School Transportation Driver

Written By Taylor Day

Hiring Company Name: Rivertree Academy

Hiring Company Industry: Non-profit/Education

Position Title: School Transportation Driver

Reports to: Head of Business Development & Operations

Location: Fort Worth, TX

The Mission:

Rivertree Academy is a school in Fort Worth, TX that teaches under-resourced students to live life well: following Jesus, thriving academically and transforming their communities.

 

The four pillars of the Rivertree Academy program include: 

Learn Well: Quality Teachers giving individualized attention to each student.


Love Well: Develop in each child a love for Jesus and a love of people.


Work Well: Refine the children with hard work to develop a strong work ethic.


Lead Well: Train them to be a part of transforming their community as servant leaders. 

Job Summary:

The School Transportation Driver is responsible for transporting students to and from school and other sites. This individual will follow an assigned route during morning pick up and afternoon drop off and ensure the safety of all student passengers while in a school vehicle.

This is a part time position with the expected hours of 7:00-8:30am and 5:00-6:30pm, Monday through Friday. Additional hours available for field trips throughout the school year.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following but other duties may be assigned.

To work at Rivertree and maintain a manageable stress load, an individual must be flexible, teachable, and humble. The qualities listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required for our faculty/staff:

Duty / Responsibility

  • Drive school vehicles on the prescribed route maintaining strict time schedule; picking up and discharging students at designated stops.

  • Transport students and teachers on field trips to various locations.

  • Conduct safety and operational inspections; report all issues to Facilities/Operations Coordinator.

  • Maintain cleanliness of school vehicles; report all issues to Facilities/Operations Coordinator.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

  • Active involvement in local church and demonstration of their Christian faith in their local community.

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required.

  • Ability to pass a background check to work with children.

  • Current Driver’s License with Motor Vehicle Record reflecting safe driving practices.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND DEMANDS OF JOB

  • Occasional medium work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds.

  • Ascending or descending 15 passenger van.

WORK DIRECTION (who directs the employee’s work):

  • Facilities & Operations Coordinator

PURPOSE OF CONTACTS (who does the employee generally contact (such as internal customers, external entities, etc.) and why):

  • Staff

TO APPLY

Send resume and cover letter to Ashanti Williams, Ashanti@rivertreeacademy.org.

Taylor Day