Salary Schedule

Under general direction, the purpose of the position is to perform district-based duties associated with the training of all bus operators for the district. Employees in this classification function at an instructional level capacity and coordinate all phases of training including curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation. Employees also communicate with other departments to ensure the safe and efficient transportation of students according to district policy. Performs related work as directed.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Responds to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.

Train bus operators, bus monitors, and other staff in all aspects of courteous, safe, and efficient transportation of students in the district; schedules and coordinates and instructs training activities, classes and workshops; makes use of textbooks, handbooks, and other presentation and educational media; researches best practices in student transportation from statistical data and other sources and implements best practices into training programs.

Develops, pilots, and evaluates student safety program; revises student safety program

Maintains CPR/First Aid instructor certification and conducts required training.

Reviews, revises, and develops bus operator curriculum; consults policy manuals to assure that curriculum conforms to policy

Participates in transportation staff recruitment and retention activities as required.

Maintains accurate records of training activities for compliance purposes.

Attends and participates in conferences and training workshops as required to remain current in the field.

Develops organizational culture survey instrument; reviews culture survey instrument with Transportation Director; implements culture survey and calculates survey results.

Develop facilitative leadership curriculum for transportation techniques; trains transportation staff in facilitative leadership techniques.

Develops crisis management training curriculum for bus operators; trains bus operators in crisis management; evaluates crisis management training program

Answers the telephone, provide assistance and information to the outside public.

Operates a computer to enter, retrieve, review, or modify data; utilizes word processing, database, and software programs.

Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, being used by OCPS. With the support of the district, attends training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.

Responsible for timely and accurate information they maintain as part of their job responsibilities.

The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

MARGINAL FUNCTIONS

 While the following tasks are necessary for the work of the unit, they are not an essential part of the purpose of this position and may also be performed by other unit members.

Performs related duties as directed.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree in public administration, education, or closely related field; supplemented by a minimum of two (2) years previous experience and/or training involving teaching or training, or any equivalent combination of related education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential job functions.  Minimum of two (2) years progressively responsible experience as a Bus Operator. Must successfully comply with safe driver program standards and medical and district certification. County wheelchair certification, first aid and CPR training, and dexterity testing is required.  Must maintain annual re-certifications. Must have and maintain a valid commercial driver’s license class “B” or higher with passenger and school bus endorsement. Ability to obtain and maintain State certification for school bus driver instructors.

PERFORMANCE APTITUDES

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data and/or information using established criteria. Includes exercise of discretion in determining actual or probable consequences, and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to apply principles of persuasion and/or influence.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.

 ADA COMPLIANCE

Physical Ability: Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station.

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability.

Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.

The Orange County School District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to perform the essential functions of the job when such individuals request an accommodation.

6/17/2026