KIPP Nashville Transportation Department:
- Work is performed under the continuing supervision of the Director of Transportation
- This work requires operating a passenger bus or van on assigned routes or on a demand response system.
Position Responsibilities:
Responsibilities of a KIPP Nashville Bus Driver include, but are not limited to:
- Performs routine walk-around inspection on bus before accepting passengers; reports any defects to dispatcher on duty and fills out a vehicle defect form.
- Safely operates a passenger bus on an assigned route, adhering promptly to time schedule. Maintains order/discipline on bus at all times.
- Prepares and records basic reports on discipline issues, trip deviation, mechanical malfunction of buses and equipment, accidents, and incidents.
- The driver provides directions and information about the bus schedules.
- Monitors bus entry for passenger safety. Update route as necessary for a safe and efficient ride.
- Meet and greet visitors, staff and students with a smile.
- Maintain discipline and safety on a bus of middle school and/or high school aged students
Expectations of KIPP Nashville bus drivers and support staff:
- Arrive at school by 5:30 a.m.
- Drive the morning route Monday-Friday.
- Drive the afternoon route Mondays-Friday
- Drive local field trips periodically throughout the school year
- Participate in school-wide and individual professional development, including three weeks during the summer.
- Make him/herself available to students, parents, and other staff members after school hours and on weekends by his/her personal cell phone or home phone.