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Position Type: Transportation

Date Posted: April 1, 2026

Location: Egg Harbor Township

Closing Date: July 1, 2026

Job Details

  • Job Title - Bus Driver - Substitute
  • Reports to: Director of Transportation
  • Job Purpose: Provide safe and efficient transportation so that students may enjoy the fullest possible advantage from the district's curriculum and extracurricular program

Qualifications

  • - Required
  • High School Diploma
  • Valid NJ driver's license
  • Valid Driver's License for at least three (3) years
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to follow directions and adhere to rules and regulations
  • Ability to relate to school age children from Pre
  • K-12Ability to learn bus routes and be on time
  • Ability to successful acquire a CDL license (District will train applicants to become bus drivers)Ability to control a school bus in emergency situations
  • Ability to work a flexible work day in morning and afternoon
  • Ability to pass the requirement physical examination to obtain CDL license
  • Ability to pass the required Criminal History Review
  • Ability to pass the Sexual Misconduct Child Abuse Disclosure
  • Other duties as assigned by Director of Transportation

Qualifications

  • - Desired
  • Current CDL license2-3 years driving a school bus Duties/

Responsibilities

  • Obeys all traffic laws
  • Observes mandatory safety regulations for school buses
  • Maintains discipline when students are on the bus
  • Reports unruly students to the proper authority
  • Keeps assigned bus clean
  • Keeps to assigned schedule
  • Checks bus before each operation for mechanical defects
  • Checks bus after each run to ensure all students are off the bus
  • Notifies proper authority in case of mechanical failure or lateness
  • Discharges students only at authorized stops
  • Exercises responsible leadership when on out-of-district school trips
  • Transports only authorized students and authorized school personnel
  • Reports all accidents and completes the required reports
  • Enforces regulations against smoking and eating on the bus
  • Ensures all students are in their seats Working Conditions
  • Transportation Department
  • School bus
  • Available for morning, afternoon, evening runs
  • Available for 5-Hour or 6-Hour day
  • Willing to train individuals wanting to be a bus driver
  • Starting rate $29/hr
  • Physical

Requirements

  • Able to climb steps to enter the bus
  • Able to drive a 54 passenger bus
  • Able to raise arms and use hands to steer a school bus
  • Able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.Able to tilt head to look into rearview mirror to monitor students
  • Able to sit and drive a school bus for long periods of time
  • Able to walk through and clean out a school bus
  • Direct reports
  • N/AApplication Procedure:Submit via District Application Portal Selection Procedure:Interview
  • Egg Harbor Township Board of Education is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer