Posted 15 days ago
Casual Bus Drivers
@ Nova Scotia Regional Centres for Education & CSAP
Nova Scotia
Overview
South Shore Regional Centre for Education is hiring casual bus drivers for Lunenburg and Queens Counties. The work involves safely driving school buses on assigned routes, about 5 hours per day on varying schedules. Pay is $28.82/hour, and a free training program is provided for successful applicants.
Pay:
$28.82 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Operate assigned school bus safely and per regulations
- Enforce safety rules and discipline on the bus
- Clean bus daily and report mechanical problems
- Submit time, mileage and driver reports on time
Requirements summary:
- Valid driver's licence, Class 2B with air brake endorsement
- Completion of bus driver training or equivalent
- Clean driver's abstract and criminal record check
- Strong driving and interpersonal skills
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-22
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-24
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Transportation & driving |
| Hours per week | 25 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Vehicle, Outdoors |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · lift 50 lb · computer low |
| Licences & certifications | Class 2B, Air brake endorsement, Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Check, Nova Scotia Child Abuse Register Check |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | criminal record, driving record |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples |
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Nova Scotia Regional Centres for Education & CSAP
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Working Together for Students
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The Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education (AVRCE) serves approximately 12,500 students. AVRCE’s vision is Working Together for Students. AVRCE administers 40 schools and two adult high schools located in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia. The student population is drawn from: • five towns: Annapolis Royal, Middleton, Berwick, Kentville, Wolfville • three municipal regions: Municipality of the County of Annapolis, Municipality of the County of Kings, Windsor-West Hants Regional Municipality • three Mi’kmaq communities: Bear River First Nation, Annapolis Valley First Nation, Glooscap First Nation • nine historic African Nova Scotian communities: Lequille, Granville Ferry, Inglewood (Bridgetown), Middleton, Cambridge Station, Gibson Woods, Aldershot, Kentville, Five Mile Plains (Three Mile Plains)
- LinkedIn followers
- 476
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 262
- Reported office locations
- 121 Orchard Street, Berwick, NS B0P1E0, US
- Other recorded names
- Nova Scotia Regional Centres for Education & CSAP
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The Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education (AVRCE) serves approximately 12,500 students. AVRCE’s vision is Working Together for Students. AVRCE administers 40 schools and two adult high schools located in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia. The student population is drawn from: • five towns: Annapolis Royal, Middleton, Berwick, Kentville, Wolfville • three municipal regions: Municipality of the County of…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education Administration Programs |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Berwick, NS |
| Organization type | Educational |
| Year founded | 2018 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 128 |
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South Shore Regional Centre for Education
The South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE) practices the culturally responsive pedagogy approach in providing an inclusive, diverse, equitable, safe and healthy education that supports learning and success both personally and academically to the 59,000 residents of Lunenburg and Queens Counties, an area of 5,250 square kilometres and a total of 23 schools. |
Regional Centres for Education have Employment Equity Policies and/or processes and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry. Please ensure that you complete the self-identification portion on the position application. |
| Competition #: | 92366 |
| Position: | Casual Bus Drivers - Lunenburg & Queens Counties |
| Employee Group: | CUPE |
| Schedule: | Various - 5 hours per day |
| Status & Wage: | Casual position - $28.82/hr |
Qualifications:
Valid driver's license; trainees will be required to obtain a Class 2B with air brake endorsement license. (This training program will prepare participants for the test for the Class 2B driver's license and air brake endorsement.)
Completion of South Shore Regional Centre for Education bus driver training course or equivalent.
Ability to work collaboratively with other transportation staff.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
Effective interpersonal skills.
Characteristics:
- Strong driving skills.
- Effective communication skills.
- Courtesy in dealing with students and staff.
- Committed to safety and service.
Task Dimensions:
- Operates assigned vehicle safely and in compliance with relevant regulations and policies, for example:
- The National Safety Code, the Motor Carrier Act, the Registry of Motor Vehicle Regulations, Board Policy and internal procedures as established from time to time by the Transportation Manager.
- Enforces safety rules and discipline on the school bus according to the Board policy and the Motor Carrier Regulations.
- Uses good judgment in determining road conditions during inclement weather and Advises Transportation Manager whether or not such conditions pose a hazard to transporting students safely.
- Ensures his/her bus is well maintained, for example:
- Cleans inside and outside of the bus daily.
- Reports any mechanical or body repair problems to the Lead Head Mechanic.
- Submits in a timely fashion, any necessary driver records and reports, for example:
- Time and Mileage reports, Extra Curricular Trip forms, Fuel Consumption, School Bus Discipline Reports, Vehicle Accident Report forms, Student Information Sheets, and National Safety Code. Daily Log.
Hours may change due to overnight resting spot. A new time and meterage must be completed within one week of hiring.
These are casual bus driver positions with the South Shore Regional Centre for Education. The location varies based on need. The rate of pay is $28.82/hour. Successful applicants will take the South Shore Regional Centre for Education bus driver training program which is provided free of charge. This training program will prepare participants for the test for the Class 2B driver's license. A clean driver's abstract and Criminal Records check is required and experience working with school age children is an asset.
BACKGROUND/SECURITY CHECKS:
The South Shore Regional Centre for Education requires all newly hired employees to provide a satisfactory Criminal Record / Vulnerable Sector Check and a Nova Scotia Child Abuse Register Check. We will accept checks completed within the last 3 months.
Regional Office based positions require travel and candidates may be required to provide a valid driver's license. Some school based positions also require travel and candidates may be required to provide a valid driver's license.
Thank you for your interest in the South Shore Regional Centre for Education, however, only those shortlisted for an interview will be contacted.
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