Bus Driver

Summary

Provides transportation services to the campus community

Essential Job Functions

• Operates a large capacity bus for the transportation of students and other passengers according to designated routes, schedules, and assignments
• Drives to university bus stops to carry passengers to their destinations in a timely manner.
• Performs and records pre-trip bus inspections prior to operation and tracks passenger counts
• Reports malfunctions, as required by the department of transportation
• Performs basic interior and exterior bus cleaning and maintains appropriate fuel levels
• Assists with general maintenance duties during term breaks, as necessary
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Experience working in commercial driving or other related experience
• Current/valid class A or B commercial driver's license with passenger endorsement
• Current/valid medical certification
• Ability to communicate, read and write proficiently in English
• Excellent customer service skills
• Interview process requires satisfactory completion of DOT road test, review of previous employment records, and pre-employment drug test

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by 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.

• Manual dexterity to operate motorized equipment/vehicle
• Ability to reach vertically and horizontally, climb, bend, sit for long periods of time, and lift and/or move (up to 25 pounds)
• Ability to work in varied outside weather conditions

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Contact with large motor vehicles, in operation, moving and parked
• Occasional exposure to bodily fluids
• Moderate exposure to elements such as weather, dirt, dust, fumes, unpleasant odors, and loud noise
• Limited exposure to emergency situations

Please Note:

Qualified candidates must live or relocate to live within a daily commuting distance of the Providence Campus location upon hire.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until job posting is closed.

Johnson & Wales University is an equal opportunity employer. The university does not illegally discriminate on the basis of any protected class. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnic and national origin, familial status, gender or gender identity, genetic information, military service, national origin, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class.