Responsibilities

Tasks

• Provide sightseeing information
• Provide passengers with information on fares, schedules and stops
• Report delays, mechanical problems and accidents
• Load and unload vehicle
• Direct passengers during emergency evacuation procedures
• Ensure para-transit passengers board vehicle safely
• Deal with public
• Complete logbooks and reports
• Deal with difficult passengers and resolve conflicts
• Communicate with passengers, dispatchers or other drivers using two-way radio systems
• Maintain control of student activities during travel to prevent distractions or behaviours that could compromise safety
• Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
• Driver's Licence (Class 2 or B or C)

Experience and specialization

Type of experience

• Buses

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test

Transportation/travel information

• Driver's abstract
• Valid driver's licence
• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Overtime required
• Sitting
• Sound discrimination
• Work under pressure

Weight handling

• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player