What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part Time Bus Driver position at City of Biddeford?
Maine’s premier City to work and live is becoming Maine’s premier municipal employer - welcome to Biddeford, Maine, where citizens are proud of their community and employees thrive!
The City of Biddeford, a beautiful, resurgent, coastal Maine community, is seeking dynamic people to join our award-winning team of professionals. As an employee in one of Maine’s youngest communities, you can become part of a team that is guiding its economic revival. You will need to be highly motivated, talented, with a strong desire to make a difference in the daily lives of citizens. Bus Drivers will join the Recreation Department to provide transportation for our camp staff and participants to a variety of field trip locations throughout southern Maine and New Hampshire.
Responsibilities
- Supervises all children on the bus
- Obeys traffic laws
- Observes all mandatory safety regulations for school buses
- Maintains discipline when students are on the bus
- Works with the Program Coordinator to address disciplinary issues
- Keeps the assigned vehicle clean
- Checks the vehicle before each operation for any issues or failures; notifies the Program Coordinator with findings
- Exercises responsible leadership during all times
- Transports only authorized participants
- Keeps to the assigned schedule
- Reports all accidents and completes required reports
- Enforces regulations against smoking and eating on the bus
- Demonstrates and utilizes excellent team building skills
- Able to work under occasional stress
- Maintains confidentiality and effectively operates in an environment which involves sensitive situations with participants, families, staff, and the general public
- Adheres to all Recreation Department policies
- Attends scheduled pre-camp and in-service staff meetings and trainings
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent
- Valid Driver's License with excellent driving record
- Appropriate licensing to meet Maine laws and regulations
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Flexible and a team player
- A willingness to demonstrate a commitment to the City of Biddeford's work around diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion
Preferred Qualifications
- CDL License with an S Endorsement
- Experience working in a camp, recreation, or school setting
- Experience working with children ages 4-14
- Experience addressing camper behavioral issues with children and staff
- CPR/ First Aid certified
Equal Opportunity Employer
The City of Biddeford’s mission is to cultivate and sustain a diverse, inclusive, equitable, welcoming, and belonging-based workplace where employees actively practice solidarity for the greater good of the work environment and employee experience.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the City of Biddeford shall employ, develop, and work to maintain the best qualified person(s) available without discrimination to: age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, dimensions of gender, disability, citizenship, veterans’ status, ancestry, national origin, and/or political affiliation or any other status protected by law.
Equitable access to services and employment is available and those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for this application and/or the interview process should notify the Deputy Director of Human Resources at 207.286.0589.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour
Expected hours: 29 – 40 per week
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- School bus driving: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- CDL with S endorsement (Preferred)
- Driver's License (Required)
- CPR Certification (Preferred)
- First Aid Certification (Preferred)
Work Location: On the road
Salary : $25 - $30
