HandyDART Drivers

Transdev Canada is seeking dedicated and compassionate casual HandyDART Bus Drivers to join our Vancouver team.

As a HandyDART Driver, you will provide essential transportation services for individuals with disabilities and mobility challenges, ensuring their safety, comfort, and dignity. If you have a strong commitment to helping others and a passion for driving, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding role.

Your role:

• Provide safe and courteous door-to-door service by picking up all clients on time and delivering them to their destinations safely and within a reasonable time frame.
• Assist passengers with boarding, securing mobility devices, and disembarking using appropriate on-board restraints for wheelchairs and other mobility aids.
• Comply with all traffic regulations, company Safety & Health regulations, and accessible transportation standards.
• Employ all defensive driving techniques and safety policies to eliminate preventable and non-preventable accidents and passenger injuries.
• Communicate effectively with dispatch or central office personnel via two-way radio, mobile data computer or other company provided technology.
• Follow assigned routes and schedules, making stops at designated locations to ensure passengers' timely arrival at their destinations.
• Provide a safe, respectful, and empathetic environment for passengers, addressing their specific needs and concerns.
• Diffuse difficult situations and maintain order onboard vehicle.
• Conduct pre- and post-trip inspections of the vehicle, reporting any defects or maintenance issues to the maintenance team.
• Ensure safe and clean vehicle condition at the start and end of each shift.
• Maintain a professional appearance and demeanour.

The perks:

• Free training.
• Competitive salary of $25,96/hour with an increase to $36,06/hour after training.
• A great work environment.
• Opportunities for career advancement due to a strong presence across North America.
• The ability to have a positive social impact by operating sustainable mobility solutions.
• Join a Group committed to encouraging diversity and employee development.

Your profile:

• You hold a class 1, 2 or 4 Unrestricted Driver's License OR a valid Class 4 Learner's License.
• You have a clean driving record.
• You are able to perform medium to heavy physical work of kneeling, bending, reaching overhead, loading/unloading passengers, pushing/pulling, and lift up to 50lbs.
• You must be able to pass drug and alcohol testing and criminal background checks.
• You have a strong commitment to safety and customer service, and enjoy interacting with the public.
• You can operate accessible transportation equipment and secure mobility devices.
• You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• You desire to make a real difference in the lives of the customers you serve
• Prior experience in passenger transportation, especially with individuals with disabilities, is an asset.

Your location:

• This is a casual, unionized position in Vancouver, BC.
• Flexible schedule: early, split and late shifts may be required.
• HandyDART Bus Drivers must be available for a minimum of 10 days per month, including weekdays and weekends.

Join an international Group strongly rooted in the communities

Transdev is an international leader in mobility at the service of communities. We design and operate public transport networks - buses, coaches, trams, trains, shared bikes, ferries, and more - to empower freedom to move everyday thanks to safe, reliable and innovative solutions that serve the common good.

Because we are people serving people, our 100,000 employees have a positive impact on people and society. It is by taking care of them that we empower people to move forward.

In March 2023, Transdev Canada expanded its reach in western Canada by acquiring First Transit. By joining forces, Transdev Canada is now the largest multi-modal privately owned transportation company in Canada.

And what about you? What drives you?