charter bus driver

Additional Information

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 20 to 40 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Tasks

• Operate buses, school busses or streetcars to transport passengers
• Provide sightseeing information
• 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
• Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Air Brakes Endorsement
• Class 2/2F/C Licence (buses with more than passengers)
• Driver's Licence (Class 2 or B or C)

Type of experience

• Intercity bus driver
• Tour and charter bus driver
• Para-transit driver
• Buses

Transportation/travel experience

• Local

Security and safety

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

Transportation/travel information

• Driver's abstract
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Overtime required
• Sitting
• Sound discrimination
• Work under pressure

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Workplace information

• On the road job