Hourly Student Employment - ECU Transit Vehicle Operators

East Carolina University Portal • Greenville, NC

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About The Position

ECU Department of Transit is seeking Transit Vehicle Operators to complete training and operate transit vehicles safely and courteously. Operators transport passengers, provide information about bus services, and communicate with ECU Transit by two-way radio as needed. The role includes assisting passengers with disabilities and mobility devices, completing required documentation, and participating in ongoing training. Work is at least 15–20 hours per week, depending on service demands, with operating hours primarily between 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. Some nights, weekends, holidays, and special events are required.

Responsibilities

• Complete an initial training course that may include online and classroom training, written work, quizzes or tests, and behind-the-wheel training.
• Learn system and vehicle safety features, assigned routes and service-area geography and roadways, and applicable traffic rules, regulations, and laws.
• Operate a transit vehicle to pick up, transport, and discharge passengers according to the route schedule while remaining pleasant and courteous.
• Provide customers with information about bus services, including schedules, routes, and local information.
• Receive and transmit two-way radio communications regarding accidents, incidents, emergencies, criminal activities, and other authorized ECU Transit business, using judgment and discretion to support customer and individual safety.
• Operate vehicles at variable times of day and night and outside regular business hours as required by service demands.
• Operate wheelchair lifts, secure passengers’ mobility devices, and safely assist passengers with disabilities when boarding, riding, and alighting, including pushing a manual wheelchair up a steep ramp if necessary.
• Write reports and complete forms as required, including detailed reports concerning accidents or incidents, breakdowns, and mechanical defects when required at the end of a shift.
• Complete ongoing ECU Transit training courses for professional development during employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed