Transit Operations Training Coordinator

Education and/or Experience

High school graduate or equivalent G.E.D. AND Five (5) years’ experience in the operation of motor coaches comparable to those operated by the City’s transportation department with a public or private transit agency and prior experience instructing adults in a formal training program, such as behind the wheel instruction and classroom instruction.

Knowledge and Abilities

• Develops and writes training materials and designs course curriculum; maintains records and prepares reports; instructs and trains employees in the safe operation of Agency vehicles; evaluates the performance of students and veteran coach operators.
• Applies concepts of basic algebra and geometry; applies common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; applies teaching methods and practices.
• Keeps current with business operating systems, software, and programs; possesses knowledge of transit operations including equipment, bus operation procedures, safety regulations and federal and state public transportation regulations; applies knowledge of teaching methods and practices.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Work is generally performed both in an office environment and in the field with frequent interruptions.
• Work requires visiting a variety of locations, exposure to seasonal weather conditions, noisy and hazardous traffic situations, around moving machinery, exposure to dust, fumes, gases, noises and extremes in temperature and humidity.
• Physical demands include standing, kneeling, bending, reaching and grasping for objects, driving and potentially assisting a disabled passenger by pushing or pulling a wheelchair on or off the bus.
• Work frequently involves meeting deadlines.
• May be required to work early mornings, late nights, holidays and/or weekends.

License

• Must have and maintain a valid California Driver’s License (Class A or B) with air brake and passenger endorsements and a valid DMV Medical Examiner’s Certificate at the time of appointment.
• Absolutely no preventable accidents in the last three (3) years.

Supplemental Information

Testing Process: Project - Pass/Fail
Oral Interview - 100% of total score
Once eligibility list is established, you may be invited to a final department interview to assist in the recruitment selection.
Candidates may be required to present their project during the final department interview.
**Testing process is subject to change. Candidates must pass all examinations to be placed on the eligible list. Placement on the eligibility list does not guarantee you an interview with the Department of Transportation.

Additional Questions

• 01: Please describe your experience instructing adults in formal training programs. Your response should include the amount of time you spent training, as well as your specific roles.
• 02: Please describe your knowledge and experience of the Public Transportation Agency Safey Committee (PTASP).
• 03: Please describe your knowledge and experience of abiding by and teaching the Hours of Service regulations.
• 04: Please describe in detail your approach on how you would structure a post-accident training program for someone you need to retrain as a result of being involved in a preventable accident for hitting a fixed object (parked car).
• 05: Please describe in detail your approach to training a new hire that has been unresponsive in learning the agency’s operating practices and procedures.
• 06: Please describe in detail your experience with keeping track of employee’s credentials.
• 07: Please describe in detail the curriculum (training material/content) you’ve previously prepared for training courses, programs, and/or initiatives.
• 08: Have you failed or refused to take a DOT pre-employment drug and/or alcohol test in the previous two years?