Transit Driver, Yorkton

SaskAbilities • Temporary / Casual • Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada • C$ 22.79 - C$ 25.05 / hour • 1w ago

When applying please include competition number 2025-54-CSR-04 in the email subject line.

Duties and responsibilities:

The Transit Driver transports passengers in a wheelchair-lift equipped bus or a 15-passenger van in a safe and efficient manner.

Duties include:

Inspecting the vehicle each morning to ensure safety and mechanical soundness and reporting irregularities to the proper supervisor and the follow-up driver
Works with the dispatcher throughout the day regarding cancellations and new trip bookings which result in reorganizing the daily schedule for transporting passengers
Collecting fares or tickets from each passenger and selling books of tickets as required
Loading and unloading passengers in wheelchairs using electric or hydraulic lift
Escorting and securing passengers in the bus by attaching seat belts or Q-straint system
Preparing daily trip sheet report and reconciling cash, tickets, and ticket books sold
Preparing bus for the next day by refueling, maintaining and cleaning as per pandemic protocols, parking bus in secured area, and locking gates daily
Work as part of a team

Qualifications:

Minimum Class IV Driver’s Licence with clear Driver’s Abstract for the past five years
Familiarity with transporting passengers and with Yorkton streets
Ability to physically maneuver passengers in wheelchairs up and down ramps and stairs
Excellent customer service, time management, and documentation skills
General mechanical aptitude/knowledge
Able to communicate effectively
Basic computer/email skills

Final Candidates are required to provide satisfactory criminal record checks including a vulnerable sector search.

Submit resume, cover letter and references to:

Mail: Mary Baron, Executive Assistant

SaskAbilities, Yorkton Branch

PO Box 5011 YORKTON, SK S3N 3Z4

Email

careers@saskabilities.ca

Please include the position you are applying for and the competition number in the email subject line.

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