Transit Driver PTNB

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Transit Driver PTNB

Salary

$20.29 Hourly

Location

Lincoln County, OR

Job Type

Part-Time No Benefits

Job Number

23-41 (157)

Department

Transit District

Opening Date

05/11/2023

Closing Date

Continuous

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Position Summary

Your job in the department is to . . .

Operate an 8 to 35-passenger bus in a manner that provides safe, courteous, reliable, and efficient passenger transportation.

Your job also involves . . .

Complying with all applicable Federal, state, and local laws in accordance with Transit policy and procedures.

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities

JOB FUNCTIONS

Operates an 8 to 35 passenger bus on various routes and schedules providing service to persons with disabilities, the elderly, and the public:

• Complete vehicle pre and post trip inspections following regulations and guidelines designated by federal and state Department of Transportation (DOT).

• Assist passengers, as needed, with boarding or disembarking and with personal miscellaneous articles.

• Utilize various installed bus features to load, unload and secure passenger and assistance equipment.

• Complete, prepare, and submit required paperwork accurately, including but not limited to time sheets, daily trip sheets, incident, accident, and referral forms.

• Maintain interior and exterior cleanliness of vehicles which may involve outdoor work in inclement weather.

• Operate two-way radio/phone for professional routine communications with dispatcher and other transit vehicles.

• Responsible for fare collection and accountability.

• Distribute and manages bus pass sales.

• Ensure bus is fueled and supplied to ready service status.

• Promote good passenger relations by providing positive treatment of passengers.

• Greets passengers in a tactful and courteous manner.

• Assists with seating, questions, directions and other service-related matters.

• Assures passenger comfort, safety, and security.

Typical Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education Level

High School Diploma / GED

Driver’s License

CDL License required.

Specifics: Must possess a valid Oregon class A or B commercial driver's license with a passenger endorsement and have a current DOT medical examiner's certificate.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND/OR ABILITIES

Knowledge of:

• Traffic laws.

• Safety and security rules applicable to the transportation of passengers.

Skill or ability to:

• Learn and explain regular transit and Dial-A-Ride operating practices and procedures.

• Learn and practice safety and security rules and procedures required in public transit.

• Assure the proper and safe seating and securement of the very young, including infants.

• Learn bus routes, schedules, streets, and locations within the transit district service area.

• Drive under all conditions of weather, roadways, and traffic.

• Read and interpret maps.

• Remain flexible in handling changes.

• Maintain accurate records and reports.

• Relate effectively with people of varied age, physical condition, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, using tact, diplomacy, and courtesy.

• Undergo hands on fire extinguisher training and bus evacuation procedure training.

• Convey information, ideas, and facts both orally and in writing to supervisors, colleagues, and individuals, inside and outside the county, using language and a format the audience will best understand.

• Utilize computers and other technology to communicate in written and verbal forms (e.g., word processing, texts, emails, spreadsheets, department-specific software).

• Effectively relate well with others, including supervisors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the county. Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and working to maintain constructive working relationships.

• Take personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work. Show up to work on time, and follows instructions, policies, and procedures. Meet productivity standards, deadlines, and work schedules.

Job Conditions and Physical Demands

WORKING CONDITIONS

Job Conditions: This is a safety sensitive position and requires pre-employment and random drug testing mandated by the Federal Transit Administration. Varied shifts; must be willing to work early morning and late evening shifts, weekdays, and weekends. Work is typically in a sitting position while driving a vehicle. Subject to adverse weather and traffic conditions, exhaust fumes, equipment noises, diesel, and gasoline fuel. Subject to exposure and close contact with verbally and/or physically abusive individuals.

Work Location: Lincoln County

Travel: Routes start in various locations. Employee responsibility to report to start of route location or where bus is stationed.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Sit in a transit vehicle for extended periods while working 8 to 10-hour shifts.

• Use arms, wrists, and hands to turn steering wheel of transit vehicle.

• Use legs to apply pressure for braking of transit vehicle.

• Adjust transit vehicle seats and mirrors to gain necessary line of vision to maneuver vehicle safely.

• Maneuver approximately 600 pounds (passenger in a wheeled mobility device).

• Maintain full and complete use of all limbs to operate vehicle controls.

• Climb, stand, walk, bend, stoop, crouch and kneel to inspect vehicle or assist passengers.

• Push pull or maneuver carts, strollers, wheeled mobility devices.

• Lift approximately 50 pounds or more.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

ADA COMPLIANCE:

Physical capability to handle high mobility demands and complex personal interactions.

• Physical Ability: Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light to heavy work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate to heavy weight (20-50 pounds).

• Sensory Requirements: Most tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Most tasks require oral communications ability. Most tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds.

• Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed with exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.

  REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

Lincoln County is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This job description indicates, in general, the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities, and essential functions expected of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

On-call, temporary, and certain grant-funded positions are not eligible for employee benefits unless specified otherwise at the time of hire. Part-time positions working 0 - 19 hours per week are also not eligible for employee benefits.

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Do you possess a valid Class B License with passenger endorsement and medical certification?

Required Question

Agency

Lincoln County

Address

210 SW Second St. Newport, Oregon, 97365

Phone

541-265-4157 541-265-0375

Website

http://www.co.lincoln.or.us