This opportunity is only open to CURRENT DART Drivers
The career opportunity:
The DART CDL Bus Driver – Relief provides safe, courteous and on-time transportation to customers in buses, adhering to traffic regulations and maintaining schedules/routes. The Relief Driver communicates respectfully while providing excellent customer service to passengers.
The DART Relief CDL Bus Driver must meet these minimum qualifications:
- Must be a current DART Driver in good standing (no PIPs in the last 6-months) with excellent attendance and excellent safety record.
- Required to know at least 10 routes.
- Required to drive all buses.
- Must have flexibility as one’s schedule may change or be extended based on business need.
- Must have ability to learn or have knowledge of all routes based out of Kent or Willows.
- Hold a valid Washington Commercial Driver License with Passenger Endorsement.
- Able to pass the DOT (Department of Transportation) Medical examination.
- Be available to work a flexible work schedule which may include morning and afternoon shifts, nights and weekends.
Examples of what you will be doing:
- Provide safe, courteous and on-time transportation to customers in buses; adheres to traffic regulations.
- Communicate and interact with individuals of various backgrounds and abilities; communicate with dispatchers by radio and provide verbal and written incident/accident reports.
- Assist and secure passengers; provide special assistance as needed, such as opening doors, operating lift and ramp, securing wheelchair.
- Maintain schedules on regular fixed routes, deviations, collect fares, issue transfers; provide verbal information to the public regarding routes, schedules and transfer points (Transit Centers).
- Inspect vehicle before and after operation; (Pre and Post trip).
- Maintain punctuality and regular attendance in-order to provide dependable service to the public.
How you will be compensated: Hopelink is proud to provide meaningful paid time away from work and an affordable, comprehensive benefits package.
- Compensation: current rate of pay, plus shift differential
- No changes to current benefits package