Qualifications for Bus Driver Positions

 

The following are eligibility requirements for employment as a Distrist Six School Bus Driver:

 

• Have no more than 4 points against driver's license within the last 12 months
• Pass DMV and SLED checks
• Have a valid South Carolina Driver's License
• All Bus Drivers are required to submit to a pre-employment drug screen and will be subjected to random drug and alcohol testing
• Successfully complete a school bus driver's training class of 20 hours and sucessfully pass a physical performance test
• Must be eligible for CDL with passenger endorsement
• Must pass CDL and School Bus test

Drivers are responsible for obtaining a Department of Transportation physical and proof of a a clear Tuberculosis test, completed within the last 12 months.  Copies of the applicants Driver's License and Social Security card are required.

 

You must also fill out a Driver Information and Evaluation Form and South Carolina Department of Education School Bus Driver Training and Admission Record form at the District 6 Transportation Office.

 

All applicants must provide 3 references. If possible, one of the three should be a personal reference. Please make sure your references complete the survey that is emailed to them. 

 

Spartanburg School District Six does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status in the provision of education opportunities and benefits in compliance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Admendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the employment provisions (Title I) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Age Discrimination and Employment Act, and all other applicable civil rights laws.