Federal Programs Driver

POSITION: Federal Programs - Driver

CATEGORY: Classified

DEPARTMENT: Federal Programs

LOCATION: District Office

REPORTS TO: Director of Federal Programs

SUMMARY: Assists the district in transporting qualifying students in need of transportation to and from school; related route planning and scheduling work as required.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• (Morning) Picks up students at specified locations and drops them off at school
• (Afternoon) Picks up students from schools and drops them off at specified drop-off locations.
• Plans transportation routes for pick up and drop off, based on information provided by McKinney-Vento, Foster Care, and Special Education
• Maintains a daily vehicle inspection log
• Maintains a clean and organized district vehicle
• Supports the McKinney Vento program, as needed
• Arranges vehicle maintenance in coordination with the Nampa School District facilities department, as needed
• Attends faculty meetings as required
• Assumes responsibility for his or her continuing professional growth and development through such efforts as reading professional journals and other publications
• Seeks assistance should emergencies arise
• Represents the school district in a positive manner
• Knows and follow school district policy and chain of command
• Performs other duties as assigned
  
  

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education And/Or Experience

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) required
  
  

Certificates, Licenses, Registration

• Valid Idaho Driver’s License
• One year of warehouse, delivery, and inventory experience preferred
• Bilingual (Spanish/English), preferred
  
  

Communication Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of students and/or employees of the district.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exits. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, stand and walk; reach with hands and arms; the ability to use close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus; and the ability to communicate through speech.

Employee must be able to perform heavy physical labor for sustained periods, following appropriate procedures; moving or lifting 50 pounds regularly and 75 pounds occasionally.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual’s disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to extreme cold temperatures, adverse weather conditions and related hazards.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Up to 169 day calendar assignment

Nampa School District #131 is an equal opportunity employer/educator with an alcohol, drug and tobacco free environment, and does not unlawfully discriminate in employment. Equal access to employment, services, and programs is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodations to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the organization. The information contained in this job posting is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned. The employment relationship with the District is of an “at will” nature, which means that the Employee may resign at any time and the Employer may discharge the Employee at any time with or without cause.