Full Or Part Time Driver

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.
We have full and part-time positions in Orillia and Midland, ON and are actively searching for key individuals who can demonstrate a strong work ethic and excellent customer service. Benefit package included for full-time positions.
Safely drives and maintains the appearance of the interior of the bus. Provides safe, reliable, and efficient transportation adhering to all First Transit and County of Simcoe policies and procedures
Performs pre/post trip vehicle inspections as required
Stops at designated points to load and/or unload passengers
Notifies dispatch of deviations, overload, accidents, passenger incidents, medical/behavioral problems, or bus mechanical/electrical trouble
Operates on-board computer destination signs
High school Graduate
Class BZ or CZ driving license, clear driver abstract, background check, First Aid, Transit Experience an asset

Ability to read, write, and speak English and perform basic mathematical procedures
The ability to work early morning hours
Must be able to work without direct supervision
Able to work rotating shift hours and days assigned including weekends

Possess excellent or corrected vision to allow operator to have the ability to read and comprehend written material. Possess a full range of sense of hearing, including tone, pitch, and volume when operating transit vehicle, using 2-way radio, and assisting passengers and public
Required to reach, grasp, and use multiple objects which include but are not limited to: a 2-way radio, door control, PA microphone, steering wheel, wheelchair lift control, and bus door control
The remaining 25% of the day will require the operator to move both in the internal and exterior perimeters of the bus, including a pre-trip inspection of the vehicle by walking around and through the vehicle
Twist at the knee and waist when operating vehicle, performing vehicle inspections, and securing wheelchairs. Reach forward, rearward, upward, and downward when operating vehicle, performing vehicle inspections, and securing wheelchairs
Subject to wet, cold, and/or hot environmental conditions
Subject to a low risk of injury due to vehicle accident, mechanical failure, fire, and/or explosion
We encourage applications from women, persons with a disability, Indigenous peoples and members of a visible minority. First is committed to providing reasonable accommodation at all stages of the hiring process and encourage all applicants who may require such accommodation to let us know. We Transport Growing Minds
At First Student, we believe that education offers students and their families the foundation for productive and successful lives. We take great pride in our ability to support education by making sure children have safe, friendly and reliable transportation to and from school.
As the leading school transportation solutions provider in North America, First Student moves more passengers per day than all U.S. airlines combined. We know the value in leveraging our best practices, technologies and processes to deliver quality transportation solutions.