Position Overview

This position provides safe, reliable, and dependable transportation for citizens. The employee performs routine maintenance and cleaning of vehicles.

Grade 16

Duties and Responsibilities

• Drives vans and buses to transport passengers over specified routes to local or distant points according to a time schedule.
• Provides safe, reliable, efficient, and customer friendly transit services to all Jackson County residents.
• Completes and reports accurately documenting miles, fuel and route times.
• Conducts pre and post trip inspections of vehicles; report or correct any deficiencies.
• Maintains detailed trip logs and collect and records fares.
• Operates 2-way radios, computerized tablets, and hydraulic lifts.
• Pushes, pulls, and adjusts wheelchair positions on ramps, lifts, and inside vehicle.
• Follows all state and federal transit regulations.
• Performs routine maintenance and cleaning of vehicles.
• Monitors and corrects fuel and fluid levels of vehicles.
• Organizes routes.
• Attends safety and training classes.
• Ensures that passengers are greeted properly; provides information and assistance to passengers.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

High school diploma or equivalent; one (1) year directly related driving experience preferred; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Licenses or Certifications: Possession of a valid, State of North Carolina driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle and be willing to obtain a Class C – NC Commercial Driver License within 60 days of employment. Requirement exists at the time of hire and as a condition of continued employment. Must complete required transit training. Must participate in random drug screening program.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of County and departmental policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of computers and job-related software programs.
• Knowledge of the geography of the service area.
• Knowledge of business English and arithmetic.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws governing vehicular movements.
• Skill in prioritizing and organizing work.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Skill in using various small office equipment, to include a tablet.
• Skill in using two-way radios.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle and hydraulic lift system.
• Ability to express ideas clearly and accurately, orally and in writing.
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with management, employees, members of the general public and other groups involved in the activities of the County as they relate to the department.