HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.905 BUS DRIVER 20220222PART I DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
COUNTY OF KAUAI 8.905
Class Specifications for the Class:
BUS DRIVER
BC-07, BU-01
Duties Summary:
Operates and maintains a bus transporting passengers along designated routes as a
substantially full-time work assignment; and performs other related duties as assigned.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
This class is distinguished by the driving of a bus transporting passengers along
designated routes and according to time schedules as a substantially full-time work
assignment.
Examples of Duties: (The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily
descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does
not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical
assignment for the position).
•Drives a bus to transport passengers over specified routes according to time
schedules;
•Collects tickets or cash fares;
•Complies with local traffic regulations;
•Cleans bus;
•Keeps bus supplied with fuel, oil, water, and air;
•Maintains daily record of all trips;
•Makes daily check of bus which includes tires, brakes, horn, wipers, lights, turn
signals;
•Reports all mechanical problems which may require minor or major repair work;
•May make minor and emergency repairs to the bus as required;; and
•Performs other related duties as assigned.
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Knowledge of:
Methods of operating a passenger bus; general maintenance practices of buses;
laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations governing the operation of motor vehicles on streets
and highways; hazards and safety precautions in operating a passenger bus.
Ability to:
Operate a passenger bus skillfully and safely; deal tactfully with the public;
understand and observe traffic laws and rules; observe mechanical defects and take steps
to have such defects corrected; make minor emergency repairs to the passenger bus;
understand and follow oral and written instructions.
This is an amendment to the specification for the class BUS DRIVER, which was
approved on October 25, 1990, amended on February 26, 1992, on March 22, 2004,
and on January 12, 2017, and is to be substituted for that specification.
Approved: February 22, 2022
(date) ANNETTE L. ANDERSON
Director of Human Resources
PART II DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
COUNTY OF KAUAI 8.905
Minimum Qualification Specifications
for the Class:
BUS DRIVER
BC-07, BU-01
Training and Experience:
A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation
from high school; and
•two (2) years of work experience in the operation and maintenance of passenger
carrying motor vehicles.
Substitutions Allowed:
The following may be substituted for education:
A.Four (4) years of full-time general work experience may be substituted for a high
school diploma.
B.Successful completion of semester credits leading towards a degree or diploma from
an accredited community college, college or university, trades school, etc., may be
substituted up to four (4) years of the education requirement (15 semester credits =
6 months).
C.An Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD degree from an accredited community
college, college or university, trades school, etc., may be substituted for the
education requirement.
If a degree is used to substitute for the education requirement, it may not be used
again towards the experience requirement. If work experience is used to substitute for
education, it may not be used again to meet the experience requirement. If the applicant
holds more than one degree, transcripts must be provided, and a thorough review will be
conducted by the DHR staff in order for more than one degree to be credited towards the
minimum qualification requirements. Additional degrees can be considered if obtained
independently through mutually exclusive classes from another degree being considered.
Substitutions will be used to the advantage of the applicant.
Quality of Experience:
Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be
accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must
have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that
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he/she has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which he/she is being
considered.
License Requirement:
Possession of a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with endorsements as
applicable to the position, a valid State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Medical
Examiner Certificate and any other appropriate licenses or certificates as required of the
position.
Selective Certification:
Specialized knowledge, skills and abilities may be required to perform the duties of
some positions. For such positions, Selective Certification Requirements may be
established, and certification may be restricted to eligibles who possess the pertinent
experience and/or training required to perform the duties of the position.
Agencies requesting Selective Certification must show the connection between the
kind of training and/or experience on which they wish to base selective certification and the
duties of the position to be filled.
Tests:
Applicants may be required to qualify on an appropriate examination.
Health and Physical Condition Requirements:
Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet the health and
physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper to perform the essential
functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
Physical Effort Grouping: Heavy
This is an amendment to the specification for the class BUS DRIVER, which was
approved on October 25, 1990, amended on February 26, 1992, on March 22, 2004,
and on January 12, 2017, and is to be substituted for that specification.
Approved: February 22, 2022
(date) ANNETTE L. ANDERSON
Director of Human Resources