Duties and Responsibilities:
- Transport passengers and assist passengers in boarding/exiting the vehicle, which includes passengers using mobility devices (i.e., wheelchairs, scooters, walkers).
- Conduct pre-trip/post-trip vehicle inspections to ensure proper operation of vehicle, including on-board equipment, and report conditions which require repair and/or maintenance on the vehicle.
- Safely perform scheduled routes dispatched to driver per on-time performance standards.
- Follow safety procedures for loading, unloading, and securing all passengers.
- Ensure safe and clean vehicle conditions at the start and end of each shift.
- Safe operation of vehicles, including adherence with all laws and defensive driving techniques to minimize the risk of accidents and incidents.
- Provide excellent customer service.
- Report delays, accidents, and other traffic issues using authorized communication device.
- Accurately document all trips, odometer readings, beginning/end of shift, and lunch breaks.
- Properly account for all fares collected.
- Comply with all attendance and uniform policies.
- Maintain good hygiene and a professional image at all times.
Essential Functions and Requirements:
- Ability to walk, bend, squat for prolonged periods of time, stoop, twist, crouch, reach, kneel, and display physical dexterity.
- Ability to push/pull passengers of all sizes using mobility devices (including wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, etc.) to board/exit the vehicle.
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
- Possess full range of sense of hearing, speech, and vision.
- Ability to understand and effectively and communicate in English, both written and verbal, with riders and co-workers.
- Ability to pass a pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check in accordance with all applicable laws and contract requirements.
- Must have a flexible schedule.
- Minimum twenty-one (21) years of age.
- No DUI or reckless driving convictions within the past ten (10) years.
- No more than two (2) points on K4 at time of job application submission.
- Participation in STI’s Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Program.
Southland Transit, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $20.50 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Vision insurance
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Baldwin Park, CA 91706: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
- driving: 3 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
- CDL (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
