Bus Driver Creston College at Curro Holdings Ltd

What are we looking for?

We are looking for someone with the following experience, qualifications and /or skillsets:

• Valid Driver’s Licence (EC1 or C1 – Heavy motor vehicle up to 16000kg) and PDP.
• Fluent in English.
• Experience in driving a school bus or similar type of position would be a recommendation.
• Responsible for performing various tasks as required of a driver.
• Punctuality.
• Must be helpful, energetic, responsible and reliable.
• May be required to work overtime from to time.
• Able to communicate with learners, parents and staff.
• Enthusiastic and trustworthy.
• Able to work in a team.
• Minimum requirement of a Grade 12 (Matric).
• A clear criminal record.

The responsibilities are:

Learner transportation

• Drives a school transportation vehicle within a prescribe route(s) in accordance with time schedules.
• Picking up and discharging students at designated stops.
• Transports students and teacher on field trips to various locations; planning necessary route(s) and stops as needed.
• Maintains order a proper discipline of student passengers according to district policy.

General Worker Duties

• General Maintenance and facility support
• Receive requests for maintenance of facilities.
• Check facilities daily to check that everything is working and maintained.
• Complete any facilities or maintenance required such as plumbing.
• Make facilities manager aware of any repairs required.
• Complete all general maintenance across the facility.
• Check maintenance consumables and advise facilities manager of requirements.
• Store and maintain tools for maintenance.
• Provide general support on security and access control across the facilities.
• Provides general support on traffic management.
• Garden Maintenance.
• Review daily work roster for required duties.
• Maintenance grass and flower beds.
• Cleaning and maintaining the garden across the facility.
• Advise the facilities manager of requirements in the garden.
• Check gardening consumables and advise facilities manager of requirements.
• Store and maintain tools for gardening.

Health and Safety

• Conduct safety and operational inspection of assigned vehicle daily.
• Reports needed mechanical repairs when necessary.
• Services buses with gas, diesel fuel, and oil; checks and when necessary, fills tires and batteries.
• Performs periodical safety drills as required by law, completing necessary reports upon request.
• Maintains cleanliness of vehicle to ensure safe operating condition.
• Attends various meetings regarding safety, first aid and training updates as required.

Record keeping

• Completes periodic mileage and other reports including passenger counts.