accessibility, and aid passengers in boarding

Usual requirements

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Up to three months of on-the-job training, including classroom instruction, is usually provided for all occupations in this unit group.
  • A minimum of one year of safe driving experience is required.
  • Bus drivers require a Class B, C, E or F driver's licence in Ontario, and a Class 2 driver's licence is required in all other provinces and the territories.

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AI Summary

What you’ll do

Operate a school bus and ensure passenger safety. Transport students and school personnel to and from schools and on field trips. Direct and monitor students during safe loading, riding, and unloading. Supervise student conduct and report misconduct. Perform first aid and communicate relevant information to school administration and transportation staff. Conduct pre-trip and post-trip bus inspections and report defects. Perform minor emergency repairs. Maintain bus cleanliness and fuel the vehicle. Secure the bus at the end of each day. Monitor the two-way radio. Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information. Comply with school district policies and provincial legislation

What you’ll need

Grade 12 or equivalent; annual medical clearance; two years of professional driving experience in buses or large vehicles; Class 2 driver's licence with air brake endorsement and driver's abstract; Level One First Aid; current WHMIS; and sufficient strength and stamina to perform the duties.

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