Bus Driver Instructor
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Application Deadline: May 15, 2025
Work Months: 9.5 Months
Hours: 8 hours per day, 5 days a week
Salary: $27.47 - $33.37 per hour
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Job Description Bus Driver Instructor
Job description is under review.
Under general supervision and direction of the Transportation Director, the Training Supervisor is responsible for both behind-the-wheel and classroom training programs; assists in the investigation of accidents and/or personnel involving district vehicles; prepares records and reports on training activities including original trainee records and ongoing records for all school bus drivers pursuant to requirements mandated by law; operate a school bus as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience: Completion of twelfth grade or equivalent; Completion of California Department of Education (CDE) School Bus Driver Instructor Course. Certification must be obtained within 6 months of hire date.
Certification: Valid California Class A or B operator's license employee entrance medical evaluation: Current California State Certified Bus Driver Instructor Certificate with nothing more than automatic transmission restriction
The Bus Driver Instructor must be certified by the California Department of Education (CDE) and California High Patrol to provide classroom and behind-the-wheel training. This position differs from that of the Bus Driver in that it is a senior-level position and evaluates the work performance of prospective and current bus driver personnel. The Bus Driver instructor will conduct training programs for new and veteran drivers and will develop training materials that comply with all vehicle codes and regulations and bus safety techniques.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Physical abilities include the usual and customary methods of performing the job’s functions and require the following physical demands: occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing, some stooping, kneeling, crouching; reaching, handling, touching and/or feeling; manual dexterity to operate a bus, climb steps, and reach overhead.
Significant physical abilities include the ability to sit at a desk, conference table, or in meetings of various configurations for extended periods of time; see and read, with or without visual aids, laws and codes, rules, policies and other printed matter, computer screens and printouts; read traffic signage, hear and understand speech at normal room levels and hear and understand speech on the telephone or radio; speak in audible tones aloud and on the radio so that others may understand clearly in normal conversations and over the sounds encountered while operating the bus.
Upon Conditional Offer of Employment:
- Valid California Class A or B operator's license.
- DOJ and FBI Criminal Background Check
- TB Test within the last 60 days (Education Code 49406, Assembly Bill 1667)
- Complete district Mandated Reporter training, Sexual Harassment, etc.
- Must obtain and maintain a First Aid/CPR Certificate (In-Person Training ONLY)
- Pre-Employment Physical Evaluation conducted through the District (Minimum 50 pounds)
Comments and Other Information:
The Folsom Cordova Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment) or bullying based on a person’s actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For questions or complaints, contact:
Jim Huber, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
Compliance Officer, Section 504 Coordinator, ADA Coordinator (students) jhuber@fcusd.org
916-294-9000 x 104580
Shannon Diaz, Director of Compliance
Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator sdiaz@fcusd.org
916-294-9000 x 104415
1965 Birkmont Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
The Folsom Cordova Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Folsom Cordova Unified School District’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. The District Title IX Coordinator is:
Shannon Diaz, Director of Compliance
Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator sdiaz@fcusd.org
916-294-9000 x 104415
1965 Birkmont Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
The District nondiscrimination policy can be located at: https://www.fcusd.org/district/about-us/nondiscrimination-statementpolicy
The District’s nondiscrimination complaint procedures can be located at:
Students: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/uniform-complaints
Staff: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/nondiscrimination-in-employment
To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or sex-based harassment, or make a complaint of sex discrimination or sex-based harassment under Title IX, please refer to:
Students: https://www.fcusd.org/district/about-us/title-ix-notificationsexual-harassment Staff: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/sexual-harrassment-title-ix
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Este empleador participa en E-Verify y proporcionará al gobierno federal la información de su Formulario I-9 para confirmar que usted está autorizado para trabajar en los EE.UU
- Department
- Transportation
- Hourly salary
- 27.47 - 33.37
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Hours
- 8
- Months
- 9.5
- Application Deadline Date
- 15 May, 2025

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The District’s boundaries include the cities of Folsom and Rancho Cordova, both of which adjoin Highway 50, northeast of downtown Sacramento.
Folsom’s population of approximately 75,000, similar to Rancho Cordova’s population of approximately 72,000. Both communities share characteristics of small towns with active parent groups, service organizations, and city councils. Business partnerships include national corporations and retailers such as Intel, GenCorp/Aerojet, Kaiser Permanente, Costco, and Sam’s Club, as well as numerous local and regional businesses.
Bus Driver Instructor
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