Overview
Languages
French
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
1 to less than 7 months
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Operate buses, school busses or streetcars to transport passengers
- Provide passengers with information on fares, schedules and stops
- Report delays, mechanical problems and accidents
- Direct passengers during emergency evacuation procedures
- Ensure para-transit passengers board vehicle safely
- Deal with public
- Complete logbooks and reports
- Deal with difficult passengers and resolve conflicts
- Communicate with passengers, dispatchers or other drivers using two-way radio systems
- Ensure children's safety when boarding and leaving buses and crossing street while bus is stopped
- Maintain control of student activities during travel to prevent distractions or behaviours that could compromise safety
- Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
Experience and specialization
Type of experience
- School bus driver
- Intercity bus driver
- Para-transit driver
- Buses
Additional information
Security and safety
- Child welfare check
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
