Driver Part-Time - Paratransit – Metro QC

Job Category
:
Operations

Requisition Number
: DRIVE
006737

• Posted :
  August 26, 2026
• Part-Time
• On-site

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Rock Island, IL 61201, USA

Employees will regularly be scheduled to work less than thirty (30) hours per week.

• Ensure customers feel welcome
• Effectively communicate with passengers especially in the event of service disruptions
• Provide passengers with assistance as needed
• Accommodate passengers with information such as schedule, guidance, ect.

• Practice defensive driving, anticipating potential hazards and reacting appropriately to avoid accidents
• Ensure safe on-road operations while maintaining on-time performance
• Familiarity with assigned routing and detours to include inclement weather
• Awareness of ADA Policies and Procedures to ensure compliance
• Report immediately to dispatch any vehicular accident or passenger incident and follow the incident and accident reporting procedures
• Assist and help passengers with mobility devices, such as wheelchairs or walkers while providing either curb to curb or door to door service
• Assisting passengers with boarding and properly securing wheelchairs

• Comply with all requirements of the Road Traffic Safety Management System
• Comply with the rules, laws and regulations relating to road safety
• Report any situation posing a risk to road safety to supervisor
• Promote road safety when driving a vehicle

• Collect the prescribed fare media and notify dispatch of any type of fare evasion or fraud
• Perform pre and post trip inspections and enter all defects on to the DVIR forms
• Follow exact deadhead routing and their assigned revenue service routes
• Depart the start of each route exactly on-time and never operate ahead of schedule
• Perform other duties as assigned

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

All roles may entail, to varying extents, the following physical demands:

- Long periods (potentially exceeding 8 hours per day) of walking, standing, sitting, bending, pushing, pulling, climbing, lifting, balancing, stooping, twisting, squatting, handling materials, repetitive hand-wrist motions, and traversing uneven surfaces;

- Exposure to both extreme heat and cold;

- Exposure to loud noises, fumes, and airborne particles;

In addition to the above demands inherent in every role, the following roles may entail unique physical demands, including:

- Operators/Drivers may work inside or outside vehicles and may operate vehicles for over 8 hours per day.

- Operations Supervisors and Managers may split their work between an office setting looking at a computer screen/electronic device and active transit field locations driving in a vehicle.

- Maintenance Employees may be exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals in a ventilated maintenance shop and may work with personal computers, laptops, electronic hand-held devices, complex electrical schematics, diagnostic software and testing devices, and other heavy machinery.

- Office Staff may work indoors in air-conditioned or well-ventilated facilities, including offices and cubicle spaces equipped with a telephone and computer and may entail typing or looking at a computer screen.

Drug screening: Pursuant to Department of Transportation regulations, employment for safety-sensitive positions will be contingent upon passing a pre-employment drug screen and a physical examination. Keolis maintains a drug-free workplace. Employment will also be contingent upon completion of a background check consistent with applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.

Safety commitment: Safety is a way of life  placing safety first, we ensure the wellbeing of our employees, customers, and communities. Together we can become the safest transportation company in the world.

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