This week marks several celebrations for GCPS employees in our Transportation Department, including state and national School Bus Safety Week and Georgia School Bus Driver Appreciation Day.
Our bus drivers are well-trained and dedicated professionals charged with the safe delivery of students between home and school.
GCPS is hiring bus drivers!
Our drivers enjoy competitive wages—from $17.98 to $25.48 per hour and between six and eight daily work hours for morning and afternoon routes—as well as excellent benefits, fully paid training, and a great work schedule. Drivers must be 21 or older, have a good driving record, and have a high school diploma or GED. Online find upcoming career fairs. For additional information call 678-225-7670.
Apply today for posting #72988!
Gwinnett is the third-largest transporter of students in the country. And we do that job well! We're proud (and not surprised) that GCPS' Transportation Department is considered one of the five best in the country by the Pupil Transportation Safety Institute.
Researchers say that a school bus is 13 times safer than any other form of transportation. Our transportation professionals are committed to a safe ride for our students. Armed with a commercial driver’s license, our drivers participate in more than 120 hours of initial training and more than 20 hours throughout the school year. In addition, each driver performs an Annual Driver Proficiency Test (ADPT) on the driving range to ensure that he or she is proficient at driving their school bus. From the nuts and bolts of handling a bus in all kinds of weather and traffic situations to behavior management and safe evacuations and first aid, our drivers learn it all.
“Our drivers and monitors, and those who support them, are the backbone of the service we provide,” says Charley Humble, executive director for transportation. “There’s not a day that goes by that I’m not thankful for the commitment they show in making a difference in a child’s life every day.”
We hope you'll take a moment to #ThankADriver (and the other transportation folks who provide support… from bus monitors and dispatchers to mechanics and trainers.) Through their dedication and professionalism, these professionals live up to their workplace motto… they make a difference in the life of a child every day.
Check out the website to learn more about Transportation in Gwinnett and find a guide to the district’s bus camera program and bus safety tips for students.
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