Campus Bus Operator, Campus Bus

CAMPUS BUS (BA-BUSS-IUBLA)

Since 1966, Indiana University (IU) Campus Bus Service has been providing bus service on the Bloomington Campus. IU Bloomington's 1940 acre campus is often considered one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation and is set in USA Today's #2 Best College Town in America.

IU Bloomington is home to over 48,000 undergraduate and graduate students and over 19,000 faculty, staff, and part-time employees.

Campus Bus provides transportation to over 3 million rides a year and operates a 6-route system with approximately 30 buses, 50 bus operators, 4 mechanics, and a management team. It has a long-standing partnership with the local transit system, further extending its reach and resources.

Campus Bus is a business unit within Auxiliary Business Services (ABS). ABS operate in a shared services model that supports finance, human resources, payroll, and marketing needs of Campus Bus.

• Operates a public transportation vehicle in a safe and efficient manner while maintaining positive customer relations with passengers, drivers of other vehicles on the street, and pedestrians.
• Monitors the safety and mechanical operation of the public transportation vehicle assigned by constant attention to safety and mechanical devices and warning signals, such as the following (for the purposes of illustration only):
  The speedometer, water temperature gauge, oil pressure gauge, engine warning lights and buzzers, etc.
• Operates mechanical and electronic devices on the public transportation vehicle, including front and rear doors, wheelchair lift or ramp, wheelchair securement devices, bus kneeling device, radio, Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) devices, passenger counters, destination signs, public address systems, heating and ventilating equipment, safety devices and warning lights, etc.
• Conforms to all Indiana University, local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations applicable to public transportation operations, including (for the purposes of illustration only), performing the following:
  Pre-and post-trip inspections of the public transportation vehicle assigned, American with Disabilities Act (ADA) required announcements and assistance for passengers with disabilities, etc.
• Prepares logs, forms, and reports on the ridership and operations of the assigned public transportation vehicle.
• May be assigned other duties not related to operating a public transportation vehicle when their services are not needed for driving, such as clerical, courier, public transit information duties, etc.

This position is posted at the Intermediate Career Level but may be filled at the Foundation Career Level depending on the candidate's qualifications. Although they will be similar, the duties and responsibilities may differ if filled at the lower rank. Please see the qualifications for each level listed below.

EDUCATION

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED) and completion of bus operator training program.

Required

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 1 year of experience driving public transportation vehicles.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Required

• CDL license class B with passenger and air brake endorsements and ability to be insured by Indiana University. These are Safety Sensitive positions as defined by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and are therefore subject to all current and future FTA Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations upon date of hire.

Required

• Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Proficient in English with written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to represent the company with external constituents.
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion.
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills.
• Ability to build strong customer relationships.
• Knowledge of traffic regulations and rules and regulations regarding public transportation.
• Knowledge of safety precautions and practices in the operation of public transportation vehicles.
• Ability to know your location in relation to the environment or know where other objects are in relation to you and the vehicle.
• Ability to read and understand written…