at Universal Transportation Company in Clayton, Delaware, United States
Job Description
Basic Functions: Drives any type and size of van that may be operated by the Company for the
transportation of passengers on regularly scheduled routes.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Regular attendance is an essential function of the position.
• Report to work as scheduled or before in order to prepare the bus and start the route
on time regardless of weather conditions.
• Meet the requirements of the regular daily van route for the purpose of transporting
children to and from school in a safe and timely fashion.
• Operates assigned school van on assigned trips in accordance with printed trip
schedules and in accordance with specified stop, sequence, and time schedules.
• Complete safety and operational check of the school van and any special equipment
before all trips. Report any malfunctions concerning the bus and/or special equipment.
• Boards, transports, and discharges passengers.
• Responsibility to maintain and rigidly adhere to the van route schedule for both pickup
and return home
• May lift handicapped passengers and assist passengers into and out of van as required
by Company policy and procedure.
• May operate a mechanized wheelchair lift.
• Ensure that students and equipment are safely fastened in seats, when necessary.
• Maintains and updates current student and trip routes.
• Responsibility to report any hazardous conditions observed along the scheduled bus
route and route deviations
• Monitors the operational condition and safety of vehicle accessories of assigned buses
on a daily basis; monitors gauges and sensors while operating a van and reports
discrepancies to initiate corrective actions, i.e.; i.e. seatbelts, fluid kits, first aid kits, etc.
• Practices non-aggressive, defensive driving techniques.
• Monitors, conducts, and responds to communications with the Transportation
Operations staff via two-radio. (if applicable)
• Maintains effective professional working relationships with pupils, parents, and district
staff.
Responsibility to be courteous, pleasant and demonstrate respect for all students,
school personnel, parents and the general motoring public.
• Be fair and firm with discipline of your passengers and be mindful of the safety of
student riders when they are approaching, entering, riding and leaving the van
• Enforces district policy and procedure in maintaining discipline on vans.
• Knowledge of rules pertaining to the transportation of schoolchildren with responsibility
to advise the students on the van of the rules and the infractions.
• Renders first aide to passengers on an emergency basis.
• Maintains working knowledge of and complies with laws and regulations pertaining to
pupil transportation.
• Maintains cleanliness of windows and interior of van on a daily basis; may include wash
bus exterior.
• Ensures familiarity with assigned trips before transporting passengers; may dry-run new
trips.
• Periodically participates in mandated meetings and in-service programs during
traditional and non-traditional workdays and work hours as required by the
department. Maintains and supports standards of personal conduct and discipline in
accordance with the current discipline policy.
• Follow all State and Federal rules and regulations. Adherence to the procedures,
policies, and practices presented in the “School Bus Drivers’/Aides’ Handbook.”
• Responsibility to immediately report unusual incidents or events and to follow the
directions provided by the Dispatcher.
• Performs other duties reasonably related to the Van Driver position.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
required to use hands and/or fingers to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or
hear; and taste or smell. This job inquires repetitive stooping, twisting and bending. The
employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee must occasionally lift
and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision,
distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
