Transit Driver (Contract) - Jasper
About the role
Statement:
Are you seeking a rewarding opportunity to drive in the breathtaking community of Jasper? Join our team as a Transit Driver and be responsible for safely transporting passengers while providing superior customer service!
Role purpose:
Safely transport passengers while providing superior customer service and demonstrating strong communication skills, patience, maturity, and initiative. This is a contract position with the possibility to extend. This is a contract position until the end of summer with the possibility to extend into the fall.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Valid Class 1 or 2S driver’s license
- Clear driver's abstract
- Clear criminal record and vulnerable sector check
- Strong knowledge of the Jasper roadways
- Physical ability to push/pull wheelchairs up and down a ramp or onto lift
Skills:
- Strong communication skills, patience, maturity, and initiative
- Organized, punctual, and reliable
- Calm, upbeat, and helpful manner
- Excellent driving skills and habits
Key Accountabilities:
Passenger Transportation
- Transport passengers safely and according to established policy
- Operate the shuttle vehicles in a safe manner in all-weather/road conditions
- Provide information to and assist passengers in a courteous manner
- Manage passenger behavior by quickly and effectively solving problems
Vehicle Operations and Maintenance
- Conduct pre-and-post trip checks of vehicles prior to/after their use
- Report vehicle maintenance issues
Communication and Reporting
- Maintain radio contact with base and use proper communications protocol
- Report passenger emergencies and schedule concerns
- Complete various forms of paperwork, as required
- Assist with driver coverage by driving the shuttle bus
Hourly Rate: $28 to start, then $30 after 3 months’ probation
About Keolis: Keolis provides mobility to over 3.4 billion passengers annually across 15 countries, operating everything from commuter trains and automated metros to shared bicycles. In Canada, Keolis employs nearly 1,857 people who operate light rail vehicles, urban buses, intercity coaches, and airport shuttles. With the recent acquisition of Pacific Western’s Transit and Motorcoach divisions, Keolis has officially expanded into Western Canada, bringing global expertise and a fresh commitment to safe, reliable, and passenger-focused service across Alberta and British Columbia. Each year, Keolis Canada helps over 12 million passengers reach their destinations smoothly and safely.
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About Keolis Canada
Keolis Canada develops mobility solutions adapted to the changing needs of travellers and to the expectations of local communities: intercity transportation, urban transportation, light rail, autonomous electric shuttles and airport transportation.
With its team of more than 800 employees, Keolis Canada transports nearly 20 million passengers and more than 1 million parcels annually and operates a fleet of 285 buses and 15 light rail vehicles. Keolis Canada is part of the Keolis Group, which is 70% owned by SNCF and 30% by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and has 68,500 employees in 16 countries and a turnover of 5.4 billion euros (8.7 billion Canadian dollars) in 2017.
As the world's leading operator of automatic metro and light rail systems, the Keolis Group relies on a sustained and open innovation policy with all its partners to develop new, innovative and tailor-made shared mobility offers: trains, buses and coaches, trolley buses, collective VTCs, river and maritime shuttles, self-service bicycles, car-sharing, autonomous electric shuttles and urban cable cars. Today, more than 5 billion passengers have used one of the shared mobility services offered by Keolis worldwide.
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Transit Driver (Contract) - Jasper
About the role
Statement:
Are you seeking a rewarding opportunity to drive in the breathtaking community of Jasper? Join our team as a Transit Driver and be responsible for safely transporting passengers while providing superior customer service!
Role purpose:
Safely transport passengers while providing superior customer service and demonstrating strong communication skills, patience, maturity, and initiative. This is a contract position with the possibility to extend. This is a contract position until the end of summer with the possibility to extend into the fall.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Valid Class 1 or 2S driver’s license
- Clear driver's abstract
- Clear criminal record and vulnerable sector check
- Strong knowledge of the Jasper roadways
- Physical ability to push/pull wheelchairs up and down a ramp or onto lift
Skills:
- Strong communication skills, patience, maturity, and initiative
- Organized, punctual, and reliable
- Calm, upbeat, and helpful manner
- Excellent driving skills and habits
Key Accountabilities:
Passenger Transportation
- Transport passengers safely and according to established policy
- Operate the shuttle vehicles in a safe manner in all-weather/road conditions
- Provide information to and assist passengers in a courteous manner
- Manage passenger behavior by quickly and effectively solving problems
Vehicle Operations and Maintenance
- Conduct pre-and-post trip checks of vehicles prior to/after their use
- Report vehicle maintenance issues
Communication and Reporting
- Maintain radio contact with base and use proper communications protocol
- Report passenger emergencies and schedule concerns
- Complete various forms of paperwork, as required
- Assist with driver coverage by driving the shuttle bus
Hourly Rate: $28 to start, then $30 after 3 months’ probation
About Keolis: Keolis provides mobility to over 3.4 billion passengers annually across 15 countries, operating everything from commuter trains and automated metros to shared bicycles. In Canada, Keolis employs nearly 1,857 people who operate light rail vehicles, urban buses, intercity coaches, and airport shuttles. With the recent acquisition of Pacific Western’s Transit and Motorcoach divisions, Keolis has officially expanded into Western Canada, bringing global expertise and a fresh commitment to safe, reliable, and passenger-focused service across Alberta and British Columbia. Each year, Keolis Canada helps over 12 million passengers reach their destinations smoothly and safely.
Not the right fit? Search for Transit Driver jobs in Municipality of Jasper, Alberta, Canada
About Keolis Canada
Keolis Canada develops mobility solutions adapted to the changing needs of travellers and to the expectations of local communities: intercity transportation, urban transportation, light rail, autonomous electric shuttles and airport transportation.
With its team of more than 800 employees, Keolis Canada transports nearly 20 million passengers and more than 1 million parcels annually and operates a fleet of 285 buses and 15 light rail vehicles. Keolis Canada is part of the Keolis Group, which is 70% owned by SNCF and 30% by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and has 68,500 employees in 16 countries and a turnover of 5.4 billion euros (8.7 billion Canadian dollars) in 2017.
As the world's leading operator of automatic metro and light rail systems, the Keolis Group relies on a sustained and open innovation policy with all its partners to develop new, innovative and tailor-made shared mobility offers: trains, buses and coaches, trolley buses, collective VTCs, river and maritime shuttles, self-service bicycles, car-sharing, autonomous electric shuttles and urban cable cars. Today, more than 5 billion passengers have used one of the shared mobility services offered by Keolis worldwide.