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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 02/02/26

Applications Due02/23/26

Vacancy ID208610

NY HELPNo

AgencySUNY Old Westbury

TitleBus Driver (Seasonal)

Occupational CategorySkilled Craft, Apprenticeship, Maintenance

Salary Grade08

Bargaining UnitOSU - Operational Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary RangeFrom $19.34 to $19.34 Hourly

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 11 AM

To 7:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Nassau

Street Address 223 Store Hill Road

City Old Westbury

StateNY

Zip Code11568

Duties Description As per Civil Service Standards, drives a full-sized passenger bus both on and off State property in order to transport people and material as required. They are responsible for the welfare and safety of their bus and passengers while on duty.

Duties include but not limited to the following as below:
• May map routes, itineraries, and points of call.
• Supervises or personally performs the loading or unloading of personal property on buses.
• Posts manifests, inventories, and other records of goods and people transported.
• Keeps a written record of trips, mileages, stopovers, purchases of gasoline, oil and other materials, as well as bridge and road tolls.
• Reports apparent major malfunctions and needed repairs to appro¬priate supervisory or maintenance staff.
• Performs routine maintenance of passenger buses to ensure that personnel and material are moved as required including; washes and cleans vehicles, changes tires and inflates to proper pressures, replaces windshield wiper blades, checks adequacy of appropriate fluid levels for radiator, battery, and crankcase, adds fluids as appropriate, checks horn, directional lights, head, tail, parking, and emergency lights for proper operation, replaces fuses or bulbs as appropriate, checks proper operation of braking system, may add fluid to master cylinder as needed.
• May operate communication equipment to monitor road, weather, and traffic conditions to insure safe and timely travel.

Minimum Qualifications Non-Competitive: possess and maintain a valid Class A or B New York State commercial driver license (CDL). Appointees will also be required to obtain and maintain a “P” (passenger) endorsement and may also be required to obtain and maintain an “S” (school bus) endorsement based on assignment.

Applicants must be physically able to perform the tasks of the position and understand and carry out written and oral instructions and physically operate assigned vehicles safely and effectively under various road conditions. Applicants must have working knowledge of the Vehicle and Traffic Law as it applies to the safe and legal operation of vehicles operated, working knowledge of simple automotive repair and maintenance procedures, and working knowledge of routes to specific locations normally visited.

Additional Comments Different hours may be required from time to time to meet the operating needs of the College.

The successful candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Chaitali Kotwal

Telephone 516-876-3179

Fax 516-876-3209

Email Address hr@oldwestbury.edu

Address

Street P.O. Box 210

City Old Westbury

State NY

Zip Code 11568

 

Notes on ApplyingIf you are interested in applying for this position, please visit the SUNY Old Westbury website at https://www.oldwestbury.edu/ and select Jobs & Careers (at the bottom of the home page). Please click Bus Driver (Seasonal) under Classified and follow the instructions. Please apply no later than February 23, 2026.

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