long distance bus driver

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Tasks:

• Operate buses, school buses or streetcars to transport passengers
• Provide passengers with information on fares, schedules and stops
• Collect fares and record transactions
• Report delays, mechanical problems and accidents
• Load and unload vehicle
• Operate para-transit vehicles
• 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

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:

• Class 4 / 4F / F / 4A-B-C Licence (ambulances, emergency vehicles and buses with fewer than 24 passengers)

Type of experience:

• Intercity bus driver
• Tour and charter bus driver
• Buses

Transportation / travel experience:

• Regional
• National

Security and safety:

• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test
• Medical exam

Transportation / travel information:

• Driver's abstract
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Fast-paced environment
• Hand-eye coordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Overtime required
• Work under pressure
• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability:

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player