- Utica Community Schools
- Become a UCS Bus Driver and Help Drive the Future!
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To Apply
- UCS Bus Driver Application or join us for daily walk-in hiring
- 11am-1pm at the Auxiliary Services Facility: 6600 18 Mile Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
- Call (586) 797-7113 or email Monique.Potts@Uticak12.org to schedule an interview outside this time frame!
Bus Driver Highlights:
- $21 per hour starting pay (one of the top rates in Macomb County)
- Experienced bus drivers receive a hiring bonus - contact Monique Potts for more details: email or (586) 797-7113
- Paid training
- 5-6 hours per day to begin
- Schedule aligns with school calendar
- Nine paid holidays per year
- Five personal days per year
- Medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits (subject to availability and eligibility)
The Route to Becoming a Bus Driver:
- Apply or join us for daily walk-in hiring
- 11am-1pm at the Auxiliary Services Facility: 6600 18 Mile Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
- Call (586) 797-7113 or email Monique.Potts@Uticak12.org to schedule an interview outside this timeframe!
- Obtain Commercial Learners Permit (CPL) from Secretary of State (UCS provides study booklet)
- Go through Department of Transportation processing (pre-employment background check, drug screen, fingerprinting and TB test)
- Undergo theory, behind the wheel and beginner bus driver training with a UCS trainer
- Take a third-party road test to obtain Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
- Start your journey as a UCS bus driver!
- UCS Bus Driver Application or join us for daily walk-in hiring