The City of Steamboat Springs is seeking seasonal Bus Drivers: $20.13/hour; paid CDL training, employee housing, and bonuses!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please complete all application fields. This position is located at:

1463 13th Street
Steamboat Springs, CO 80477

Steamboat Springs Transit – Steamboat Springs is in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains along the Yampa River.

Steamboat Springs is a Colorado mountain town that is home to a world class ski resort known around the globe for its champagne powder snow.

Steamboat Springs Transit is looking to fill seasonal bus driver positions with reliable safe drivers.

Benefits:
The City of Steamboat Springs offers Seasonal employees who work 20 hours a week or more:

Regional Bus Pass – also available to immediate family members

Howelsen Hill Skiing and Skating Pass – also available to immediate family members

These benefits are in addition to mandated benefits such as: workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, and social security.

The qualified individual:
Our paid training class will begin on October 20, 2021. The 4 and 1/2 week – 160-hour training class is designed to help anyone obtain their Colorado CDL Class B driver’s license. We will pay you $12.32 an hour to attend the CDL class. Once you successfully obtain your CDL and pass the training class, you can begin as a full-time bus driver starting at $20.13 per hour.

Steamboat Springs Transit offers an early sign-on bonus of $350 for trainees who complete all paperwork for employment by October 1, 2021. A bonus of $1.00 an hour for every hour worked during the winter season is also given to those who work through the whole season. Finally, an extra $1.00 an hour is offered to all shifts that run significantly past midnight.

The typical working week is 37-39 hours made up of 4- & 5-day work weeks. The newer bus drivers usually work weekends & nights. Winter bus service is from 5:00am to 3:00am daily.

Our bus drivers are responsible for safely operating a public transportation bus and transporting passengers on a prescribed route, on time and in accordance with local, state, and federal standards. Our drivers must practice safe defensive driving techniques, be knowledgeable of the area, provide guests with schedule/route information, assist disabled guests on and off the bus, and complete reports of all accidents, damage, or incidents. Our bus drivers will also be assigned to bus wash duties as part of their normal working shift.

We are seeking the following qualifications

• An acceptable driving record, with no alcohol or drug related convictions in the last 7 years.
• A current valid driver’s license.
• A clean background check.
• The ability to pass all DOT CDL requirements including medical screening, random drug testing, and licensing requirements.

Please visit the following link to apply: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/steamboatsprings

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