Capital Transit Operator (Bus Driver)
Capital Transit Operator (Bus Driver)
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Do you enjoy driving interacting and helping people and contributing valued efforts to have a significant positive impact on our local community
Are you looking for a part-time position with great benefits
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO
- Remains calm friendly and approachable
- Exhibits exceptional attendance reliability and dependability
- Has experience providing outstanding customer service
- Enjoys providing a necessary service to the community
- Interacts professionally even while dealing with difficult people or situations
- Previous Transit Operator experience is not required but is highly desirable
THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR TEAM
In this union represented position you will receive competitive wage package that includes the opportunity for regular pay increases 13 paid holidays a year an excellent health insurance program that includes medical dental vision and orthodontia care options paid leave & retirement credit through PERS (Public Employees Retirement System).
Capital Transit staff are an essential service to the community working together with the shared vision of providing an essential community service with respectful and friendly communication while always on the move. Our highly diversified Capital Transit staff use a can-do attitude to support each other in providing excellent service with a continual change of scenery!
WORKING HOURS AND LOCATION
The Capital Transit Operations Center is located in the Mendenhall Valley at 10099 Bentwood Place Juneau Alaska. This posting may be used to fill more than one vacancy. Part-time positions are guaranteed between 15-30 hours a week depending on their schedule. However our drivers frequently have the opportunity to work additional hours to fill in for drivers who are on leave or are out sick. Part-time Bus Drivers have the opportunity to bid on a vacant schedule based on seniority.Typical Responsibilities
- The safe and courteous operation of 30-40 mass transit vehicles with passengers while adhering to strict time schedules.
- Adheres to traffic and safety regulations.
- Passenger fare collection.
- Performing thorough pre-trip inspections.
- Attending regular safety meetings and training sessions.
- Operating a two-way radio to communicate with dispatch and other drivers.
- Accurately completing daily logs incident reports ridership information and vehicle inspection reports.
- Adhering to all traffic and safety regulations.
- Maintenance of vehicle appearance and ensure safety of vehicles by performing light cleaning and routinely checking conditions such as lights and tires of buses; prepares and submits written reports on mechanical failures or defects to maintenance personnel.
- Communicating verbally with individuals of various backgrounds and abilities regarding routes schedules and transfer points.
- Maintains order aboard buses and reports acts of disorderly conduct or vandalism to supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:None
Experience: Three (3*) months of professional driving experience which required the possession of a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) AND
Other: A valid Class A or B Commercial Drivers License (CDL) valid for vehicles equipped with airbrakes and with passenger endorsement attime of application and for continued employment. OR
A valid Class A or B Commercial Drivers License with airbrake and passenger endorsement from another U.S. state at the time of application. The candidate must obtain a valid State of Alaska Class B Commercial Drivers License within 30 days of appointmentto include the appropriate endorsements.
*A current driving record issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles in the applicants state of residence is required at time of application. Not more than one (1) moving violation or preventable accident within the past 36 months.* To be considered applicants with part-time or seasonal experience must provide details on work hours.
SPECIAL NOTE: The position is a safety-sensitive position and is subject to United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)- Federal Transit Administration (FTA) drug and alcohol testing. Additionally applicants of safety-sensitive positions are required (even if ultimately not hired) to provide the City and Borough of Juneau with signed written releases requesting USDOT drug and alcohol records from all previous USDOT-covered employers that the applicant has worked for within the last two years. Failure to do so will result in the employment offer being rescinded.
The City and Borough of Juneau is also required to ask all applicants (even if not ultimately hired) if they have tested positive or refused to test on pre-employment test for any USDOT covered employer within the last two years.
Appointments will be made conditionally pending successful completion of all portions of the selections process a medical evaluation* and receipt of verified negative results of pre-employment testing for controlled substances. Employee will then be subject to random reasonable suspicion post-accident return-to-duty- and follow-up drug and alcohol as mandated by the Federal Transit Administration and CBJ policy.
*Required for new hires only.
Supplemental Information
HIRING MANAGER CONTACT INFO
Hiring Manager: Hal Kulm
Phone Number:
Please read the below information carefully to ensure your application submission meets all submittal requirements.
Education
If you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications you must document your education in your application and you may be required to provide transcripts.Work Experience
If you are using work experience to meet the minimum qualifications you must document your work experience in the application.If your application does not support minimum qualifications you may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.
NOTE:Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its see resume or CV or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
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StatementThe City & Borough of Juneau complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation auxiliary aides or services or alternative communication formats please call or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1- or correspond with the Department of Human Resources & Risk Management at or 155 Heritage Way Juneau AK 99801. The City and Borough of Juneau is an equal opportunity employer.
Employment Type
Part-Time
