Company:
School District 72 (Campbell River)
Details:
POSTING NO. 18-63 – Part-Time Bus Driver, Quadra Elementary School
We are inviting applications for the position of Part-Time Bus Driver at Quadra Elementary School, to be employed for a minimum of four (4) hours per day while school is in session, effective as soon as possible after the posting closes. This will be a split shift driving position, part a.m. and part p.m., and will include other related duties as assigned by the Head Bus Driver and/or Principal.
Duties will include but are not necessarily limited to:
1. Carries out all aspects of bus driving work;
2. Provides a suitable safe environment for students on the bus;
3. Practices good driving habits and defensive driving;
4. Maintains a satisfactory relationship with school administration, parents, staff and students;
5. Ensures their vehicle is maintained in a safe condition;
6. Works from oral and/or written instruction and to established procedures;
7. Cleaning of and minor maintenance of buses; and
8. Assists skilled mechanics and completes general unskilled tasks.
Preference will be given to applicants with demonstrated skills and experience in driving a bus. The successful applicant will be required to submit a Driver’s Abstract if one is not on file and may be required to submit a certificate of medical fitness as a condition of employment.
The rate of pay for this position is $26.26 per hour, in accordance with the current Collective Agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 723.
Qualifications & Experience:
1. Minimum of two (2) years of recent experience in bus or commercial driving;
2. Possess a current valid BC Drivers’ Licence, Class 2, with air brake endorsement;
3. Be physically capable to perform ALL facets of bus driving;
4. Have a clear understanding of bus driving functions, procedures and equipment;
5. Must have the ability to read and write English;
6. Possess a Grade 12 Diploma;