Job Overview
Kids' Transportation Driver – Part-Time | $20–$30+/hr Including Mileage
Village One Ride | East Bay, CA
Village One Ride is hiring dependable, safety-minded Child Transportation Drivers to provide pre-scheduled transportation for children to and from school, childcare, activities, and other approved destinations throughout the East Bay.
Unlike traditional rideshare or delivery work, our routes are scheduled in advance, giving drivers greater predictability while doing meaningful work that local families depend on.
We are hiring for both morning and afternoon routes, with an immediate priority for morning drivers.
Compensation
Morning Routes $22/hour base pay + IRS mileage reimbursement
Afternoon Routes $20/hour base pay + IRS mileage reimbursement
Depending on route distance and your flexibility to accept routes, total effective driving earnings can reach approximately $20–$30+ per hour including mileage reimbursement.
The $20–$30+ range includes mileage reimbursement and is not a guaranteed flat hourly wage. Actual earnings vary based on hours, routes, mileage, availability, and route flexibility.
Multiple Ways to Earn
Village One Ride is designed to give drivers opportunities to earn beyond their core hourly driving pay.
Up to $1,200 in Sign-On + Retention Bonuses
- 30 Days: $200 sign-on bonus
- 60 Days: $100
- 90 Days: $100
- 6 Months: $300
- 1 Year: $500
Total potential sign-on + retention bonuses: up to $1,200
Drivers may also have access to additional earning opportunities, including:
- Reliability bonuses for meeting applicable reliability and attendance standards
- Ride-volume and performance bonuses
- Car seat and booster seat revenue opportunities for participating in applicable child-seat programs
- Magnet Program revenue for eligible drivers participating in the Village One Ride vehicle magnet program
- Other driver earning opportunities as additional programs become available
Drivers who are reliable, flexible, willing to accept more routes, and participate in applicable programs may have greater overall earning potential.
Schedule
This is a part-time, route-based position built around school and family transportation needs.
Morning routes: approximately 6:45 AM–9:30 AM Afternoon/evening routes: approximately 12:30 PM–7:00 PM
You do not necessarily need to be available for the entire window. Routes are matched based on family needs, your availability, location, route fit, and distance flexibility.
Drivers who can consistently support morning routes are currently our highest hiring priority.
What You'll Do
As a Village One Ride driver, you will safely transport children between homes, schools, childcare programs, activities, and other approved destinations using your own vehicle.
Responsibilities include:
- Safely completing assigned child transportation routes
- Arriving on time for scheduled pickups
- Following assigned schedules and route instructions
- Communicating proactively with the Operations team
- Following child safety and pickup/drop-off procedures
- Managing appropriate car seats and booster seats when required
- Maintaining professional communication with families and the internal team
- Using required scheduling, navigation, location, and communication systems
- Reporting delays or unexpected issues as early as possible
- Following Village One Ride cancellation, attendance, safety, and communication policies
What We're Looking For
We are looking for drivers who are:
- Dependable and punctual
- Safety-focused
- Comfortable working with children and families
- Professional and responsive
- Able to commit consistently to the availability they provide
- Comfortable following structured transportation and safety procedures
- Willing to drive within assigned service areas
- Flexible enough to accept routes that fit their schedule and location
- Looking for recurring, scheduled part-time work rather than purely on-demand gig work
Experience with children, schools, caregiving, transportation, education, childcare, family services, or other service-oriented work is helpful but not required for every candidate.
Driver Requirements
Candidates must have:
- Valid driver's license
- Reliable 4-door vehicle
- Current auto insurance
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
- Acceptable driving record
- Ability to complete required background and DMV screening
- Ability to complete Live Scan fingerprinting
- Smartphone for navigation, schedules, confirmations, and required communication
- Willingness to manage car seats and booster seats when required
- Ability to follow Village One Ride safety, scheduling, cancellation, and communication policies
Additional documentation and compliance requirements will be reviewed during onboarding.
This Is Different From Traditional Gig Driving
Village One Ride is built around recurring family transportation.
Instead of waiting for random ride requests, drivers support pre-scheduled routes based on family needs and driver availability.
That gives drivers more predictability, but it also means reliability matters.
Once you accept or are assigned a scheduled ride, a child, family, and our Operations team are depending on you. Drivers are expected to carefully review and follow our availability, cancellation, and schedule-commitment policies.
Hiring & Onboarding Process
We are actively hiring and aim to move strong candidates through the process quickly.
1. Interview & Offer After a successful interview, provide your full legal name and current email address so we can send your offer letter through DocuSign.
2. Signed Offer & WhatsApp Onboarding Group Once the offer is signed, we create your driver onboarding WhatsApp group and provide your next steps.
3. Live Scan & DMV Report Complete Live Scan fingerprinting and obtain your DMV report.
4. Application & Documentation Complete the Village One Ride driver application and upload the required documents, including:
- Driver's License
- Proof of Insurance
- SSN
- DMV Report
- Work Authorization
5. Verification & Employment Paperwork Once your documentation is submitted and verified, we send your I-9, W-9, and Direct Deposit forms through DocuSign.
6. Driver Handbook & Policy Review Review the Village One Ride Driver Handbook, including cancellation, scheduling, and driver expectations.
7. Training Complete driver training covering safety, scheduling, communication, child transportation procedures, and operating processes.
8. Availability & Scheduling We collect your current availability, explain how to review your schedule, and begin matching you with appropriate routes.
9. Payroll & Timesheets Our Finance/Payroll team will walk you through timesheet submission and payroll processes.
10. Start Driving Once all onboarding requirements and training are complete, you can begin receiving scheduled route assignments.
Why Drive With Village One Ride?
- $22/hour AM base + mileage
- $20/hour PM base + mileage
- Effective driving earnings can reach approximately $20–$30+/hour including mileage
- Up to $1,200 in sign-on + retention bonuses
- Reliability and performance bonus opportunities
- Ride-volume earning opportunities
- Car seat and booster seat revenue opportunities
- Magnet Program revenue opportunities
- Pre-scheduled routes
- Flexible part-time availability
- Meaningful work supporting local children and families
- Opportunity to grow with a developing family transportation platform
Apply Today
If you are dependable, safety-minded, and looking for flexible part-time work with pre-scheduled transportation needs, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today to become a Village One Ride Child Transportation Driver.
Pay: $25.75 - $31.01 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Paid training
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
Work Location: On the road
