What are the responsibilities and job description for the Compliance Specialist position at First Student?
At First Student, this role is a critical part of our safety, compliance, and operational infrastructure. The Driver Compliance Operations Specialist supports regulatory compliance, driver qualification standards, and location-level operations by maintaining compliance systems, training staff, and ensuring documentation accuracy across assigned locations.
This position plays a key role in protecting safety, ensuring regulatory alignment, and supporting operational excellence.
Pay: $23.00/hr
Key Responsibilities
First for a reason:
At First Student, we are a family of 60,000 employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.
In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.
This position plays a key role in protecting safety, ensuring regulatory alignment, and supporting operational excellence.
Pay: $23.00/hr
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain a high degree of confidentiality and professionalism
- Promote safe environments and positive collaboration
- Upload, manage, and maintain compliance dates and documentation for assigned locations
- Review all documents for accuracy prior to entry into compliance systems
- Communicate documentation issues and support resolution with locations
- Train location staff on compliance programs, processes, and document requirements
- Support and maintain the Driver Compliance Program
- Troubleshoot compliance platform challenges and operational issues
- Maintain compliance standards and escalate issues to the Driver Compliance Supervisor as needed
- Support on-site location activities as assigned
- Ensure compliance with contractual, legal, and regulatory requirements
- Prepare reports, schedules, and compliance documentation
- Maintain accurate operational and personnel records
- Schedule meetings and operational activities
- Support payroll submission processes
- Provide operational and administrative leadership support to location teams
- Perform other related responsibilities as required
- 3 years of business or operations experience required
- Transportation industry experience preferred
- Solid understanding of Driver Compliance Programs
- Strong knowledge of Federal, State, and Provincial requirements for Commercial Drivers
- Proven ability to train, coach, and support staff
- Proficiency in Microsoft® PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and Excel
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team structure
- Strong organizational, analytical, and time management skills
- Flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Professional discretion and confidentiality mindset
- Direct impact on safety and compliance outcomes
- Exposure to multi-location operations
- Career pathways into compliance, operations, and leadership roles
- Stable, mission-critical industry
- Professional, collaborative team environment
First for a reason:
At First Student, we are a family of 60,000 employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.
In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.
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