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Bus Driver

Work setting

• Relocation costs not covered by employer

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Operate buses, school busses or streetcars to transport passengers
• Provide passengers with information on fares, schedules and stops
• Collect fares and record transactions
• Report delays, mechanical problems and accidents
• Load and unload vehicle
• Direct passengers during emergency evacuation procedures
• Operate para-transit vehicles
• Ensure para-transit passengers board vehicle safely
• Deal with public
• Complete logbooks and reports
• Deal with difficult passengers and resolve conflicts
• Communicate with passengers, dispatchers or other drivers using two-way radio systems
• Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Class 2/2F/C Licence (buses with more than passengers)
• Class 4/4F/F/4A-B-C Licence (ambulances, emergency vehicles and buses with fewer than 24 passengers)

Experience and specialization

Type of experience

• School bus driver
• Intercity bus driver
• Tour and charter bus driver
• Para-transit driver
• Buses

Transportation/travel experience

• Local
• Regional

Additional information

Security and safety

• Child Abuse Registry check
• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

• Driver’s abstract
• Valid driver’s licence
• Vehicle supplied by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• 20/20 vision
• Attention to detail
• Fast-paced environment
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Sitting
• Work under pressure

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Uniform

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Gratuities

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Subsidised public transportation
• Team building opportunities
• Variable or compressed work week