Bus Driver
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Application Deadline: July 15, 2026
Work Months: 9.5 on call as needed
Hours: 5.25 to 6.0hours per day, 5 days a week
Salary: $23.56 to $28.65 per hour
About FCUSD
FCUSD is a growing public school district focused on hiring and retaining excellent staff that represent the communities we serve. Our staff are expected to inspire excellence in all students by supporting their social-emotional wellness and academic growth. We work as a team to create welcoming and inclusive environments at our school sites and district office, with a focus on customer service and system improvement. Staff who choose FCUSD will be supported as they learn their job and opportunities to grow as a professional will be provided. Working in FCUSD is more than a job, it is a career.
The Folsom Cordova Unified School District (FCUSD) is seeking dedicated individuals to join our Transportation team as School Bus Drivers. This is an excellent opportunity to begin a meaningful career supporting student success-no prior bus driving experience required.
Start Your Career While You Train
New hires are onboarded as paid substitute bus drivers and will earn $23.56 per hour during training while completing the District's School Bus Driver Training Program.
Comprehensive Training Program
FCUSD provides a structured training program designed to prepare you for success as a professional school bus driver. The program:
Minimum Sub Bus Driver Cadet Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience: Any combination equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.
Licenses and Certificates: Must possess and maintain a valid State of California Class B driver's license and California School Bus Driver Certificate. Acquire and maintain a valid First Aid and CPR certificate or endorsement by the California Highway Patrol within six months of employment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Physical abilities include the usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions and require the following physical demands: occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing, some stooping, kneeling, crouching; reaching, handling, touching and/or feeling; manual dexterity to operate a bus, climb steps, and reach overhead. Correctly demonstrate sufficient strength, mobility, and range of motion to arm lift 50 pounds and floor lift 50 pounds. in an employee entrance evaluation.
Significant physical abilities include the ability to sit at a desk, conference table, or in meetings of various configurations for extended periods of time; see and read, with or without visual aids, laws and codes, rules, policies and other printed matter, computer screens and printouts; read traffic signage, hear and understand speech at normal room levels and hear and understand speech on the telephone or radio; speak in audible tones aloud and on the radio so that others may understand clearly in normal conversations and over the sounds encountered while operating the bus.
Upon Conditional Offer of Employment:
Comments and Other Information:
The Folsom Cordova Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment) or bullying based on a person's actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For questions or complaints, contact:
Jim Huber, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
Compliance Officer, Section 504 Coordinator, ADA Coordinator (students)
[email protected]
916-294-9000 x 104580
Shannon Diaz, Director of Compliance
Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator
[email protected]
916-294-9000 x 104415
1965 Birkmont Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
The Folsom Cordova Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Folsom Cordova Unified School District's Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, or both. The District Title IX Coordinator is:
Shannon Diaz, Director of Compliance
Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator
[email protected]
916-294-9000 x 104415
1965 Birkmont Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
The District nondiscrimination policy can be located at: https://www.fcusd.org/district/about-us/nondiscrimination-statementpolicy
The District's nondiscrimination complaint procedures can be located at:
Students: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/uniform-complaints
Staff: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/nondiscrimination-in-employment
To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or sex-based harassment, or make a complaint of sex discrimination or sex-based harassment under Title IX, please refer to:
Students: https://www.fcusd.org/district/about-us/title-ix-notificationsexual-harassment Staff: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/sexual-harrassment-title-ix
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Este empleador participa en E-Verify y proporcionar al gobierno federal la informacin de su Formulario I-9 para confirmar que usted est autorizado para trabajar en los EE.UU
Department Transportation Role Bus Driver Locations Transportation Department Hourly salary 23.56 - 28.65 Employment type Part-time Months 9.5 Application Deadline Date 31 July, 2026
Work Months: 9.5 on call as needed
Hours: 5.25 to 6.0hours per day, 5 days a week
Salary: $23.56 to $28.65 per hour
About FCUSD
FCUSD is a growing public school district focused on hiring and retaining excellent staff that represent the communities we serve. Our staff are expected to inspire excellence in all students by supporting their social-emotional wellness and academic growth. We work as a team to create welcoming and inclusive environments at our school sites and district office, with a focus on customer service and system improvement. Staff who choose FCUSD will be supported as they learn their job and opportunities to grow as a professional will be provided. Working in FCUSD is more than a job, it is a career.
