Van Driver - 314 - Van Operations

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**The City of Wichita is NOT an E-Verify Employer.**

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**Join the Wichita Transit team! Driving with transit as a **FULL-TIME**

Paratransit Van Driver provides the opportunity to enhance the lives and

increase the mobility of hundreds of people in the Wichita community who

are unable to utilize the traditional bus system. Every day our Van

Drivers provide hundreds of trips between residences and local

destinations for employment, doctor appointments, and other daily needs.

The Van Driver is an active position that provides rider assistance with

boarding vans and securing wheelchairs or other mobility aids while

providing the opportunity to build friendly relationships with regular

riders. Paratransit riders are some of the most fun and appreciative

Wichitans you will meet. To provide the best possible service to our

community, Transit relies on a dedicated team of service-oriented Van

Drivers that are able to reliably arrive fit for work on time regardless

of weather and traffic conditions.

The driver\'s seat is an office with a view. With this

origin-to-destination service, driving vans provides a constant variety

of routes that offer a beautiful way to see the cityscapes and

neighborhoods throughout every part of the city.

We invite you to explore the full position details below and apply to

join our team as a Van Driver if this is the right fit for you.

This is responsible work that involves transporting people from one

location to another in the safest manner possible by means of a

wheelchair lift-equipped van. This position reports to a Mobility

Manager.

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**Examples of Work Performed**

• Operate the van in the safest manner.
• Provides limited assistance to passengers with wheelchair loading,
  
  

securing and unloading.

• Writes up work order cards for van defects so maintenance can repair
  
  

the vehicle.

• Ensures that correct fare is collected.
• These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive. Other
  
  

job-related duties may be assigned as needed.

**Requirements of Work**

• Ability to read, speak, and write the English language sufficiently
  
  

to communicate with the general public, to understand traffic signs

and signals in the English language, to respond to official

inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records in a clear and

legible manner.

• Knowledge of and ability to work with the four functions of
  
  

mathematics.

• Ability to read maps, understand and maintain time points and
  
  

schedules.

• Ability to write in a clear and legible manner.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with
  
  

associates, other employees, representatives of other

organizations,officials, and the public.

• Ability to answer questions regarding other routes and services.
• Ability to work with a minimum of supervision.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in emergencies and other unusual
  
  

situations.

• Knowledge of the geography of the city and names and locations of
  
  

streets.

• Ability to: sit a maximum of 60 consecutive minutes for all or most
  
  

of a shift; to stand and move about for up to 10 minutes per hour;

to walk up to 10 consecutive minutes up to 50 feet; to lift, push or

pull a minimum of 50 lbs.; to push or pull with force of up to 50

lbs. to up to 10 feet; and to bend, kneel and squat repetitively for

short, sustained periods.

• Ability to perform work functions on various hard surfaces.
• Ability to engage in hand manipulation, including fingers, wrist
  
  

turning, grasping and pinching from occasionally to frequently.

• Ability to occasionally reach forward and to either side.
• Ability to occasionally bend and wist trunk.
• Valid Kansas Class A or B commercial driver\'s license (CDL) is
  
  

preferred. Passenger endorsement is also preferred.

• If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen, you will be required to
  
  

have or obtain a CDL from your home country.

• An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety
  
  

of other individuals in the workplace.

Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre-employment

physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory

evaluation of the results of a criminal record check, including past 3

years driving record.

This is a safety sensitive position subject to the rules and regulations

of the FTA Drug & Alcohol policy for required testing. You will be

subject to pre-employment Drug & Alcohol Testing, Random Testing, and

Reasonable Suspicion Testing. You will be required to fully comply with

all operational safety rules and regulations established by Wichita

Transit.

This position may require pre-employment testing at any or all of the

following: Workforce Center, City of Wichita Human Resources Department,

or the Transit Department.

Applicants