Bus Driver - Part Time

Job Title : Transit Bus Operator

City of Janesville Wisconsin

$22.66 Hourly

Janesville, WI

Part Time

Job Number : 2025.29.306.01

Department : Neighborhood & Community Services

Division : Transit

Opening Date : 03 / 19 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

FLSA : Non-Exempt

Benefits Earning Potential : $0.00

Objective & Relationships

CITY OF JANESVILLE DIVERSITY STATEMENT : The residents of Janesville choose this community, not just as a place to live, but as a place to realize life's opportunities. We strive to sustain a community culture where differences are recognized, understood, and appreciated. As such, the City of Janesville recognizes the importance of developing an environment where diversity is not merely accepted but embraced and celebrated. As public servants, we believe everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. To this end, we will diligently recruit and retain the most talented employees in an environment that fosters maximizing one's potential. Therefore, we encourage individuals from all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to consider employment with the City of Janesville and serve the residents of "Wisconsin's Park Place". OBJECTIVE : Under direction of Transit Operations Supervisor or designee, this position operates a transit bus on designated routes in a safe, courteous, and efficient manner. RELATIONSHIPS : Reports to Transit Operations Supervisor or designee. Has no regular supervisory duties. Has regular contact with Assistant Transit Director, Transit Maintenance Supervisor, Transit Director, division employees, and general public.

Essential Duties

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential duties are not necessarily listed in priority order.

• Daily bus driving on designated routes throughout the JT system, as assigned.
• Conducts all operations in accordance with established rules and standards, keeping safety as the first priority.
• Provides excellent customer service to the public.
• Fare handling, providing route and scheduling information, conducts daily pre-trip inspections, necessary paperwork, sweeping of buses, and maintaining a timely schedule.
• Provides occasional assistance with fuel line and custodial duties.
• Performs seasonal work assignments (e.g. snow removal, clean-up / painting of building and grounds, "top-to-bottom" bus cleaning, installing bus stop signs.
• Secures mobility devices safely on buses.
• Performs other special projects and other job duties as assigned or required during regular and non-business hours.
• All employees may be assigned by the City Manager or their designee to perform duties and assume responsibilities that are outside the scope of their work duties when the City Manager has declared a City disaster or the City Emergency Operations Center has been initiated.

Minimum Position Requirements / Qualifications

The requirements listed below are necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

COMPETENCIES For successful performance in this position, the incumbent must demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors.

Supplemental Information

EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS, AND MACHINES : Heavy duty transit buses, trucks, cars, and vans; specialized bus technology and software. WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL FACTORS : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by any an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in both indoor and outdoor environments and may, on occasion, be exposed to adverse weather conditions, including extreme heat and extreme cold, high winds, and wet / humid conditions. This position spends the majority of their work day sitting and driving a municipal transit bus. This position occasionally walks, stands, stoops, kneels, crouches, crawls, and exerts up to 50 pounds of force by lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling objects. The employee is frequently required to see / observe, talk / speak, and listen / hear; use their hands to finger, handle, feel, or operate objects and equipment; repetitive arm, wrist, hand, and eye movements are included. There is frequent twisting, reaching, wrist turning, and grasping. The employee may be required to climb or balance Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of equipment. Employee is required to use cognitive ability to reason, analyze, and verbalize thoughts and ideas. Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes, and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials or tasks. Noise exposure is moderate passenger conversation, diesel engine noise, automobile traffic noise, two-way radio conversation.

DISCLAIMER The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position, or is responsive to the needs of the City of Janesville. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. The City of Janesville, Wisconsin is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.