HOKE COUNTY SCHOOLS

2025-2026 Bus Driver

Transportation Team

Title: Bus Driver

Reports To: Director of Transportation

Terms of Employment: 10 Months (instructional days)

Salary: $18.00- $21.56/Hour

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt

Qualifications:

• High School Graduation or its equivalent
• Valid North Carolina Driver’s License
• Must be at least eighteen (18) years old with six (6) months driving experience
• Must possess and maintain a current North Carolina commercial driver’s license with proper endorsements and a current Bus Drivers Pocket Card
• Must pass a DOT drug and alcohol testing
• Must never have been convicted of a DWI Offense

 

Supervises:

None

 

Essential Job Functions:

• Maintains proficiency in driving skills
• Is responsible for completing all reports relating to transportation
• Ensures safety and care of students boarding, riding, and departing school bus
• Maintains a high standard of student conduct at all times
• Discharges students only at the authorized school or bus stop locations
• Transports only authorized students
• Reports infractions of school bus safety rules to the principal or designee
• Obeys all traffic laws and school bus regulations while operating the school bus
• Operates the school bus on the assigned route(s) and schedule as provided by the Transportation Office
• Attends bus safety meetings
• Informs Transportation Specialist or TIMS Manager of any students added or deleted from route which may necessitate a change in route or bus stop
• Accepts responsibility for securing the school bus before leaving the vehicle at the conclusion of a run or route
• Accepts responsibility for reporting observable mechanical defects or failures on the school bus
• Maintains acceptable relations with parents/guardians of students transported and with school personnel
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor

 

Physical and Cognitive Requirements:

The major physical and cognitive requirements listed below are applicable to the Bus Driver job classification within the Transportation Department of Hoke County Schools. Work in this classification is considered medium physical work requiring the exertion of 50 pounds of force occasionally and up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Must be able to:

• Walk, lift, reach, stoop, stand, grasp, balance, climb, kneel and crouch
• Work in various inside and outside environments being subjected to weather changes, noise, vibrations, job hazards and atmospheric conditions
• Use visual acuity required for depth perception and color perception
• Visually inspect small defects and/or small parts
• Use a variety of measuring devices
• Assemble or fabricate parts at or within arm’s length
• Operate machines, motor vehicles, hand tools, and job specific equipment and tools
• Determine the accuracy and thoroughness of work
• Observe general surroundings and activities
• Hear sufficiently to accurately perceive information at normally spoken word levels
• Use communication by means of spoken word to express or exchange ideas
• Safely work in situations of exposure to blood borne pathogens which may require specialized personal protective equipment
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions

 

DISCLAIMER: This job description is not a comprehensive list of all the duties, responsibilities, and skills that may be required of the employees assigned to this position. This description may be revised by the supervisor, with HR review and approval, at any time.