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Fairfax County Public Schools

Full time driver position in Fairfax, VA

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS $16.91 per hour plus benefits

• Excellent retirement, health, and dental plans as well as life and disability insurance

• Childcare cost savings - infants and preschool aged children and grandchildren may ride with you

• Paid training program

• 35 hours per week guarantee

• 6 paid nonworking days

• Summers off - if you want

EEO M/F/D/V

* Non-Virginia residents must possess commercial driver's license (CDL) with S (school bus endorsement) prior to training.

Fairfax County Public Schools

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Drive a Bus for Fairfax County Public Schools

Retirees

•Bring your preschool grandchildren on the bus with you

•Play golf between AM and PM work assignments, pursue hobbies, civic or community interests, have time for errands and special lunch engagements Work 4 to 8 hours per day         

•Have all summer free

•Full-time benefits for part-time work

Moms, Dads, and Grandparents

•Save on child care costs...bring your preschool children or grandchildren on the bus with you

•Excellent benefits - health insurance, life insurance, paid sick and personal leave, retirement plan, six paid non-work days

•Be off when the kids are off .

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We have hourly and substitute positions, as well Other Pluses

The current hourly rate for FCPS bus drivers starts at $16.25, plus benefits Drivers are eligible for annual step    increases plus cost-of-living increases. Top of scale is more than $22.00 an hour, plus benefits Consideration can be given for previous school bus driving experience Great benefits, including medical and dental insurance, life insurance, paid school holidays, social security, and many others Paid training program

Effective NOW -   Guaranteed a minimum of 35 hours/week

Do You Like Change?

We pay floater drivers a higher rate of pay for their experience and ability to drive a variety of buses and routes and manage different groups of student passengers. Floaters are drivers with full benefits that fill-in for drivers who are on leave. Looking for Career Opportunities? Many of our drivers advance to higher driving positions or become supervisors. Many others move or return to other FCPS positions in administration, instruction, etc. Bus driving can be a good career, a good job for a season in your life, or a doorway to other opportunities with FCPS.

For more information, give the HR Client Service Center a call between 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday or e-mail the coordinator, Phyllis Layne.   

Driver Requirements

Each driver must:

•Pass required initial and follow-up physicals, drug and alcohol screens, driving record standards, and criminal background investigations

•Obtain a Commercial Driver License and successfully complete FCPS school bus driver certification training program involving more than 140 hours of classroom, behind-the-wheel, and on-the-job training under the close supervision of certified driver trainers.

•Participate in regular in-service training programs to maintain a high level of both skill and knowledge.

Additional information is available at http://www.driveforfairfax.com . Listen to the Drive for Fairfax announcement at http://www.fcps.edu/news/driveforfairfaxlo.wma .

Fairfax County Public Schools