STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: BUS DRIVER
Class Code: 1260-08
Date Established: 03-27-79
Occupational Code: 5-2-6
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To operate and maintain passenger
delivery vehicles, including the maintenance of records on vehicle operation
and related office work assignments.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Operates a passenger
bus in order to pick up and deliver patients to and from designated locations.
·
Maintains daily log
covering the operation of state vehicles, including records covering time,
destination, driver, and estimated time of return.
·
Performs routine
maintenance of state vehicles, including light mechanical work as necessary.
·
Maintains an
inventory of vehicle parts and checks gas levels in both storage tanks and in
vehicles as necessary.
·
Compiles monthly
reports on gas mileage and repair expense reports to meet both state and
federal requirements.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in applying instructions
to accomplish different job functions OR in operating machines for a variety of
different purposes.
Knowledge: Requires understanding and using
business or trades vocabulary or basic arithmetic to perform standard operating
procedures.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to agency objectives by ensuring the accuracy of support
activities within one or more organizational units. Errors at this level affect the work of others or have
measurable monetary consequences, and require verification and correction in
order to complete succeeding work operations.
Supervision: Requires no supervision of employees or
functions.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires explaining facts, interpreting
situations, or advising individuals of alternative or appropriate courses of
action. This level also requires
interviewing or eliciting information from state employees or members of the
general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
using minimal judgment to perform a variety of job tasks according to clearly
prescribed standard practices and procedures.
Independent Action: Requires making a limited number of
choices in selecting among alternative courses of action under supervisory
guidance and in performing job functions according to a variety of prescribed
policies or procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation from high school, G.E.D. or
its equivalent.
Experience: One year's experience in driving a bus
or similar size vehicle preferably with some experience in clerical
duties.
License/Certification: Must possess a New Hampshire driver's
license appropriate for the operation of a passenger bus.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. Applicants must have an
excellent driving record.
2. Must show proof of or
must successfully complete a state authorized defensive driving course during
the probationary period.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Working knowledge of driving techniques
appropriate for the operation of large vehicles. Knowledge of motor vehicles laws concerning the operation of
passenger buses. Ability to work
with the public or with residents within the institution to which the position
is assigned. Ability to prepare
reports on vehicle operation, as well as other reports necessary within the
transportation unit. Must be
willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and
responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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