General Definition of Work
Under general direction, performs manual work providing safe public transport for the elderly, disabled, and general public under the City’s Tiblow Transit public transportation service; drives, operates and maintains public transit vehicles; and performs a variety of tasks relative to assigned areas of responsibility.
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions
- Drive and operate a passenger van/mini bus and follow a demand/response schedule for providing transportation to the elderly, disabled, and general public; ensures fares are paid.
- Assist passengers requiring special assistance including operating a wheelchair lift and restraints.
- Perform pre-trip and post-trip safety and maintenance checks on vehicle; identify defects and needed repair; wash and re-fuel vehicle; check and maintain oil and other fluid levels.
- Clean and maintain inside of vehicle; search for articles left behind; clean windshield and sweep vehicle as necessary.
- Operate two-way radio communication system.
- Maintain daily record of passengers and type of trip including beginning and destination address, beginning and ending mileage, and maintenance issues.
- Prepare detailed reports on incidents or accidents as required.
- Perform other duties and activities as assigned.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Skill in safely operating required vehicles and equipment; methods and techniques of providing safe public transportation services; operational characteristics of public transportation vehicles; principles and procedures of vehicle maintenance and repair; excellent communication and public relation skills; ability and willingness to learn quickly, operate a passenger van including the wheel chair lift and radio, and to become knowledgeable of the City’s street names and address system; ability to read and interpret instructions and reports; maintain an acceptable and appropriate driving record and appropriate license; safety operate passenger transit vehicles in accordance with applicable traffic laws; perform preventative maintenance inspections on vehicles; maintain clean vehicle appearance; maintain a tight time schedule; ability to demonstrate leadership, management, and technical skills through effective collaboration, team resources, progressive decision making, and personal responsibility; ability to be committed to the mission, vision, and strategic direction of the City of Bonner Springs; ability to obey and comply with all City ordinances and policies.
Education and Experience
High school diploma or GED, and moderate experience driving commercial sized transit vehicle, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Associates/Technical degree preferred.
Physical Requirements
This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires repetitive motions and occasionally requires standing, walking, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work frequently requires exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to vibration and occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to extreme cold (non-weather) and exposure to extreme heat (non-weather); work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).
Must be able to pass a DOT physical.
This position is subject to random DOT testing
- Special Requirements
Possession of an appropriate, valid commercial driver’s license with passenger endorsement.
