Bus Driver

Overview

Community Transit is hiring full time and part time bus drivers! Yes — you can drive a bus! You don’t need previous professional driving experience to be a great Community Transit bus driver— we’ll give you the tools for success by providing paid, comprehensive training that includes generous benefits. We are a leading employer in the Puget Sound region, based out of Everett, Washington.

Community Transit drivers serve communities throughout Snohomish County and parts of King County.

Grow your career with us and be part of a team that believes in making a difference. We’re looking for people who enjoy learning and helping people. Our bus drivers come from every walk of life and job experience, including:

• military service
• customer service and retail
• human services
• commercial driving

People looking to transition from desk-bound work like accounting, administration, call center and sales have also thrived in this role—get out from behind that desk or counter and discover the freedom of driving in your local community!

Community Transit will offer you a professional career with excellent benefits, a competitive salary and opportunities for promotion and professional development.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

During our 10-week paid training program you will:

• Earn $32.05 per hour
• be eligible for our Trainee Benefit Package on the first month following your training start date. This includes:
  • medical insurance for trainees and their dependents (95% company-paid premiums)
  • dental & vision insurance for trainees and their dependents (100% company-paid premiums)
  • be accruing paid time off during training - up to 19 days in your first year

Upon successful completion of the training program you will:

• earn a starting salary of $33.54/hour, with potential to earn up to $39.31 hourly
• be eligible for our excellent full-employee benefit package which includes:
  • a retirement pension plan
  • company-paid life insurance/disability insurance
  • receive 10 company-paid holidays a year
  • receive a comprehensive wellness program including onsite access to: two gyms, physical therapy services, and massage therapy services

Community Transit drivers are considered essential workers, called on to work in support of the community even when others cannot. Our drivers are relied on during pandemics, natural disasters, accidents and other events — ready to come to the aid of the community when called on to do so.

Our Bus Drivers safely operate passenger buses on all of our routes including Swift bus rapid transit, collect fares and assist transit riders, maintain bus schedules, follow applicable traffic laws and company protocol, and provide excellent customer service.

At Community Transit, we are committed to providing a safe work environment, including providing personal protective equipment and resources to help protect yourself and others. Learn more about our commitment to safety at communitytransit.org/commitments

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered, applicants must:

• Able to account for the last 3 consecutive years of driving experience, without any lapses in licensing, legally operating a motor vehicle in the United States without restrictions.
• At least 21 years of age at time of hire.
• Possess a valid Washington State Driver's License at time of hire.
• Ability to obtain a valid Washington State Commercial Driver's License (CDL) class "B", with passenger endorsement and air brake restriction lifted.
  Applicants without a valid CDL must obtain a CDL learner's permit before the first day of training. .
• Non-domicile commercial driver licenses (CDL):
  Due to a new federal rule, the DOL has stopped processing all non-domicile commercial learner's permit (CLP) and CDL transactions. That includes originals, renewals, upgrades, duplicates, or replacements. We also have suspended all associated knowledge and skills testing for non-domiciled drivers. We'll let you know if or when we will resume processing those documents. For more information, please follow this link.
• No more than 2 moving violations within the last 5 years.
• No more than 2 accidents within the last 5 years (at fault or not at fault).
• Within the last 5 years, no license…