*We offer paid CDL training*!
The *Cedar Bus Company* is a professional and caring environment focusing on providing safe and reliable para-medical transportation to our clients.
Our team focuses on maintaining client integrity and offering service not only consistently and timely, but with the utmost respect to our clients.
As the fastest growing and largest para-medical transportation provider in Western New York, we are looking for individuals who wish to enter an environment that fosters career and professional growth.
We're hiring *Bus Driver Trainees *in *Niagara Falls, NY*!
In this role, you will attend and participate in an all-paid training to obtain *Commercial Driver License (CDL),* and learn all safety procedures to onboard, transport, and off-board a variety of passengers.
*Primary Responsibilities*
· Assist passengers while boarding and off-boarding the vehicle using proper safety techniques.
Passengers may require additional assistance with walking or with wheelchair maneuvering.
· Execute proper techniques to secure the wheelchair in the company vehicle and ensure passengers are belted during transport.
· Ensure that passengers are off the vehicle at last drop-off by walking down the aisle to ensure that no one is on board and if personal items were left in the vehicle.
· Maintain orderliness in the vehicle.
· Visualize passengers entering the building or leave the passenger in the care of a facility/program staff member.
· Be receptive to coaching and guidance from the assigned trainer.
· Attend and participate in CDL test training class and successfully pass CDL written tests.
· Prepare for CDL road tests by learning and applying pre-trip and post-trip procedures.
· Be receptive to coaching and guidance from the assigned trainer.
*Skills & Abilities*
· Bend and squat while negotiating the small confines of the vehicle while attaching and detaching securement systems
· Sit for extended periods of time
· Navigate with GPS and understand how to read and follow a map
· Be able to perform in all types of weather conditions including snow, rain, sun, and darkness
· Lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
-Push and pull a minimum of 250 lbs.
· *Must pass DOT medical exam and drug test*
· *Minimum age 21*
· High school diploma or GED
· Able to speak, read, and write English
· Availability to work flexible split shifts between 6:00 am-6:00 pm preferred
The Cedar Bus Co.
is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status.
EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabilities
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.
00 - $17.
00 per hour
Benefits:
* 401(k)
* Dental insurance
* Flexible schedule
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Paid training
* Vision insurance
Schedule:
* Split shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Buffalo, NY: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
* School bus driving: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
* Driver's License (Preferred)
* CDL (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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