Temp Bus Driver - NON CDL

Ketchikan Gateway Borough; Ketchikan (AK); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Ketchikan Gateway Borough in Alaska seeks a transit driver to provide essential transportation services for elderly and disabled passengers, operating buses or paratransit vans on assigned routes and ensuring passenger comfort and safety.

You will assist passengers with boarding, collect fares, perform safety checks, and coordinate repairs as needed while following the Transit Driver Manual and applicable regulations. A valid driver’s license and clean driving record are required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate buses or paratransit vans along routes and schedules.
• Collect fares and prepare daily accounting reports detailing fares received, passenger counts and types.
• Assist passengers with boarding and disembarking, securing mobility aids.
• Maintain the cleanliness and safety of vehicles and bus shelters.
• Perform daily safety and mechanical inspections as outlined in the Transit Driver Manual.
• Report operational problems to Transit Management and assist with fueling, cleaning and maintenance as directed.

Skills

Safe operation

Defensive driving

Customer service

Teamwork

Effective communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Provide essential transportation services to individuals who rely on specialized transit options, including elderly passengers and those with disabilities as directed by Transit Operations Supervisor. Responsibilities include safely operating vehicles and ensuring comfort, adhering to the daily manifest, and safety of passengers throughout their journey. Assist passengers with boarding and disembarking, securing mobility aids, and maintaining vehicle cleanliness and safety standards. Position is subject to FTA pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing.

• Comply with all federal, state, and borough laws and regulations.
• Safely operate buses or paratransit vans along assigned routes and schedules according to driver manifests.
• Collect fares and prepare daily accounting reports detailing fares received, passenger counts and types, and other required data.
• Provide courteous assistance to passengers, responding to inquiries about routes, schedules, and fares.
• Assist in routine vehicle maintenance tasks such as fueling and general upkeep; coordinate services and repairs as needed.
• Maintain the cleanliness and appearance of vehicles and bus shelters.
• Perform daily safety and mechanical inspections as outlines in the "Transit Driver Manual".
• Ensure passenger safety and report any operational problems to Transit Management.
• Assist with fueling, cleaning, maintenance and other tasks as directed.

ADDITIONAL JOB DUTIES:

• Provide instruction to other employees of this or a similar job classification in all aspects of procedure and technique relating to the duties required by this job description unless such instruction requires a specialize certification which the employee doing the training does not have.
• Assist transit administrative staff by handling customer calls and other related tasks.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Transit Management.

Thorough knowledge of safe operation of a public transit vehicle, including complete familiarization with its systems and safety features, assigned routes, state and local traffic rules, laws and regulations and defensive driving. Ability to operate a bus or van safely, operated and/or utilize all standard safety equipment including safety harnesses, restraints, and any other equipment required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, work cooperatively with others, exercise tact and diplomacy, maintain effectiver relationship with supervisors and the general public, and to communicate effectively orally and in writing. Willingness to perform various job-related duties as situations arise and a strong sense of teamwork.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES INCLUDE:

• Must be able to hear.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to use hands to finger, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch; and taste or smell. Each of the listed activities also requires standing, reaching, sitting, walking, bending, stooping, climbing on stools, and ladders, and routinely life and carry items and boxes up to forty (40) pounds.
• Use of two-way radio and long periods of sitting. Physically capable of operating and/or utilities all standard safety equipment including safety harnesses, restraints, and any other equipment required by the American Disabilities Act of 1990. Driving, fueling, cleaning and maintaining a public transit bus.

LICENSES:

Must have a valid Driver's License for operation of a public vehicle. Driving record must be acceptable to the Borough's insurance carrier and submitted at the time of application.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma or GED.
• One ( 1 ) year related experience preferred.

Any combination of related education and/or related experience will be considered if the candidate possesses the demonstrated ability.