BUS DRIVER - GUARANTEED 8 HOURS FOR THE 2022/23 AND 2023/24 SCHOOL YEAR at Vista Unified School District

Application Deadline

9/14/2023 4:00 PM Pacific

Date Posted
9/1/2023
Contact
Number of Openings
13

Add'l Salary Info

$23.80 per hour (advance step placement at Step 3)
Length of Work Year
183 days / 8 hours per day, guaranteed! (2022-2023 school year)
Employment Type
Full Time

Benefit Package:

A comprehensive benefit package which includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance premium for employees and dependents is available. Additional benefits include paid sick leave, vacation, and 14 paid holidays.

Location:

Transportation

Job Summary

Job Summary

We want to welcome you to the Vista Unified School District transportation department where everyday, our team serves and transports students throughout the Vista Community. Becoming a bus driver with our school district will provide you with great hours and great benefits! And, if you don't currently possess a School Bus Driver certification, we will connect you with classes to obtain one! Please contact us for further details! * For the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year and for the 2023-2024 school year, we will guarantee 8-hour shifts per day.

Requirements / Qualifications

Requirements / Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Any combination equivalent to, sufficient training experience to demonstrate the knowledge/abilities listed above and six (6) months of bus/truck driver experience is desirable. You must submit and attach to your application a valid California School Bus Driver Certificate, Class "A" or "B" Driver's License with "P" passenger endorsement, Medical Certificate (Form MCSA-5876) and recent DMV printout K-4 (within the past 90 days). (if applicable) FMCSA Clearinghouse Registration Notice to Applicants: This position is considered a safety sensitive position by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Effective January 6, 2020, any applicant who wishes to be considered for this position must be registered with the FMCSA Clearinghouse. Regulations require Vista Unified School District to perform a full query of any individual prior to that person being hired into a safety sensitive position. Regulations also require applicants to provide consent for the full query. Consent for the full query can only be provided via the online Clearinghouse by individuals registered with the Clearinghouse. For more information on the Clearinghouse or to register, please visit: https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/.

  • Certificate Copy (California School Bus Driver Certificate)
  • Certification (Medical Certificate Form MCSA-5876)
  • DMV Printout (Recent K-4 (within the past 90 days))
  • Driver's License Copy (Class "A" or "B" Driver's License with "P" passenger endorsement)

    EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Any combination equivalent to, sufficient training experience to demonstrate the knowledge/abilities listed above and six (6) months of bus/truck driver experience is desirable. You must submit and attach to your application a valid California School Bus Driver Certificate, Class "A" or "B" Driver's License with "P" passenger endorsement, Medical Certificate (Form MCSA-5876) and recent DMV printout K-4 (within the past 90 days). (if applicable) FMCSA Clearinghouse Registration Notice to Applicants: This position is considered a safety sensitive position by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Effective January 6, 2020, any applicant who wishes to be considered for this position must be registered with the FMCSA Clearinghouse. Regulations require Vista Unified School District to perform a full query of any individual prior to that person being hired into a safety sensitive position. Regulations also require applicants to provide consent for the full query. Consent for the full query can only be provided via the online Clearinghouse by individuals registered with the Clearinghouse. For more information on the Clearinghouse or to register, please visit: https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/.

    • Certificate Copy (California School Bus Driver Certificate)
    • Certification (Medical Certificate Form MCSA-5876)
    • DMV Printout (Recent K-4 (within the past 90 days))
    • Driver's License Copy (Class "A" or "B" Driver's License with "P" passenger endorsement)

      Comments and Other Information

      OPEN TESTING - Open to employees of the District and the public with the selection process resulting in one (1) Eligibility List that will be used to fill current vacancies and any future vacancies that occur within one (1) year. Current permanent employees of the District will be awarded seniority points as per the contract. All properly completed applications will be reviewed and the most appropriately qualified individuals will be invited to continue in the selection process. The process may consist of an evaluation and scoring of application materials, written testing, oral interview and/or performance test to evaluate the applicant’s skill, training and experience. The EdJoin system will time-out after a 20 minute period of perceived inactivity. Your responses to the supplemental questions are limited to 5,000 characters. A completed on-line application is required of all applicants to be considered for this opening. Once you have submitted your application, please check your email because EdJoin will send you an email verifying that your application has been submitted correctly. If you do not receive an EdJoin email, check your spam/junk mailbox. In the event that you do not receive an email, you will need to apply again. All applicants will be notified by email regarding their selection status. Please be sure to check your email as to the next step in the recruitment process since this is the only form of communication that you will receive. Vista Unified School District prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment, based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender-identify, or gender expression, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. VUSD requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying. Rachel D’Ambroso, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Relations, is designated as the Title IX Compliance Officer and is responsible for employee complaints pertaining to discrimination, intimidation, harassment, and bullying. Phone: (760) 726-2170, extension 92202 or hr@vistausd.org. A copy of the district’s Uniform Complaint/Sexual Harassment Policies and forms can be found at: https://www.vistausd.org/pf4/cms2/view_page?d=x&group_id=1516177617023&vdid=7i24b1rgcie925 If you are having difficulty in completing your on-line application, please call 888-900-8945 for assistance. SPECIAL INFORMATION: Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a drug test, TB test, fingerprinting and may include a physical exam. The physical and drug screen are paid for by the District. The fingerprint cost is $40.00 and is paid for by the candidate. * Bonus paid out in two installments: one payment of $2500 paid on an employee's first paycheck and the second payment of $2500 paid during the first month, of the second year, working as a bus driver in our school district.

      Comments and Other Information


      OPEN TESTING - Open to employees of the District and the public with the selection process resulting in one (1) Eligibility List that will be used to fill current vacancies and any future vacancies that occur within one (1) year. Current permanent employees of the District will be awarded seniority points as per the contract. All properly completed applications will be reviewed and the most appropriately qualified individuals will be invited to continue in the selection process. The process may consist of an evaluation and scoring of application materials, written testing, oral interview and/or performance test to evaluate the applicant’s skill, training and experience. The EdJoin system will time-out after a 20 minute period of perceived inactivity. Your responses to the supplemental questions are limited to 5,000 characters. A completed on-line application is required of all applicants to be considered for this opening. Once you have submitted your application, please check your email because EdJoin will send you an email verifying that your application has been submitted correctly. If you do not receive an EdJoin email, check your spam/junk mailbox. In the event that you do not receive an email, you will need to apply again. All applicants will be notified by email regarding their selection status. Please be sure to check your email as to the next step in the recruitment process since this is the only form of communication that you will receive. Vista Unified School District prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment, based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender-identify, or gender expression, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. VUSD requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying. Rachel D’Ambroso, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Relations, is designated as the Title IX Compliance Officer and is responsible for employee complaints pertaining to discrimination, intimidation, harassment, and bullying. Phone: (760) 726-2170, extension 92202 or hr@vistausd.org. A copy of the district’s Uniform Complaint/Sexual Harassment Policies and forms can be found at: https://www.vistausd.org/pf4/cms2/view_page?d=x&group_id=1516177617023&vdid=7i24b1rgcie925 If you are having difficulty in completing your on-line application, please call 888-900-8945 for assistance. SPECIAL INFORMATION: Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a drug test, TB test, fingerprinting and may include a physical exam. The physical and drug screen are paid for by the District. The fingerprint cost is $40.00 and is paid for by the candidate. * Bonus paid out in two installments: one payment of $2500 paid on an employee's first paycheck and the second payment of $2500 paid during the first month, of the second year, working as a bus driver in our school district.