The Folsom Cordova Unified School District (FCUSD) is seeking dedicated individuals to join our Transportation team as School Bus Drivers. This is an excellent opportunity to begin a meaningful career supporting student success-no prior bus driving experience required.
Start Your Career While You Train
New hires are onboarded as paid substitute bus drivers and will earn $23.56 per hour during training while completing the District's School Bus Driver Training Program.
Comprehensive Training Program
FCUSD provides a structured training program designed to prepare you for success as a professional school bus driver. The program:
- Includes approximately 100 hours of training over about one to two months
- Combines classroom instruction, behind-the-wheel training, and performance evaluation
- Requires successful completion of all components, including attendance, participation, and assessments
- Prepares candidates to safely and effectively transport students
Minimum Sub Bus Driver Cadet Requirements
- Valid driver's license (Class C or higher)
- Ability to meet training, licensing, and performance standards
- Strong communication skills and commitment to student safety
- Ability to attend all required training sessions
Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience: Any combination equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.
Licenses and Certificates: Must possess and maintain a valid State of California Class B driver's license and California School Bus Driver Certificate. Acquire and maintain a valid First Aid and CPR certificate or endorsement by the California Highway Patrol within six months of employment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Physical abilities include the usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions and require the following physical demands: occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing, some stooping, kneeling, crouching; reaching, handling, touching and/or feeling; manual dexterity to operate a bus, climb steps, and reach overhead. Correctly demonstrate sufficient strength, mobility, and range of motion to arm lift 50 pounds and floor lift 50 pounds. in an employee entrance evaluation.
Significant physical abilities include the ability to sit at a desk, conference table, or in meetings of various configurations for extended periods of time; see and read, with or without visual aids, laws and codes, rules, policies and other printed matter, computer screens and printouts; read traffic signage, hear and understand speech at normal room levels and hear and understand speech on the telephone or radio; speak in audible tones aloud and on the radio so that others may understand clearly in normal conversations and over the sounds encountered while operating the bus.
Upon Conditional Offer of Employment:
- DOJ and FBI Criminal Background Check
- TB Test within the last 60 days (Education Code 49406, Assembly Bill 1667)
- Complete district Mandated Reporter training, Sexual Harassment, etc.
- Must obtain and maintain a First Aid/CPR Certificate (In-Person Training ONLY)
- Pre-Employment Physical Evaluation conducted through the District (Minimum 50 pounds)
Comments and Other Information:
The Folsom Cordova Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment) or bullying based on a person's actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For questions or complaints, contact:
Jim Huber, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
Compliance Officer, Section 504 Coordinator, ADA Coordinator (students)
[email protected]
916-294-9000 x 104580
Shannon Diaz, Director of Compliance
Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator
[email protected]
916-294-9000 x 104415
1965 Birkmont Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
The Folsom Cordova Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Folsom Cordova Unified School District's Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, or both. The District Title IX Coordinator is:
Shannon Diaz, Director of Compliance
Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator
[email protected]
916-294-9000 x 104415
1965 Birkmont Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
The District nondiscrimination policy can be located at: https://www.fcusd.org/district/about-us/nondiscrimination-statementpolicy
The District's nondiscrimination complaint procedures can be located at:
Students: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/uniform-complaints
Staff: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/nondiscrimination-in-employment
To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or sex-based harassment, or make a complaint of sex discrimination or sex-based harassment under Title IX, please refer to:
Students: https://www.fcusd.org/district/about-us/title-ix-notificationsexual-harassment Staff: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/sexual-harrassment-title-ix
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Este empleador participa en E-Verify y proporcionar al gobierno federal la informacin de su Formulario I-9 para confirmar que usted est autorizado para trabajar en los EE.UU
Department Transportation Role Bus Driver Locations Transportation Department Hourly salary 23.56 - 28.65 Employment type Part-time Months 9.5 Application Deadline Date 31 July, 2026