Driver Instructor
Job Posting for Driver Instructor at West County Transportation Agency
West County Transportation Agency in Santa Rosa, CA is looking for a Full-time Driver Instructor.
Job Description:
Under general supervision, conducts a general school bus driver training program, drives a school bus as assigned or required, assists in the dispatch area when scheduled or required and does other related work as required.
Duties:
- Conducts training programs for new drivers and in-service training of currently employed drivers.
- Maintains files on driver’s licenses, school bus certificates, physical examinations, first aid training, certification and in-service training hours and informs drivers of due dates and assists in preparing them for tests.
- Prepare reports as needed.
- Participate in the recruitment of drivers.
- Participation in safety programs related to transportation.
- Performs driver on-the-road evaluations utilizing the Driver Safety Improvement Guide and prescribes remedial or additional behind-the-wheel or classroom training for drivers.
- Operates a school bus carrying students to and from school and on athletic and educational field trips.
- Performs proper pre-trip vehicle inspection, services the bus when required, and maintains the bus in clean, sanitary, and orderly condition.
- Maintain discipline on the school bus.
- Makes reports on mileage, students carried and similar matters and follows all regulations of the California Vehicle Code, Education Code, and applicable provisions of CHP Handbook 82.7, Passenger Transportation Safety Handbook.
Desirable Qualifications:
Knowledge of:
- Safe Driving practices, emergency procedures, and basic maintenance requirements for school bus operation.
- The rules and regulations pertaining to school bus operation as set forth in the California Vehicle Code, Education Code, and the Passenger Transportation Safety Handbook (HPH 82.7).
- The current methods of training and evaluation of school bus drivers.
Ability to:
- Conduct driver training programs and assist with driver evaluations.
- Perform clerical functions necessary to accomplish the above tasks.
- Understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
- Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
- Drive a bus or other automotive equipment safely and efficiently, maintain discipline over students, follow oral or written directions, keep trip records, and make reports.
Minimum Experience:
- High School Diploma or G.E.D.
- Possession of a valid California Class B driver's license, an unrestricted California Special Driver Certificate for operating a school bus and a valid Unrestricted California School Bus Driver Instructor Certificate.
- Five years of school bus driving experience.
Physical Demands: Terms used in this section are defined as follows: Rarely 1-10%, Occasionally 11-33%, Frequently 34-66%, Continuously 67-100%, of the workday.
- Sitting: Continuously.
- Standing: Occasionally.
- Walking: Frequently.
- Waist Bending: Frequently.
- Neck Bending: Frequently.
- Squatting: Frequently.
- Climbing: Frequently.
- Kneeling: Frequently.
- Crawling: Rarely.
- Neck Twisting: Continuously.
- Waist Twisting: Frequently.
- Pushing/Pulling: Frequently up to 40 to 60 lbs. in force.
- Reaching:
- Above shoulder: Frequently.
- Below Shoulder: Frequently.
- Full Extension: Must be able to reach with full extension 3 feet in any direction to attach wheelchair harnesses or seat belts.
- Lifting:
- 0-10 lbs.: Occasionally: weight up to 100 yards at a time.
- 11-25 lbs.: Occasionally: weight up to 150 feet at a time.
- 26-75 lbs.: Rarely: to move children in the event of an emergency.
- Hand Activities:
- Repetitive Hand use: Frequently.
- Simple Grasping: Continuously.
- Power Grasping: Frequently.
- Fine Manipulation: Rarely.
- Hand/Arm twisting/ turning: Frequently.
- Computer Operation/writing: Frequently.
Disaster Service Worker: West County Transportation Agency is a local government cooperative agency (joint powers agreement). All government employees in California are required to be disaster service workers. Disaster service workers mean that during times of war or natural disaster, you can be pressed into service in the local community performing duties that are of a critical nature and required by your supervisors at work.
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