School Bus Driver

SOUTHLAND Halifax
11 Frazee Ave
Dartmouth, NS B3B, CAN

School Bus Driver

SOUTHLAND Transportation is currently seeking dedicated and safety‑minded School Bus Drivers to join our team. This is an essential role that offers job security, a flexible schedule and allows you to make a difference on the front line by transporting our children to school safely.

This is an opportunity to be part of a growing company that offers competitive wages, professional growth, and work‑life balance. This opportunity is perfect for existing School Bus Drivers in the area, stay‑at‑home parents, or entrepreneurs/retirees!

• Competitive wages ($24.67 per hour), bonuses, and flexibility within your personal life
• Modern fleet
• Evenings, weekends, school holidays (Christmas, Spring Break etc.) and summers off
• Free training
• $500 training completion bonus ($250 upon completing training and $250 after 3 months of employment)
• Employee recognition programs such as long service awards, safety awards, employee recognition banquets
• Mentorship program, professional development, and a chance to advance in a growing company
• Employee engagement and improvement sessions
• Nationally recognized professional driver training program
• Employee recognition, staff BBQs, and a great family‑oriented company culture

• Monday to Friday - no mandatory nights or weekends
• Split shifts (approximately 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon)

As a School Bus Driver you will be driving approximately 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon. Drivers work during the school year and are given time off in July and August.

• Valid Class 2 driver’s license (will provide license upgrade training from Class
  5)
• Minimum 5 years of driving experience
• 5‑year driver’s abstract
• Must have a safe driving record
• Undergo drug and alcohol testing, criminal record search, vulnerable sector clearance and reference checks