TRANSIT DRIVER

*Continued employment is contingent upon all required licenses and certificates being maintained in active status without suspension or revocation. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics.  This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class.

• Operates a City transit/transport vehicles for the purpose of transporting passengers.
• Receives  instructions  from  the  radio  dispatcher  in  order  to  pick  up  and  drop  off passengers.
• Assists passengers by deploying onboard service equipment and securing passengers with disabilities.
• Inspects, maintains transit vehicles, and cleans the vehicles.
• Utilizes onboard Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) equipment.
• Communicates effectively with other transit driver and dispatch staff.
• Completes reports related to vehicle operations and maintenance; monitors vehicle status in order to schedule preventative maintenance and repairs. 
• Collects and records transit fares and balances the drivers' paperwork and prepares deposits. 
• May train new employees and perform duties similar in nature or level.
• Provides exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.
• Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGE OF: 

• Good work habits, customer service orientation and safe work operations.
• Recordkeeping practices.
• Traffic and safety laws.
• Operation of commercial motor vehicles, radio equipment and service equipment.
• Frequent use of onboard MDT's and other intelligent transportation systems available in vehicles.
• City streets and business locations.

SKILLS IN:

• Safely operating buses and/or vans.
• Preparing clear and concise reports.
• Maintaining logs, reading maps, using computers and related software applications.
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with co-workers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

ABILITY TO: 

• Analyze and interpret comprehensive job requirements.
• Carry out assigned projects to their completion.
• Communicate efficiently verbally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, City officials, and the general public.
• Maintain confidential and sensitive information.
• Understand and follow instructions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for prolonged periods of time, talk and hear. The employee is required to walk; use hands to grasp, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach, push and pull, and steer a vehicle with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds or more.   There are sensory and perceptual demands, and the need to be able to maintain good concentration. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, the ability to adjust focus, read printed materials and/or computer screens.  Specific hearing abilities include ability to hold professional conversations with others by telephone, in person and over radio equipment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be subject to moving mechanical parts, fumes, odors, gases, poor ventilation, extreme temperatures, work space restrictions, intense noises and travel.   The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately noisy.

Salary : $20 - $30