Drivers Needed
Randolph County Schools looking for applicatants
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ELKINS – The Randolph County Schools system is currently looking to hire individuals to fill open substitute bus driver positions in the county.
Randolph County Schools Transportation Director Nick Alfred told The Inter-Mountain that several spots became vacant after some of the county’s full-time bus drivers retired at the end of the 2025 school year.
Bus drivers that were in substitute positions a year ago have stepped into the full-time spots that were left behind by those who took their retirement.
“We are short substitute drivers right now, we only have a few,” Alfred said. “We had two full-time drivers retire at the end of last year, so that allowed two of our subs to become regular drivers. We didn’t have very many subs to begin with, so when we lost two it affected us.”
Alfred said not having enough substitute bus drivers has had an effect on transportation in the county.
“We’ve had to shut some bus routes down for students when a driver takes off and we don’t have enough subs to cover it,” Alfred said. “We try to cover those routes with another bus, but if that is not possible and we don’t have a sub, we just don’t run the bus. But that’s not just happening in Randolph County, it’s happening all over the state. It’s just hard to get people anymore.”
In a situation similar to what happened this school year, those becoming substitute bus drivers will have the opportunity to eventually move into full-time positions, he noted.
“We have drivers who have never subbed and get hired right in as a full-time driver, but then we also have others who have subbed for a little while,” Alfred said. “It just all depends on what is opening up at the end of the school year.”
For more information about becoming a substitute bus driver, call the Randolph County Board of Education Central Office at 304-636-9150.
“If anyone has any questions about the pay, the hours, or anything else, they can call me and I’ll be happy to fill them in,” Alfred said. “We are going to be starting a class soon, so we are hoping to get some applicants. We run everyone who applies through a class, and we pay for all of the training and reimburse them for any expenses they have.”