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Job Description
Position Type:
Transportation/Van Driver
Date Posted:
10/30/2024
Location:
Transportation
Closing Date:
11/06/2024
Van Driver
40 hours/week, 38 weeks | Monday - Friday |
Starting Wage: $20.03/hr + Benefits
Join the Duluth Public Schools team, where we work to inspire every student to achieve their potential and prepare students to lead productive, fulfilling lives.
Summary:
Duluth Public Schools is seeking an individual who is responsible for operating a District Van or Car and transporting school-aged children and other authorized personnel safely and efficiently over specified routes to and from schools and various activities. Conducts pre-trip inspections; observes safety regulations and policies; enforces student discipline in the vehicle
Minimum Qualifications:- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Valid Minnesota driver's license (Class D) and acceptable driving record for insurability
by the District's insurance carrier, and to meet state requirements - Ability to pass a federally mandated drug/alcohol screen
- Possession of, or the ability to obtain, a valid Minnesota Driver's License. Must maintainonce acquired.
- Strong knowledge of safety practices and procedures.
- Understand emergency evacuation techniques.
- Administer basic first aid and / or be CPR certified if required by district.
- Knowledge of health standards and hazards.
- Understand state regulations and laws pertaining to the operation of school buses; and child behavior.
- Specific skill-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:
- Able to adhere to safety practices.
- Prepare and maintain accurate records.
- Operate equipment used in transporting special needs students.
- Required to perform single, technical tasks with a need to occasionally upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skill-based competencies required to
satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: adhering to safety practices; administering first aid; and operating school buses and related equipment.
Medical/Prescription Drug Plan with Health Reimbursement Arrangement- Single Coverage - District pays 100% of premium (FREE) + contributes $2,612.50 into HRA annually
- Family Coverage - District pays 75% of premium (25% employee contribution) + contributes $5,225.00 into HRA annually
- Single Coverage - District pays 100% of Basic premium (FREE)
- Family Coverage - District pays 25% of Premium
- District provides minimum of $50,000 of life insurance at no cost, employee may purchase supplemental life insurance
- District-provided at no cost to employee
- Employees may elect to contribute on a pre-tax basis to Health Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Accounts
- The District contributes 7.5% of your total salary in the Public Employees Retirement Association) pension plan.
- Employees may also elect to participate in Tax-Shelter Annuity options.
- Each bargaining unit contract defines time off provisions such as holidays, sick/personal leave, vacation, etc.
- If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at noncerthr@isd709.org or call 218-336-8722.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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Duluth Public Schools
Show moreDuluth, or Onigamiising in Ojibwe, is the seat of St. Louis County, the largest city in the northern two-thirds of Minnesota, and the fourth largest city in the state. It is located on the western tip of Lake Superior and its city limits encompass 67 square miles of land and nearly 50 square miles of water. It is part of the Twin Ports metropolitan statistical area which includes all of Wisconsin's Douglas County, and Minnesota's Carlton, Lake, and Saint Louis counties which boasts a population of 291,638, ranked as the 170th largest metropolitan area in the United States.
After years of building economic diversity, Duluth is growing into a robust regional economic, medical, aviation, higher education, outdoor recreation and arts center. Duluth has long been recognized as an innovative region that is supported by a wide variety of services and industries, including the largest, farthest inland freshwater port, the Port of Duluth-Superior.
The city also boasts a vibrant arts culture, home to art museums, theater, and numerous festivals throughout the year. It is the home of two colleges and a university whose local sports teams include nationally ranked and championship teams.
Duluth Public Schools offers an excellent, competitive and comprehensive benefits program, which includes medical, prescription drug, dental, life, and disability coverage. A pension plan, tax-sheltered annuities program, flexible spending accounts (FSA), health care savings plan and employee assistance program round out the district’s robust benefits program.
The district pays a significant portion of the premium for medical hospitalization, dental and prescription coverage for employees and dependents and offers Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) funding.
The district also has generous provisions for vacation, holidays, family and medical leave and other types of paid and unpaid leave. The district recently added Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth to our list of paid holidays.
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