Job Posting Details

Title:

Bus Driver / Transit Bus Driver

Salary:

$26,500 - $50,500 DOE

PostingDate:

5/23/2008

ExpirationDate:

12/31/2011

Description:

Do you like to drive and are you a safe driver?
Are you a "people person"?
The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District has an open application policy for the position of bus driver. You may apply at any time for consideration for the job. As an MTD bus operator, you drive around our beautiful city, providing public transit.

* No experience is required in order to apply (but related experience with good references is a "plus" for you)
* Paid training at $14.00 per hour.
* Hourly wage for drivers after 7/1/09 is $15.98/hour with annual increases by contract with bargaining unit, Teamsters Union Local 186.
* Great benefits include family health insurance and pension.

You can gain and build your job skills, meet interesting people and provide a valuable service to our community.

Please apply on line or call or stop by to complete an application and for more information. If you are hired, your seniority is determined by the date of your application.

In order to complete the application process, you are required to attend a video and orientation.

APPLICANTS: We have a video scheduled for Thursday APRIL 29, 4/29/10, at 1:30 p.m. Please arrive around 1:25 p.m. The orientation video will end around 4:25 p.m.
If you have not yet attended an orientation video, please call 963-3364 and ask our Receptionist to please reserve a space for you. If you did already attend a video before, you may call 963-3364 and ask for either our Manager of Human Resources and Risk, Mr. Gabriel Garcia, or our Administrator, Jill Grisham, to request review of the status of your application.

Good day.

Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District
550 Olive St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone (805) 963-3364 FAX (805) 963-3365
http://www.sbmtd.gov

EOE/Drug Free Workplace

Qualification:

Do you have a good "safety awareness"? Do you practice "safe and courteous" driving? Do you like to help people and have "people skills"?

As part of your complete application, we ask for a current DMV printout FORM H-6 from the Dept. of Motor Vehicles demonstrating safe driving record.

Please provide complete information on the MTD application form which asks for 10 years of job history and supervisor references. It is OK to attach a resume as long as you provide all information on the application form that does not show on your resume.
We appreciate if you have and include additional information or documents for references, certifications, training or any job or volunteer experiences that you feel can relate to your being a conscientious driver in public transit.

Age requirements:
Minimum: 21 years old and having held a license to drive for five years.
There is no age maximum: It is required that you can successfully complete DMV physical requirements for your Class B Commercial Drivers License and are able to physically perform the essential job duties.

Two Pass/Not Pass multiple choice videos are given at time of the Orientation. Orientation and hand-outs describe work hours and pay increases and benefits, job responsibilities.

Applicants who pass the video and are invited to interview meet with Staff. To comply with requirements of the US Department of Transportation and the CA Department of Motor Vehicles, you are required to pass a post-job-offer pre-placement physical which includes a drug and alcohol screen.

We look forward to talking to you!