Bus Driver
Bus Driver
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Job Description
About Rice:
Boasting a 300acre treelined campus in Houston Texas Rice University is ranked among the nations top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6to1 undergraduate studenttofaculty ratio and a residential college system which supports students intellectually emotionally and culturally through social events intramural sports student plays lectures series courses and student government. Developing closeknit diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.
Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rices culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name RICE Responsibility Integrity Community and Excellence.
Position Summary
The bus driver is responsible for the safe operation of the Rice University buses and for providing excellent transportation and customer service to the Rice community and visitors. The driver must be an ambassador to the Rice community and must be tactful at all times. The driver will provide detailed information to passengers on campus events parking building and METRO information as needed. S/he must keep up with all university policies and regulations state and Federal transportation and traffic rules.
Essential Functions
- Transports university community members and guests
- Follows safety rules and comply with traffic regulations to operate vehicles in a safe and courteous manner
- Provides embarking and disembarking assistance to passengers as needed
- Maintains order among passengers during trips to ensure safety
- Provides detailed information to passengers about campus events parking buildings and METRO information as needed
- Checks the condition of a vehicles tires brakes windshield wipers lights oil fuel water and safety equipment to ensure that everything is in working order
- Reports any bus malfunctions or needed repairs
- Maintains knowledge of firstaid procedures
- Prepares and submits reports that may include the number of passengers or trips hours worked mileage and fuel consumption
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- HS Diploma or equivalent
- Six months related bus driving experience
- Must possess and maintain a Texas Class A or B Commercial Drivers License with passenger endorsement with no more than three 3 moving violations or at fault accidents in the past three years and no convictions or deferred dispositions for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) within the past 10 years.
- Able to operate electronic equipped vehicles
- Must possess and maintain a Texas Class A or B Commercial
- Ability to clean and sweep buses
Preferred Qualifications
- School bus driving skills and dealing with students staff and visitors on a regular basis.
- Great customer service skills and ability to communicate effectively with customers
- Ability to be a great ambassador for the university
- Basic computer knowledge
- Commercial bus driving skills
- Ability to work with diverse people and provide relevant information
Rice University HR Benefits: Mission and Values:Mission and Values Rice University
Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national or ethnic origin genetic information disability or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please contact Rice Universitys Disability Resource Center ator for support.
If you have any additional questions please email us at. Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.
Employment Type
Full-Time
