Floater School Bus Driver – Positions Available in North and South Edmonton
Location: Edmonton, AB
SOUTHLAND offers an opportunity that is always exciting and allows for routine. We offer free personalized training, competitive wages, bonuses, and flexibility within your personal life.
- Paid training with a $1,000 sign-on bonus - receive $500 three months after your first shift as a Floater and the remaining $500 after nine months
- Competitive wages – $23.86/hour, guaranteed minimum 7 hours per day
- Referral, Safety, and Perfect Attendance bonuses
- Summers, weekends, and holidays off
- Opportunity for advancement
- Employee recognition programs
- Recognition as a community hero who helps to ensure everyone gets Safely Home
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Complete mandatory wheelchair training
- Be willing and able to drive any route
- Perform non-driving duties, as assigned, during scheduled hours
- Drive safely and responsibly; be prepared for all road and weather conditions
- Keep an up-to-date route binder
- Maintain radio contact and use proper radio protocol
- Be prepared and ready to go at the designated yard location assigned by dispatch; communicate with dispatch at the scheduled time
- Manage passenger behavior by quickly and effectively solving problems
- Submit bus misconducts to the school when necessary
- Must follow each school board's unique policies and procedures when operating for each school division
Requirements
- Valid Class 1 or 2S driver's license with a minimum of 2 years commercial driving experience in Edmonton
- Must be able to demonstrate an excellent knowledge of the city of Edmonton and an ability to navigate the city
- 10 year commercial driver's abstract
- Clear criminal record and intervention check
Working Conditions
- Floater Drivers work a split shift of 6:30 am to 10:00 am and 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday (note: hours may vary based on Thursday early dismissal)
- Floaters are dispatched from their assigned yard and must be available to help all Edmonton operations yards when necessary
- Time-off requests will be considered in accordance with operational requirements
