Bus Driver Trainee/Bus Driver I/Bus Driver II

County of Siskiyou; Yreka (CA); On-site; USD 59,724,000 - 76,162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Vacation

Sick leave

Health plan

Retirement plan

Job summary

The County of Siskiyou is seeking Bus Driver Trainee/Bus Driver I/Bus Driver II to operate public transit buses on established or deviated routes within Siskiyou County, ensuring safe passenger transport and adherence to daily logs and safety checks. Positions are non-exempt and probationary for Driver Trainee with progression upon licensing and training completion.

Applicants must obtain the required California licenses and endorsements, pass pre-employment drug testing, and comply with county

Qualifications

• Knowledge Of: Safe driving practices.
• Knowledge Of: Provisions of the California Motor Vehicle Code.
• Knowledge Of: Customer service experience.

Responsibilities

• Operate a public transit vehicle on an established or deviated fixed route in various weather conditions.
• Transport passengers from various locations throughout the County.
• Operate routes during various shifts of day (early morning, day shift, evening shift).
• Board (load) and alight (unload) passengers safely at designated stops.
• Load and secure passengers utilizing mobility devices with various mobility device lifts.
• Conducts pre-trip safety check of a bus, ensuring proper operating condition of safety features such as brakes, lights, tires, and emergency equipment.
• Performs a general check for mechanical deficiencies.
• Provide customer service and represent the department in a professional manner.

Skills

Safe driving practices

California Motor Vehicle Code

Customer service experience

Job description

Description

The County of Siskiyou is an Aff...

We welcome applicants of any race, religion, or ancestry.

For exact salary information please refer to the current salary schedule County Website.

Bus Driver Trainee $17.06 - $21.79

Bus Driver I $19.81 - $25.30

Bus Driver II $20.82 - $26.58

Bus Driver Trainee

General Statement Of Duties:

Description

The County of Siskiyou is an Aff...

We welcome applicants of any race, religion, or ancestry.

For exact salary information please refer to the current salary schedule County Website.

Bus Driver Trainee $17.06 - $21.79

Bus Driver I $19.81 - $25.30

Bus Driver II $20.82 - $26.58

Bus Driver Trainee

General Statement Of Duties:

Employees will receive instruction to acquire the necessary skills and endorsements needed to operate a public transit bus on an established route within Siskiyou County; to transport passengers to various destinations within the county; to perform safety checks and maintain various reports and vehicle logs of bus and daily activities; and to do related work as required. This classification is a for cause, non-exempt position.

This classification is a probationary trainee Bus Driver classification. Once an employee has acquired all necessary licensing, requirements, and completed all required internal training the employee will be eligible to move to the Bus Driver I classification.

Reports To:

Transportation Services Coordinator or Transportation Services Manager

Classifications Supervised:

This is not a supervisory class.

Bus Driver I

General Statement Of Duties:

Operate a public transit vehicle transporting passengers on an established or deviated fixed route to various locations throughout the County and other destinations; perform safety checks and maintain various reports of daily activities; and perform other related work as required. This classification is a for cause, non-exempt position.

Classifications Supervised:

This is not a supervisory class.

Bus Driver II

General Statement Of Duties:

Operate a public transit vehicle transporting passengers on an established or deviated fixed route to various locations throughout the County and other destinations; perform safety checks and maintain various reports of daily activities; and perform other related work as required. This classification is a for cause, non-exempt position.

This classification is the advanced level position in the Bus Driver series.

Classifications Supervised:

This is not a supervisory class.

Examples of Duties

Bus Driver Trainee

Representative Duties In This Classification Include:

• With immediate supervision, receive instruction on operation of a public transit vehicle.
• Receives instruction pertaining to the transportation of passengers from various locations.
• Receives instruction pertaining to the loading and unloading of passengers safely at designated stops.
• Receives instruction regarding the pre-trip inspection and maintenance of vehicles, mechanical functions of a public transit bus and its systems.
• Learns state laws and County policies, public relations, and first aid.
• Completes the daily record of vehicle inspections.
• May wash, sweep, clean, or refuel buses and other automotive equipment.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Knowledge Of:

• Safe driving practices.
• Provisions of the California Motor Vehicle Code.
• Customer service experience.

