School Bus Driver

Description

Nibras International School is looking for Bus Driver to join the school as soon as possible.

For all staff in school we share a responsibility to ensure that children are always safe and properly supervised. Our school is committed to ‘amazing learning’- providing enjoyable and meaningful learning experiences so that every pupil makes as much progress as possible. All staff are expected to adhere to NIS policies and code of conduct and commit to promoting our vision – ‘A happy community school with amazing learning at its heart where pupils are empowered to make choices, engage in meaningful learning experiences and make exceptional progress’

Key Qualities And Skills

• Health and Safety Awareness
• Energetic and enthusiastic
• A dynamic, positive approach to deliver the school’s vision
• Self-motivation and ability to take initiatives
• Capacity to be flexible
• Demonstrate an understanding of & commitment to our best practice model
• Good knowledge and information of traffic & RTA regulations
  
  

Key Duties Include

• Operate a school bus by assessing traffic and road conditions
• Monitor students’ behavior and other factors necessary to safely deliver student passengers to and from school by adhering to state laws and school district policies. Drivers will be evaluated on driving and student management skills annually.
• Responsible to make stops at authorized locations and transport only authorized passengers. Update routes and maps and adjust timetables as necessary.
• Performs bus safety pre-trip inspections as required by law to assure proper vehicle working condition. Maintains all safety equipment. Drivers will be evaluated on pre-trip inspections annually.
• Communicates to mechanics all defects and maintenance needs. Performs post-trip inspection to check for vandalism, lost articles or sleeping students.
• Organizes and performs bus evacuations and selects and trains bus safety assistants. Responsible to assure the safety of all students entering and exiting the bus by stopping all traffic in accordance with RTA regulations.
• Maintains a safe and sanitary bus environment for students by sweeping and dusting the interior daily.
• Attends any required training for CPR/First Aid, driver’s license testing
• Performs daily record keeping activities such as pre-trip inspection forms, route surveys and route
• Performs tasks as apparent or assigned
  
  

Health and Safety

• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
• Ensure that, all the necessary health and safety rules and procedures are being followed
• Maintain an awareness of all the health and safety measures to be taken when in school
  
  

Position Requirements

Education: Valid UAE Driving License

Experience: 1 years’ experience working in a similar role

Competencies

• Able to communicate in spoken & written English language
• Safeguarding and welfare of children
• Behavior management
• Ability to remain calm, composed and flexible within a busy and demanding environment
• Show loyalty and commitment to school
• Smart and presentable
• Ability to deal positively with children, parents and staff
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated and self-initiator
• Willingness to undertake appropriate Professional Development
• Assurance of total confidentiality and discretion
• Willing to work outside the contractual hours – during admission time or field trips, leading up to KHDA/DSIB, Parent Teacher’s Conference or as deemed necessary by the School Management
  
  

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.

Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description

Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.

The International Schools Partnership

Nibras International School is part of The International Schools Partnership (ISP).

The International Schools Partnership (ISP) is a growing group of committed colleagues in financially responsible schools around the world, all of which aim to be the school of choice in their local area. Learning is at the heart of everything we do for our pupils, colleagues and parents. We are committed to getting better, all the time.

ISP was founded by an experienced team of committed educationalists and commercial operators who have worked together over many years. Our growing group of private schools located in the UK, the USA, Europe, Costa Rica, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Malaysia, Mexico and Peru educate children and pupils from 2-18 years of age. We have now expanded to 45 schools delivering multiple curricula and building on local brands and reputations with around 45,000 pupils and 7,000 staff located across the globe.

We believe that successful schools are the ones that put learning at the heart of everything they do, always aiming to create rounded individuals that are able to forge successful careers and lives in a rapidly changing world. Our goal is to enable our schools as the leading school of choice in their local area. We are a truly international group working in different cultures and speaking different languages. We work across countries and cultures, too, by working with each other and with other schools and communities. At ISP we continue to engage with schools around the world who are interested in becoming part of our global group of schools and look forward to welcoming more pupils and staff to the group.

All Our Schools

• Help children and pupils learn to levels that amaze them.
• Inspire children and pupils to be successful now and equip them to be successful later.
• Are truly international, working in partnerships within and across regions, cultures and languages.
• Aim to be the schools of choice for children, pupils and their families, wherever we are.
  
  

ISP and Nibras International School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.