School Bus Driver

SCHOOL BUS DRIVER

Location: Transportation Department, Northeast & Hilltop Terminals

Schedule: Flexible hours - morning & afternoon, or work both shifts

Work Year: Hourly, benefits eligible with minimum hours

New Competitive Wage: $20.43 per hour 

Excellent Benefits: Eligible with minimum hours

Essential Functions and Objectives:

The Bus Driver is responsible for the safe and efficient transportation of elementary, middle, and high school students, including students with special needs, on regular routes, excursions and athletic trips. The school bus driver must meet all Federal State and Local requirements, obey all traffic laws and operate the school bus safely.

Knowledge, Experience, & Other Qualifications:

- Must be at least 21 years of age.

- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a valid Colorado commercial driver's license (CDL) - Class B with P2S endorsements if this license is not currently held.

- Ability to work effectively as a team member.

- Ability to multi-task and complete work with frequent interruptions.

- Ability to communicate clearly in English, in both written and oral formats. 

Physical & Environmental Conditions: 

Education Requirements:

- High school diploma or equivalent.

• Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

• Under the leadership of Superintendent Tom Boasberg and guided by the tenets of The Denver Plan, DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.