Overview
Join our dedicated transportation team as a School Bus Driver/Messenger and become a vital part of ensuring safe, reliable, and friendly transportation for students and community members. This energetic role offers the opportunity to make a positive impact daily by safely transporting children, seniors, or individuals with special needs while providing excellent customer service. As a School Bus Driver/Messenger, you will operate various types of vehicles—including school buses, paratransit vans, and delivery vehicles—adhering to all safety regulations and traffic laws. Your commitment to safety, communication skills, and compassionate attitude will help foster a secure and welcoming environment for all passengers.
Duties
- Safely operate school buses, transit buses, or delivery vehicles according to established routes and schedules.
- Transport students, seniors, or individuals with disabilities, ensuring their safety and comfort at all times.
- Assist passengers with boarding and disembarking, including wheelchair assistance and behavior management when necessary.
- Follow traffic laws, vehicle codes, emergency response procedures for transportation, and school policy guidelines diligently.
- Conduct pre-trip inspections to ensure vehicle safety and report any mechanical issues promptly.
- Respond quickly to traffic changes or emergencies with appropriate stop procedures and communication protocols.
- Maintain accurate logs of trips, passenger counts, incidents, and vehicle maintenance records in compliance with transportation safety regulations.
Skills
- Proven experience in bus driving, commercial driving, or transit bus operation with a clean driving record.
- Knowledge of traffic laws, vehicle codes, emergency response procedures for transportation, and state/local commercial driving laws.
- Strong communication skills in English; multilingual abilities are a plus for serving diverse communities.
- Ability to perform heavy lifting when assisting passengers or handling equipment safely.
- Experience working with children or seniors; childcare or senior care experience is highly valued.
- First aid certification including CPR; knowledge of emergency stop procedures is essential.
- Skilled in behavior management and student discipline to ensure a safe environment onboard.
- Familiarity with wheelchair assistance techniques and paratransit services.
- Excellent customer service skills with the ability to respond quickly to traffic changes and passenger needs.
- Writing skills for completing reports accurately; understanding of transportation safety regulations is critical.
Join us in delivering safe journeys while making a meaningful difference in our community! This paid position offers an engaging work environment where your skills will be valued every day as you help keep our passengers safe and comfortable on the road.
Pay: $35.00 - $40.00 per hour
Expected hours: 35.0 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
- Union benefits
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
