Paratransit Driver

Job Description

This is the first of seven levels in the Transportation series. Incumbents transport customers in a small passenger vehicle. Responsibilities may include driving a small vehicle on an assigned route; inspecting assigned vehicle for cleanliness and safety; performing routine, minor vehicle maintenance; selling tickets and collecting fares; and maintaining records of activities.

Please note: Must possess a current regular class D driver’s license with an "F" endorsement at the time of hire. Must be able to pass a DOT physical before starting the position. Must be able to work nights and weekends. This position will remain open through November 6, 2025, or until filled.

• Drives a small passenger vehicle to transport riders to applicable locations, including special events.
• Performs pre‑ and post‑vehicle inspection activities to identify maintenance needs.
• Performs routine cleaning activities.
• Sells tickets and collects fares.
• Responds to inquiries or requests for information from citizens and/or other interested parties regarding transportation, route, and/or scheduling policies, procedures, and/or other related information.
• Relays traffic hazards to dispatchers.
• Prepares and maintains a variety of operational records and reports.
• Performs other related work as required.

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• No experience required.

• Possession of a valid driver’s license with F endorsement, issued by the State of Tennessee.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid Medical Examiner’s Certificate (MEC).

• Safe driving principles and practices.
• Cleaning principles and practices.
• Basic maintenance inspection principles.
• Cash handling techniques.
• Customer service principles.
• Recordkeeping principles.

• Customer service principles.
• Reading maps to follow routes.
• Conducting vehicle inspections and recognizing defects.
• Completing forms, reports, and logs.
• Performing cleaning duties.
• Handling cash.
• Communication and interpersonal skills applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the public, etc., sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

The work is medium work which requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
- Balancing:
Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
- Climbing:
Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and limbs.
- Feeling:
Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, especially fingertips.
- Fingering:
Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than the whole hand.
- Grasping:
Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
- Handling:
Picking, holding, or otherwise working primarily with the whole hand.
- Hearing:
Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination sound.
- Lifting:
Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. It occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
- Mental Acuity:
Making rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
- Pulling:
Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
- Pushing:
Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
- Reaching:
Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
- Repetitive Motion:
Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
- Speaking:
Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
- Standing:
Particularly for sustained periods of time.
- Stooping:
Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. It occurs to a considerable degree.