Job Description:
First for a reason

First Student is the largest school transportation provider in North America with more than a century of experience providing safe and reliable transportation. We work with 1,250 school districts in 39 states and 8 Canadian provinces carrying approximately five million students in 21,000 schools daily.

First Student is the service provider for the Simcoe County LINX Transit Service in the County of Simcoe. We have full and part-time positions in Orillia and Midland, ON and are actively searching for key individuals who can demonstrate a strong work ethic and excellent customer service. Benefit package included for full-time positions.

JOB PURPOSE:

Safely drives and maintains the appearance of the interior of the bus. Provides safe, reliable, and efficient transportation adhering to all First Transit and County of Simcoe policies and procedures

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Drives one of several different transit or company non-revenue vehicles in a safe, courteous, and reliable manner throughout the contracted service area within a daily assigned time schedule
• Maintains a strong attendance record
• Performs pre/post trip vehicle inspections as required
• Possess a functional knowledge of the demographics of the service area
• Stops at designated points to load and/or unload passengers
• Assist in the boarding of passengers using wheelchairs or other mobility aids and is required to properly secure wheelchairs and scooters
• Notifies dispatch of deviations, overload, accidents, passenger incidents, medical/behavioral problems, or bus mechanical/electrical trouble
• Assures that fares are deposited into the fare box and dispenses information. Advises passengers of rules and regulations when necessary
• Completes and submits written reports concerning passengers and all accidents
• Operates on-board computer destination signs
• Assumes any and all other duties assigned

MINIMUM EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• High school Graduate
• Class BZ or CZ driving license, clear driver abstract, background check, First Aid, Transit Experience an asset

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Good verbal communication skills
• Ability to read, write, and speak English and perform basic mathematical procedures
• Ability to work under stress and meet strict timelines
• The ability to work early morning hours
• Must be able to work without direct supervision
• Must read and understand street signs, route sheets and maps
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to work rotating shift hours and days assigned including weekends

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Ability to verbally communicate with passengers and dispatchers/road supervisors including use of a 2-way radio and PA system
• Possess excellent or corrected vision to allow operator to have the ability to read and comprehend written material. Must have good depth perception, peripheral vision, distance vision, and color perception as is required to drive a motorized vehicle
• Possess a full range of sense of hearing, including tone, pitch, and volume when operating transit vehicle, using 2-way radio, and assisting passengers and public
• Must have good manual dexterity in order to perform the basic functions of the MDT keypad. Required to reach, grasp, and use multiple objects which include but are not limited to: a 2-way radio, door control, PA microphone, steering wheel, wheelchair lift control, and bus door control
• Required to sit while operating vehicle approximately 75% of the work day. The remaining 25% of the day will require the operator to move both in the internal and exterior perimeters of the bus, including a pre-trip inspection of the vehicle by walking around and through the vehicle
• Ability to push/pull tension of at least 50 pounds and ability to bend and stoop/kneel to assist passengers boarding and securing in wheelchair/scooters and/or to retrieve equipment. Twist at the knee and waist when operating vehicle, performing vehicle inspections, and securing wheelchairs. Reach forward, rearward, upward, and downward when operating vehicle, performing vehicle inspections, and securing wheelchairs
• Subject to wet, cold, and/or hot environmental conditions
• Subject to a low risk of injury due to vehicle accident, mechanical failure, fire, and/or explosion
• Subject to vehicle noise and vibration while operating transit vehicle
• Subject to vehicle exhaust fumes and odors, road dusts, and mist