Desired Skills:

• Clean driving record.
• Perform appropriately in situations requiring tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written directions
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

Bus Driver I

Representative Duties In This Classification Include:

• Operate a public transit vehicle on an established or deviated fixed route in various weather conditions.
• Transport passengers from various locations throughout the County.
• Operate routes during various shifts of day (early morning, day shift, evening shift).
• Board (load) and alight (unload) passengers safely at designated stops.
• Load and secure passengers utilizing mobility devices with various mobility device lifts.
• Conducts pre-trip safety check of a bus, ensuring proper operating condition of safety features such as brakes, lights, tires, and emergency equipment.
• Performs a general check for mechanical deficiencies.
• Provide customer service and represent the department in a professional manner.
• May wash, sweep, clean, or refuel buses and other automotive equipment.
• Checks various fluid levels for possible motor oil or coolant leaks
• Maintains a driver's log with accurate records of vehicle condition and possible maintenance problems
• Obey traffic laws.
• Assist passengers with various information including route schedules, fares, and policies.
• Operate an electronic farebox unit.
• Fuel bus, perform cleaning and sanitizing of buses as needed.
• Operates a two-way radio.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Knowledge Of:

• Safe driving practices including various conditions such as rain, snow and ice.
• Familiar with state and federal laws and County policies regarding transit operations.
• Understands mechanical functions of a transit vehicles and their systems.
• Pre-trip inspections processes as required by California law.

Desired Skills:

• Clean driving record.
• Perform appropriately in situations requiring tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written directions
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Visually inspect gas and diesel-powered equipment and determine mechanical defects affecting safe operation of electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical systems.
• Read and write at the level required for successful job performance.
• Follow radio procedures and transmit information in a clear and concise manner.
• Follow written and oral instructions.

Bus Driver II

Knowledge Of:

• Safe driving practices including various conditions such as rain, snow and ice.
• Familiar with state and federal laws and County policies regarding transit operations.
• Understands mechanical functions of a transit vehicles and their systems.
• Pre-trip inspections processes as required by California law.

Desired Skills:

• Clean driving record.
• Perform appropriately in situations requiring tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written directions
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Visually inspect gas and diesel-powered equipment and determine mechanical defects affecting safe operation of electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical systems.
• Read and write at the level required for successful job performance.
• Follow radio procedures and transmit information in a clear and concise manner.
• Follow written and oral instructions.

Typical Qualifications

Bus Driver Trainee

Any combination of training or experience that would provide the knowledge and skills to successfully perform the listed duties is qualifying.

A typical way, but not required, to obtain the required knowledge and skills would be:

• Previous experience operating a high profile or commercial vehicle is qualifying.
• Must be at least twenty-one (21) years old.

Licenses And Other Requirements:

• Possession of a valid Class A, B or C California Motor Vehicle Operator's License.
• Within the first six (6) months of employment must obtain;
• A Valid Class A or B Motor Vehicle Operator's license with passenger transportation, "S", and air brake endorsements,
• A California Special Driver Certificate valid for public transit bus driving (CVC 12523.5)
• A Current Medical Card as required by state and federal regulations.

Applicants are required to submit to a pre-employment drug test and physical examination.

NOTE: Random Testing Requirements

• This job classification is required to participate in the County of Siskiyou Drug and Alcohol Testing program as mandated by the Department of Transportation.
• Applicants will be required to submit to a pre-employment/pre-duty drug test.
• Employees in this position will also be subject to random drug and alcohol tests for the duration of their employment in this position.

Bus Driver I

Any combination of training or experience that would provide the knowledge and skills to successfully perform the listed duties is qualifying.

A typical way, but not required, to obtain the required knowledge and skills would be:

• Previous experience operating a high profile or commercial vehicle is qualifying.
• Must be at least twenty-one (21) years old.

Licenses And Other Requirements:

• Possession of a valid Class A, or B California Motor Vehicle Operator's License.
• With the following:
• Passenger and air brake endorsements
• A California Special Driver Certificate valid for public transit bus driving (CVC 12523.5)
• A Current Medical Card as required by state and federal regulations.

Applicants are required to submit to a pre-employment drug test and physical examination.

NOTE: Random Testing Requirements

• This job classification is required to participate in the County of Siskiyou Drug and Alcohol Testing program as mandated by the Department of Transportation.
• Applicants will be required to submit to a pre-employment/pre-duty drug test.
• Employees in this position will also be subject to random drug and alcohol tests for the duration of their employment in this position.

Bus Driver II

Any combination of training or experience that would provide the knowledge and skills to successfully perform the listed duties is qualifying.

A typical way, but not required, to obtain the required knowledge and skills would be:

• Three (3) years of previous experience operating a high profile or commercial vehicle in a public transit agency.
• Must be at least twenty-one (21) years old.

