Variable Hour Transit Driver (Blackfoot)

Job Description

The Part-time Transit Driver operates Transit Department vehicles on a fixed route or schedule, or provides door-to-door transportation by request for eligible patrons. The job requires safe driving skills and exceptional customer service skills to ensure passengers are served in a timely, reliable, and safe manner.

Part-time Transit Drivers may be assigned additional and/or alternate duties in administration, dispatch, Medicaid dispatch, customer service, paratransit, ticketing, and freight operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Operates Department vehicles, providing passengers with timely, reliable, and safe transportation.
• Collects fares and/or checks passes or transportation vouchers.
• Cleans and maintains vehicles, including checking fuel and fluid levels, tires, and mechanical problems or damage.
• Assists passengers on and off bus or vehicle as needed, including operating wheelchair lift and securing wheelchairs.
• Answers questions and inquiries from passengers and provides fare and route information, schedules, transfers, and maps.
• Promotes positive passenger experience.
• Maintains order in the vehicle.
• Maintains route logs, reports, and documentation.
• Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with City policies, procedures, and safety practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Acceptable Experience, Training, Licenses and/or Certifications

• A high school diploma or GED.
• A Class B CDL with airbrake and passenger endorsements.
• One (1) year of large vehicle driving experience is preferred.

Classification Requirements

• Knowledge of:
• Methods, techniques, and objectives of the operation of all vehicles in the Department inventory to provide passengers with timely, reliable, and safe transportation;
• Transit routes, schedules, fares, and related passenger information;
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable federal, state, and local statutes and regulations affecting the providing of transportation to the public;
• State, local, and other applicable traffic and vehicle safety codes and regulations;
• Operation of a personal computer and job-related software applications.
• Skill and Ability to:
• Operate all vehicles in the Department inventory to provide passengers with timely, reliable, and safe transportation;
• Perform safety and damage inspections and refer potential problems to mechanics;
• Assist passengers on and off bus or vehicle as needed, including operating wheelchair lift and securing wheelchairs;
• Operate a personal computer;
• Operate a two-way radio;
• Read and interpret maps, schedules, technical manuals, and diagrams;
• Maintain route records, logs, and documentation;
• Maintain a professional demeanor at all times;
• Communicate effectively in the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance;
• Complete assignments in a timely fashion;
• understand and comply with all rules, policies and regulations;
• Perform all duties in accordance with City policies and procedures with regard for personal safety and that of other employees and the public.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent standing, walking, sitting, stooping, kneeling, bending, using hands to handle materials, manipulate tools, keyboard or other equipment.
• May occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
• May require occasional climbing, reaching, crouching, crawling, and squatting.