BUS OPERATOR -DAR (NON CDL) G114

About the role

This position is responsible for providing transportation for persons with disabilities. Drives and schedules trips for ADA paratransit and Dial-A-Ride premium bus service. Maintains route schedule; and collects fares.

Responsibilities

• Operates a wheelchair lift; straps down wheelchairs to prevent them from moving during transportation; ensures that passenger travel is safe and timely
• May perform the duties of the ADA Coordinator in his or her absence
• Types schedules for the following day and sends to the Transfer Station
• Provides information and directional assistance
• Accesses revenue readings for surveys data reports
• Participates in random drug and alcohol testing
• Notifies dispatcher and obtains necessary repairs and maintenance work at each turn around point; secures bus in case of accident or engine malfunction; directs traffic around the bus if needed
• Performs administrative duties; answers the paratransit phone; schedules appointments; records appointments as they are called in
• Aids in training new bus operators
• Knows the special customer service needs and assistance needs of persons with mental and physical disabilities
• Provides transportation to Homeland Security support in the event of an emergency (Small Bus Only)
• May perform dispatcher duties such as answering questions about routes, fares, schedules, 10-10 for buses leaving the transfer center, relay incident & accident information, sell passes when ticket vending machine is not working, process Metra ID cards and perform customer service duties
• Attends driver refresher training; attends courses in defensive driving
• Participates in random drug and alcohol testing
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Knowledge of the skills necessary for the possession of a commercial driver's license
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of securing wheelchairs and clients for transportation in a bus
• Knowledge of city streets
• Knowledge of ADA regulations and requirements
• Knowledge of safe van access points, safety precautions, and first aid techniques and procedures
• Skill in the operation of standard office equipment
• Skill in the operation of a bus
• Skill in the operation of a wheelchair lift and tie down equipment
• Skill in oral and written communication

Qualifications

• Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education
• Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated

Skills and Abilities

• Balancing - maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching
• Crawling - moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet
• Crouching - bending body forward by bending leg, spine
• Feeling - perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips
• Grasping - applying pressure to object with fingers, palm
• Handling - picking, holding, or working with whole hand
• Handwriting - writing with hand
• Holding - holding an object
• Listening 1 - perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information
• Listening 2 - receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound
• Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back
• Manual Dexterity - picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand
• Mental Acuity - ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning
• Pushing - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug
• Reaching - extending hands or arms in any direction
• Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers
• Speaking - expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely
• Talking 1 - expressing ideas by spoken word
• Talking 2 - shouting to be heard above ambient noise
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site

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• Low-cost Medical Insurance
• Prescription Drug Plan
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
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