Driver - Full Time - Early Morning start

Position: Driver
Location: Denton County
Type: Full-time and Part-time

About the Role: Join our team at Span as a Driver, where you will operate buses, high-roofed vans, and minivans to provide non-emergency, demand transportation for passengers to medical appointments, shopping, and various locations throughout Denton County. This role requires following a route-based assignment and delivering excellent service to Span’s clients. This is a safety-sensitive position, subject to routine testing, training, and certifications as identified by the Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Authority.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review routes and assignments using an Android-based application, clarifying any questions with Dispatch.
• Complete and document pre-trip and post-trip inspections of assigned vehicles, ensuring compliance with Span’s policies and procedures.
• Notify supervisors of any mechanical issues immediately following the shift or sooner if they pose a risk.
• Maintain fuel levels and keep vehicles clean and litter-free.
• Follow assigned schedules and communicate regularly with Dispatch about service status, breaks, vehicle issues, and passenger-related incidents.
• Use a two-way radio professionally and in accordance with FCC regulations.
• Comply with local, state, and federal traffic regulations.
• Assist ambulatory and wheelchair passengers with boarding and exiting the vehicle.
• Provide courteous service to clients, assisting with parcels or special needs as necessary.
• Regulate heating, lighting, and ventilation for passenger comfort.
• Collect and handle fares responsibly.
• Participate in training and meetings as required.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED); or three to six months related experience/training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid Texas State Driver’s License; CDL with a Passenger (P) endorsement preferred but not required.
• Pass required initial and annual trainings, including Defensive Driving, CPR/First Aid, Passenger Assistance, and Drug and Alcohol.
• Pass required medical physicals or certifications and drug/alcohol testing.
• Ability to use a two-way Bluetooth device, a tablet, and a tablet-based application program.
• Knowledge of GPS guidance systems and the ability to interpret maps and directions.
• Reliable, punctual, and appropriately groomed in a Span uniform.
• Ability to handle stressful situations and maintain constructive relationships with clients and co-workers.
• Basic math skills and the ability to communicate effectively with passengers and dispatchers.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Must pass required initial and annual trainings for this position. Includes, but not limited to, Defensive Driving, CPR/First Aid, Passenger Assistance, and Drug and Alcohol.
• Must be able to pass required medical physicals or certifications and drug/alcohol testing.
• Must be able to comply with Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Authority requirements.
• Capability to be trained on and successfully use a two-way Bluetooth device, a tablet, and a tablet-based application program.
• Knowledge of and ability to use a GPS Guidance system. Ability to interpret maps and directions in a way that promotes efficient route and time management.
• Reliable and punctual.
• Able to handle stressful situations and remain calm when dealing with a variety of personalities and situations.
• Able to develop and maintain constructive relationships with clients and co-workers.
• Ability to read, comprehend and write simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in most commonly used units of measure. Must be able to compute rate, ratio, and percentages.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to communicate effectively with passengers and dispatchers.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The employee is exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the environment is loud. Employee may be exposed to patterns of lights and darkness normally experienced while driving (i.e. traffic lights, headlights, shadows, etc.).

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is regularly required to walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, climb or balance and push, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 50 pounds. Assisting wheelchair passengers into Span vehicles may require physical exertion, pushing or bearing substantial weight (100-200+ pounds), or unusual movement. The vision requirements include: ability to adjust focus, depth perception, peripheral vision, distance vision and close vision.