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Bus Driver Trainer/Safety Coordinator
Description of Duties
This position, in the transportation department of a school district, involves responsibility for planning, organizing, implementing, and teaching training and safe driving programs for bus drivers. Employees provide proper instruction and safety education to new drivers and routinely reinforce better driving habits with current employees operating school buses or mini buses/vans. The employee reports directly to, and works under the general supervision of, a Transportation Director or other higher-level staff member.
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must meet the following minimum requirements on or before the date of the written exam:
Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma plus three (3) years of paid full‑time or its part‑time equivalent* experience in a school district transportation office and/or the operation of a bus in the transport of students.
Anticipated Eligibility – Age and Educational Requirements:
According to Civil Service Law, section 54 which became effective September 4, 2024, applicants who are within 12 months of meeting the minimum age or attaining the minimum educational requirements following the date of examination, may take the civil service exam, but will be restricted from certification until such a time that the minimum age or educational requirements are met. Candidates will be required to provide proof of qualifying education and/or age within 12 months of exam date in order to be eligible for appointment from a certified list.
Special Requirements:
Depending upon assignment, possession of a current Class *B* or Class *C* Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with a *P* (Passenger) endorsement and *S* (School Bus) endorsement, issued by the State of New York at the time of appointment (must be twenty-one (21) years of age in order to be eligible to obtain required driver’s license).
Must meet all other State and Federal pre-employment requirements of the position prior to employment.
Candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test for employment with Monroe County Government.
