Driver Trainee

These positions are considered a gateway to improving your career and becoming a Transit Driver. The Driver Trainee positions are considered temporary because once you have successfully completed the training program and obtained your CDL-B with passenger endorsement, you will be transferred into a standard Transit Driver position. Our Transit Drivers are expected to be willing and able to learn and work on both the fixed route and origin to destination routes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate and successfully complete the Non-CDL to CDL Driver training program.                           This includes:
  • • Classroom work, involving online, instructor led and hands on training
    • Closed course driving
    • On the road driving with one of our trainers while there are not passengers on the bus
    • Department of Transportation testing to obtain a CDL-B learners permit. This must be done within 60 days of training.
    • Obtaining a valid CDL-B with passenger endorsement. This must be done in a maximum of 90 days.

• Attendance is very important with this position. Since this is an allotted time training program, absences are highly discouraged and may result in your training ending prior to 90 days.

Qualifications

Supervisory Responsibilities
This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Intellectual

• Problem Solving
  • Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner
  • Works well in group problem solving situations
  • Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics
• Technical Skills
  • Assesses own strengths and weaknesses
  • Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills

Interpersonal

• Interpersonal Skills
  • Maintains confidentiality
  • Listens to others without interrupting
  • Keeps emotions under control
  • Remains open to others’ ideas and tries new things
• Oral Communication
  • Speaks clearly and persuasively, in English, in positive or negative situations
  • Listens and gets clarification
  • Responds well to questions
  • Participates in trainings
• Written Communication
  • Writes, in English, clearly and informatively
  • Able to read and interpret written information
• Teamwork
  • Exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views
  • Gives and welcomes feedback
  • Contributes to building a positive team spirit

Organization

• Diversity
  • Demonstrates knowledge of EEO Policy
  • Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences
  • Promotes a harassment-free environment
• Ethics
  • Treats people with respect
  • Keeps commitments
  • Inspires the trust of others
  • Works with integrity and ethically
  • Upholds organizational values
• Organizational Support
  • Follows policies and procedures
  • Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time.
  • Supports organization’s goals and values
  • Supports affirmative action and respects diversity

Self-Management

• Motivation
  • Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles
• Planning/Organizing
  • Prioritizes and plans work activities
  • Uses time efficiently
• Professionalism
  • Approaches others in a tactful manner
  • Reacts well under pressure
  • Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position
  • Accepts responsibility for own actions
  • Follows through on commitments
• Safety and Security
  • Observes safety and security procedures
  • Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines
  • Reports potentially unsafe conditions
  • Uses equipment and materials properly
• Adaptability
  • Adapts to changes in the work environment
  • Changes approach or method to best fit the situation
  • Able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events
• Attendance/Punctuality
  • Is consistently at work, on time, and fulfills the shift
• Dependability
  • Follows instructions, responds to management direction
  • Takes responsibility for own actions
  • Keeps commitments

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• No prior experience or training

Language Skills

• Basic skills – Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one on one small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

• Minimum skills – Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.

Reasoning Ability

• Basic skills – Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.  

Computer Skills

• Internet, email, timekeeping system, and training software

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations

Standard driver license
Driving record with less than 4 points and an acceptable history
Valid DOT physical

Physical Demands
Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Stand – Occasionally
• Walk – Occasionally
• Sit – Regularly
• Use hands to finger, handle or feel – Regularly
• Reach with hands and arms – Regularly
• Climb or balance – Occasionally
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl – Occasionally
• Talk or hear – Regularly
• Lift, push and pull weight
  • Up to 10 pounds – Regularly
  • Up to 25 pounds – Occasionally
  • Up to 50 pounds – Occasionally
  • Up to 100 pounds (push and pull)– Occasionally
  • More than 100 pounds (push and pull) – Occasionally
• Visual Demands
  • Close vision
  • Distance vision
  • Color vision
  • Peripheral vision
  • Depth perception
  • Ability to adjust focus

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Environmental Conditions
  • Work near moving mechanical parts – Occasionally
  • Fumes or airborne particles – Occasionally
  • Outdoor weather conditions – Regularly
  • Risk of electrical shock – Rarely
  • Vibration – Regularly
• Noise level in the work environment is usually
  • Quiet conditions
  • Moderate noise