Perm Part-Time Transit Operator; Port Arthur, TX

Perm Part-Time Transit Operator (Port Arthur, TX)

SALARY: $19.1457 - $23.7315, Hourly (DOE&Q) NON-EXEMPT

OPENING DATE: 12/05/2023

CLOSING DATE: Continuous Until Filled

To provide highly responsible and safe transportation services for the general public; to assist the elderly and disabled with boarding and riding security; and to provide staff support to the Transportation Division.

Receives direction from the Transit Operations Supervisor.

• Perform daily pre-operation inspections and preventative maintenance of assigned vehicle; ensure operation of lifts and radios; verify and replenish fluid levels including gas, oil and transmission fluid; report the need for repairs and maintenance to supervisor.
• Issue transfers as necessary; collect transfers and fares from riders; count and record daily revenues.
• Prepare and return passenger and vehicle usage forms; record daily transfers and passes.
• Answer questions and provide information pertaining to routes, fares, time schedules and services; operate intercom including announcing loading and unloading stops.
• Operate a two-way radio; maintain constant contact with dispatchers; coordinate with other operators pertaining to transferring passengers.
• Maintain civil behavior of passengers, report unruly behavior and vandalism.
• Obey traffic laws, exercise defensive driving techniques.
• Participate in a variety of activities involving travel between various city facilities, external business and government agencies and residential areas which includes transporting clients to and from destinations.
• Provide staff support to assist designated staff in the completion of their duties; provide training and direction as necessary.
• May act as a receptionist; perform various clerical duties as assigned.
• Assist with transportation program dispatching duties as assigned including answering phone calls and dispatching information to operators.
• May provide training and direction to less experienced staff.
• Operate as a team player, helpful to staff, management, and peers.
• Employ all techniques of defensive driving to minimize risk of accidents and/or passenger injuries.
• Program and operate fare boxes and destination signs.
• Assist other city departments in identifying traffic hazards.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• When Assigned to Paratransit Operations:
  Operate a Paratransit vehicle providing demand-responsive service to persons with disabilities on assigned routes and schedules.
• Assist passengers when boarding and disembarking from vehicles, as required by ADA and Port Arthur Transit’s policy as applicable to Paratransit service.
• Assist elderly and disabled persons into vehicle; load and unload parcels as necessary; secure wheelchairs.

• Knowledge of: Basic geography, street and roadway locations in the city;
  Operational characteristics of vehicles involved in mass transit;
  Pertinent traffic laws;
  Basic mathematical principles and practices;
  Defensive driving practices and procedures.
• Ability to: Safely operate a large motor vehicle in all types of weather conditions;
  Maintain accurate records;
  Learn to operate a two-way radio;
  Learn the basic operational aspects of assigned vehicles in order to detect mechanical problems;
  Work independently in the absence of supervision;
  Understand and apply pertinent laws, rules and regulations.
• When Assigned to Paratransit Operations:
  Have physical acuity to assist passengers on and off vehicles, load, unload and secure wheelchairs; lift (approximately 30 lbs.), stoop, bend, push/pull (approximately 50 lbs.); climb stairs; ensure the safety of all passengers by proper use of on-board restraints.

• Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.
• Experience: One (1) year of increasingly responsible experience performing bus or large van transportation work.
• Training: Must have completed the twelfth grade and possess a high school diploma or have a GED.
• License or Certificate: Possession of a valid Texas Class B Commercial Driver's License, with a passenger (P) endorsement.

Note: Regular attendance is deemed an essential duty for this position.

(3) Permanent Part-Time Transit Operator – Posting #22-85R.

City of Port Arthur

Attn:
Hiring Manager

P.O. Box 1089

Port Arthur, Texas

(EEO/AA/V/F/RC/H) The City of Port Arthur is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Department:
Transit

This is a non-management position

This is a part time position

Requisition Number: 22-85R

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