Apply online at District One Schools, www.spart1.org, or call Jeremy Martin 864/472-2846.

To be certified to drive a school bus for the state of South Carolina, applicants go through a  training process that includes classroom instruction and testing as well as behind-the-wheel instruction and testing. They must obtain a CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) and a School Bus Certificate.  After becoming a school bus driver, every driver must receive annual State Department of Education-mandated training.

The following are the eligibility requirements for employment as a District One Schools Bus Driver:

• Be a US resident at least 18 years of age and have at least 12 months of driving experience;
• Have no more than 4 points against driver’s license within the last 12 months;
• All applicants are subject to a SLED check of criminal history and any other checks required by law or deemed necessary by the employer;
• Have a valid South Carolina driver’s license;
• Successfully complete a school bus driver’s training class of 20 hours and successfully pass a physical performance test.  
• All Bus Drivers are required to submit to a pre-employment drug screen and will be subjected to random drug and alcohol testing. 

Drivers are responsible for obtaining a Department of Transportation physical and proof of a clear tuberculosis test completed within the last 12 months.   Copies of the applicant's official birth certificate, Social Security card, and driver's license are also required.

It shall be the policy of Spartanburg District One Schools to maintain employment practices that are free of discrimination on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions), color, religion, national origin, gender, age (40 or older), genetic information, immigrant status, English speaking status, veteran status, disability, or any other applicable status protected by local, state or federal law.  The employment practices of the district shall be in conformity with the Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and all other applicable Civil Rights Laws.