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EXAMINATION PROCEDURE: The examination process will include the following: 1. Screening of applications to determine completion and meeting the minimum requirements. Applicants who meet the minimum requirements and whose application was complete at the time the recruitment closed will move to the Examination Process. 2. Qualified candidates will be notified via email and invited to participate in the Phase I of the Examination Process. Following are details on the Phase I examination: a. Multiple Choice Exam- A multiple choice exam will be administered to evaluate the applicant's job-related knowledge. The exam consists of different categories such as grammar, spelling, punctuation, basic math, reading comprehension, safety, principles, and/or practices of the trade or profession. The weight of this exam is 75%. The date of the multiple choice exam is TBD. b. Writing Exercise: A writing exercise will be administered to evaluate the applicants writing skills. The weight of the writing exercise is worth 25%.Date: It will be on the same day of the multiple-choice exam. The final Phase I score will be determined by adding the score from the multiple choice exam (worth 75%) and the score from the writing exercise (worth 25%) for a possible maximum total of 100%. Applicants need to achieve a minimum passing score of 70% in Phase I of the examination process. 3. Applicants who achieve a minimum of 70% in Phase I of the examination process will advance to Phase II of the examination process which consists of a Qualification Appraisal Interview/Oral Exam. Unsuccessful candidates in Phase I will not advance to the Phase II. Following are details on the Phase II examination. a. Qualification Appraisal Interview/Oral Exam- This exam will evaluate your qualification, education, experience, training, and suitability. The oral exam is rated by a panel of subject matter experts. This portion of the exam requires that it be recorded. The designated passing score is a minimum of 70%. The weight of the oral exam is worth 100%. The date of the exam is TBD. The final examination score for this recruitment will be determined by adding the score achieved in Phase I and the score achieved in Phase II and then dividing the total by two. The designated minimum passing score 70%. Applicants successful in the examination process will be placed on an employee or an outside applicant eligibility list by rank order of their examination score. This score will include seniority credit or veterans’ points if applicable. Both lists are good for up to one year and are updated due to continuous examinations or employment status during the life of the eligibility lists as needed. If fewer than three ranks are available for certifications a new examination/recruitment may be requested and conducted. Merit Rule 50.200.4 (B). Please note that if a new recruitment is requested and conducted, you will maintain your examination score however, your rank may change as a result of subsequent recruitments. The scores of new eligible applicants from subsequent recruitments will be merged with the initial eligibility list. SELECTION PROCEDURE: Merit Rule 50.100.2 B Any permanent classified employee of the District who voluntarily resigns from his permanent position may be reinstated or reemployed by the Board of Education of the District within 39 months after his last day of paid service and without further competitive examination, to a position in his former classification as a permanent or limited-term employee in a related lowers class in which the employee formerly had permanent status. If there is no permanent classified employee requesting reemployment or if the Board of Education chooses not to reemploy an employee making this request the following is the order of precedence. Merit Rule 50.200.1 A Names shall be certified for appointment from employment lists in the sequence that follows: 1. Automatic appointments to Layoff Reemployment list candidates, until exhausted; 2. The top three ranks on the Promotional eligibility list (current districts employees) will go to the interview; 3. If less than three ranks of Promotional candidates are available, the remaining rank(s) will be obtained from the Open eligibility list (outside applicants). POSITION REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES KNOWLEDGE OF: • Provisions of the California Motor Vehicle Code and the Education Code applicable to the operation of vehicles in the transporting of students. • Warehouse operations, practices and procedures. • Safe driving practices. • Principles of efficient and economical bus routing techniques and scheduling of employees. • Rules and regulations affecting school district transportation and warehouse departments. • Geographic and topographic characteristics of community served by the District. • Principles and practices of supervision and training. • Record-keeping techniques. • Operation of a computer. ABILITY TO: • Plan, organize, coordinate and schedule pupil transportation to and from schools, athletic events and field trips. • Assure proper maintenance and repair of buses. • Plan, organize, coordinate and oversee the activities and operations of the warehouse. • Develop and schedule efficient bus route systems. • Train and evaluate the performance of assigned staff. • Work independently with little direction. • Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with others. • Meet schedules and time lines. • Plan and organize work. • Maintain records and prepare reports. • Interpret, explain and follow rules, regulations, policies and procedures. • Communicate effectively both orally and in writing. • Operate a computer.