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About First Student

First Student is a family of 60,000+ employees who safely transport more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day. Our brands, including Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II, provide advanced training and technology in the transportation industry.

Location:

Taftville, CT

Employment type:

Full‑time

Seniority level:
Entry level

$20.00 /hour starting wage.

• Tremendous career advancement opportunities across North America.
• Positive and rewarding work environment.

• Knows the route and remains alert to monitor the welfare of passengers while on route.
• Communicates behavior problems and conditions of various stops to the driver.
• Assists in pre‑trip and post‑trip inspections of the bus.
• Assists students in the loading and unloading process.
• Cooperates and communicates with school personnel, students, and parents.
• Attends all safety and training meetings.
• Conducts emergency evacuation from the bus, including use of the emergency door.
• Opens and closes service doors and moves up and down steps multiple times daily.
• Cleans the inside of the bus.
• Assists driver when necessary to safely direct the vehicle backwards.

• Good verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Early morning availability.
• Judgement/problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to manage high degrees of stress.

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company‑owned vehicle, are considered safety‑sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug‑free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law.

Apply today to join our team!