Will “School Van Driver” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Report delinquent student behaviors to school administration.

• Regulate heating, lighting, and ventilation systems for student comfort.

• Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations, using telephones or mobile two-way radios.

• Drive gasoline, diesel, or electrically powered multi-passenger vehicles to transport students between neighborhoods, schools, and school activities.

• Record bus routes.

• Maintain knowledge of first-aid procedures.

• Escort small children across roads and highways.

• Check the condition of a vehicle's tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights, oil, fuel, water, and safety equipment to ensure that everything is in working order.

• Comply with traffic regulations to operate vehicles in a safe and courteous manner.

• Read maps and follow written and verbal geographic directions.

• Report any bus malfunctions or needed repairs.

• Prepare and submit reports that may include the number of students or trips, hours worked, mileage, or fuel consumption.

• Pick up and drop off students at regularly scheduled neighborhood locations, following strict time schedules.

• Keep bus interiors clean for students.

• Make minor repairs to vehicles.

• Maintain order among students during trips to ensure safety.

• Follow safety rules as students board and exit buses or cross streets near bus stops.