Licenses And Other Requirements:

• Possession of a valid Class A, or B California Motor Vehicle Operator's License.
• With the following:
• Passenger and air brake endorsements
• A California Special Driver Certificate valid for public transit bus driving (CVC 12523.5)
• A Current Medical Card as required by state and federal regulations.

Applicants are required to submit to a pre-employment drug test and physical examination.

NOTE: Random Testing Requirements

• This job classification is required to participate in the County of Siskiyou Drug and Alcohol Testing program as mandated by the Department of Transportation.
• Applicants will be required to submit to a pre-employment/pre-duty drug test.
• Employees in this position will also be subject to random drug and alcohol tests for the duration of their employment in this position.

Supplemental Information

Bus Driver Trainee/Bus Driver I/Bus Driver II

Typical Working Conditions/Environment:

• Transit bus in various outdoor environments.
• Seasonal heat and cold or adverse weather conditions.
• Evening or variable hours.
• Exposure to fumes, dust, odors and oil/grease.
• Driving a vehicle to conduct work.

Physical Demands:

• Sitting for extended periods of time while operating buses.
• Hearing and speaking to exchange information.
• Reaching, pulling and pushing to open bus doors.
• Bending at the waist, kneeling or crouching to inspect and wash buses.
• Climbing ladders or steps.
• Reaching overhead, above the shoulders or horizontally.
• Seeing to monitor passengers and operate a vehicle.
• Lift and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

Hazards: Traffic hazards:

• Driving a vehicle during adverse weather conditions.
• Working at heights while inspecting and cleaning the buses.
• Fumes from chemical cleansers and bus operation.

DISCLAIMER: The duties and responsibilities listed are intended to be generally descriptive of the types of essential functions performed by positions allocated to this classification, but not an exhaustive list of all the duties which may be performed. Therefore, this classification description is not a complete statement of every duty or responsibility, but does list the essential functions of the job. The County of Siskiyou reserves the discretion to add or modify typical duties of a position as necessary for effective department operations.

NOTE: Various bargaining units may have benefits that alter from this general summary. This summary of benefits is not a binding document and is provided as a courtesy. Refer to labor agreements (MOUs) for specific benefit information.

Siskiyou County Labor Contracts - OESC Miscellaneous unit

Holidays:

THESE BENEFITS DO NOT APPLY TO EXTRA HELP EMPLOYEES

12 paid holidays (96 hours) per year, plus 3 floating holidays

Vacation:

Two (2) weeks per year during the first five (5) years of service;

Three (3) weeks a year - five (5)- ten (10) years of service;

Four (4) weeks a year - Ten (10) plus years of service;.

Note - accrued vacation leave may not be used until after six months of employment.

Sick Leave:

Sick leave shall accrue from the date of initial employment at the rate of 3.7 hours per pay period (which is equivalent to 96 hours per years) for regular full-time employees with no maximum accrual. Unused sick leave may be converted to PERS service credit upon retirement.

Health Plan:

Siskiyou County contracts with CalPERS for medical insurance.

Effective 1/01/2024, the County will contribute 90% of the Region 1 CalPERS Gold health plan.

Effective 1/01/2025, the County will contribute 85% of the Region 1 CalPERS Gold health plan.

Dental Plan:

Effective 1/01/2024 the County contributes 90% of the dental premium.

Effective 1/01/2025 the County contributes 85% of the dental premium.

Vision Plan:

Effective November 2022 the County provides vision insurance for employees and their

dependents.

Life Insurance:

The County will maintain life insurance for $50,000.

Retirement:

The County is in the Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) coordinated with Social Security.

• 2% at 55 years of age and single highest year calculation for final compensation (generally for employees hired prior to 11/02/12)
• 2% at 60 years of age and highest three year average for final compensation (generally for employees hired between 11/02/12 - 12/31/12)
• 2% at 62 years of age and highest three year average final compensation (generally for employees hired on or after 1/01/13)

Member contribution:

Employees hired prior to November 2, 2012, pay the required seven percent (7.0%) member contribution, on a pre-tax basis.

Employees hired after November 1, 2012, who are not classified as a new member pay the required seven percent (7.0%) member contribution, on a pre-tax basis.

Employees hired after December 31, 2012, who are classified as a new member will

pay one half of the total normal cost as determined annually by CalPERS on a pre-tax basis.

Miscellaneous:

• Deferred Compensation plans available through specified companies.
• IRC Section 125 plan available for pre-tax payroll deductions for contributions towards un-reimbursed medical expenses and dependent care.

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