How to Become a Bus Driver

Pay

Starting pay is $25.00 per hour for a 3-4 hour route, 187 days a year

Years of Service per hour incentive after 1st year

Extra Curricular Runs are $25.00 while driving and $15.00 per hour non-driving downtime (Sports & Academic Trips)

Benefits

Family or Single Medical Available - Four different plans to choose from

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

$10,000 Life insurance policy for $1.00 per year

Five (5) Paid Holidays - Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day

Seven (7) Paid Time Off (PTO) days per year

INPRS - Public Employee Retirement Fund - 14.2% of your gross salary, fully funded by Lakeland Schools

Hiring Steps

  1. Application for Employment

  2. Expanded Background Check with Department of Children Services Check

  3. Three References Completed

  4. Previous Employer Reference Completed

  5. Pre-Employment drug screen

How to Obtain a CDL

  1. BMV Tests

    • CDL General Knowledge

    • Air Brake Endorsement

    • School Bus Endorsement

    • Passenger Endorsement

  2. CDL Physical

  3. Train with a trainer

    • Pre-trip Check

    • Student Stops

    • Railroad Crossings

    • Prepare for Skills Test

    • Four (4) Point Brake Check

    • Backups

  4. 8 hours drive time with CDL driver

    • No students on the bus

  5. 4 hours observation time with CDL driver

    • May have students on the bus

  6. 2.5-3.0 day class

    • Sites determined by the State of Indiana. Currently our nearest site is at East Noble.

  7. Take the final test!

    • Driving Skills Test in Fort Wayne