Transit Driver

2 months ago

Yorkton, Canada Saskatchewan Abilities Council Full time

**Duties and responsibilities**:
The Transit Driver transports passengers in a wheelchair-lift equipped bus or a 15-passenger van in a safe and efficient manner.

**Duties include**:

- Inspecting the vehicle each morning to ensure safety and mechanical soundness and reporting irregularities to the proper supervisor and the follow-up driver
- Works with the dispatcher throughout the day regarding cancellations and new trip bookings which result in reorganizing the daily schedule for transporting passengers
- Collecting fares or tickets from each passenger and selling books of tickets as required
- Loading and unloading passengers in wheelchairs using electric or hydraulic lift
- Escorting and securing passengers in the bus by attaching seat belts or Q-straint system
- Preparing daily trip sheet report and reconciling cash, tickets, and ticket books sold
- Preparing bus for the next day by refueling, maintaining and cleaning as per pandemic protocols, parking bus in secured area, and locking gates daily
- Work as part of a team

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum Class IV Driver’s Licence with clear Driver’s Abstract for the past five years
- Familiarity with transporting passengers and with Yorkton streets
- Ability to physically maneuver passengers in wheelchairs up and down ramps and stairs
- Excellent customer service, time management, and documentation skills
- General mechanical aptitude/knowledge
- Able to communicate effectively

**Submit** resume, cover letter and references to:
Mail: Mary Baron, Executive Assistant

SaskAbilities, Yorkton Branch

PO Box 5011 YORKTON, SK S3N 3Z4

Phone: 1-833-444-4126 _toll free _Fax: 306-782-7844

**Competition #**:
2024-137-PPR-04

**Closing Date**

December 1, 2024

**Employment Type**:
Permanent, Part-time Working 37.5 hours within a 2-week schedule, with the possibility of additional hours.

**Location**

Yorkton Branch

**Compensation**

Pay Class 12 (range of $19.89 to $24.30 per hour) plus extended health and benefits package

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