The Bus Driver safely transports students to and from school, as well as to and from excursions around the Sydney Area. The Bus Driver will work with students with behavioural, social, learning difficulties and must work within a supportive environment where pastoral care/well-being is important for each student. This will involve working closely with students, parents/carers, fellow staff and the local Aboriginal communities. Maintaining a skilled manner is essential to this role.
Key responsibilities
Collect the children every day and return them home after school, leaving early enough to have all the children at school before 9am (morning shift 7am - 9am). Return students home or to the after-school program at the end of the day (afternoon shift (3pm - 5pm).
Work out the most effective route when new children enrol
Manage the bus phone and maintain contact with parents and the school when necessary, ensuring the phone is mounted on an approved phone holder during the trip




Continually communicate with the school administrator to ensure all children's pick up/drop off information is up to date
Interact with the families and children, and deliver messages, hampers and information to families
Return the school bus to secure parking space at the end of each shift
Attend to any repairs and maintenance of the bus
Liaise with the school administrator regarding the yearly registration of the bus
Be responsible for the fuel card and returning receipts to the office
Organise the bus to be cleaned
Hold a current Australian Driver licence and have held it for at least three years
Be at least 25 years of age
Must be medically fit
Be a safe driver and hold a good driving record
Medium Rigid Licence is desirable but not essential
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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📌 Bus Driver (New South Wales)
🏢 Redfern Jarjum College
📍 New South Wales