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Transit Driver

Salary

$20.60 Hourly

Location

Lincoln County, OR

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

25-34 (009)

Department

Transit District

Opening Date

04/01/2025

Closing Date

Continuous

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Position Summary

This position is a 24 hour (60% FTE), prorated benefit eligible position that will fill in on varying routes.

Lincoln County Transit is geared to enabling the public with an inexpensive and convenient way of getting around in Lincoln County. We provide transportation to every major city within the county, including transportation for disabled persons and senior citizens. Transit operates 20 buses and provides approximately 280,000 rides per year. Last year, its buses traveled more than 520,000 miles. This past December they unveiled their new designs for Newport Loop, Lincoln City Loop, and Dial-a-Ride buses aimed at enhancing route recognition as well as identifying intracity buses with the character of the community they serve. This position is a 24 hour (60% FTE), benefited position that will fill in on varying routes.

Do you love to drive and have a current CDL (A OR B) with a passenger endorsement and Medical Certification? We are looking for a Transit Driver who is a customer service minded individual and who can operate an 8 to 35 passenger bus in a manner that provides safe, courteous, reliable, and efficient passenger transportation. If you like driving, love our beautiful Lincoln County and our scenic landscape, and want to help people get to where they need to go, you could be just who we are looking for!

Minimum Requirements

+ Highschool Diploma / GED

+ One year transit or similar driving experience with multiple passengers.

+ Must possess a valid Oregon class B commercial driver's license with a passenger endorsement and have a current DOT medical examiner's certificate.

+ Ability to pass a drug screening

Job Conditions: This is a safety sensitive position and requires pre-employment and random drug testing mandated by the Federal Transit Administration. Varied shifts; must be willing to work early morning and late evening shifts, weekdays, and weekends. Work is typically in a sitting position while driving a vehicle. Subject to adverse weather and traffic conditions, exhaust fumes, equipment noises, diesel, and gasoline fuel. Subject to exposure and close contact with verbally and/or physically abusive individuals.

Work Location: Lincoln County

Travel: Routes start in various locations. Employee responsibility to report to start of route location or where bus is stationed.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

+ Sit in a transit vehicle for extended periods while working 8 to 10-hour shifts.

+ Use arms, wrists, and hands to turn steering wheel of transit vehicle.

+ Use legs to apply pressure for braking of transit vehicle.

+ Adjust transit vehicle seats and mirrors to gain necessary line of vision to maneuver vehicle safely.

+ Maneuver approximately 600 pounds (passenger in a wheeled mobility device).

+ Maintain full and complete use of all limbs to operate vehicle controls.

+ Climb, stand, walk, bend, stoop, crouch and kneel to inspect vehicle or assist passengers.

+ Push pull or maneuver carts, strollers, wheeled mobility devices.

+ Lift approximately 50 pounds or more.

+ Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

ADA COMPLIANCE:

Physical capability to handle high mobility demands and complex personal interactions.

+ Physical Ability: Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light to heavy work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate to heavy weight (20-50 pounds).

+ Sensory Requirements: Most tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Most tasks require oral communications ability. Most tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds.

+ Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed with exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

Lincoln County is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This job description indicates, in general, the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities, and essential functions expected of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

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Lincoln County offers a comprehensive benefit package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision which is paid at 90% by the County and 10% by the employee. Other fully paid benefits include life, AD&D, long-term disability insurance. Other optional insurances are available. A 401K retirement plan is also provided. The County's current contribution rate is 11%.

Regular and Trial Service employees working between 20 - 39 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible for pro-rated employee benefits.

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Do you possess a Class A or B CDL with Medical Certification?

+ Yes

+ No

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Do you possess a passenger endorsement?

+ Yes

+ No

Required Question

Employer

Lincoln County

Address

210 SW Second St. Newport, Oregon, 97365

Phone

541-265-4157 541-265-0375

Website

http://www.co.lincoln.or.us