Job Abstract

Frederick County is offering excellent benefits, flexible hours, premium pay and sign on bonuses to join the award-winning transit system of Transit Services of Frederick County! We are seeking an energetic and customer service focused individual to become a part of our growing team.

Proudly serving the Frederick community, Transit provides essential transportation services to the County to connect people to employment, medical services, education, and more. Transit offers public transit, paratransit, and commuter assistance services throughout Frederick County, MD.

• Transport customers within Frederick County on paratransit and fixed routes
• Assist passengers in boarding and departing the vehicle when necessary and assist them with parcels or other items
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections
• Wash, clean, and fuel the assigned vehicle and perform minor maintenance functions
• Record and report needed repairs to supervisors
• Record and report mileage, logs, and ridership
• Maintain a daily activity trip activity/summary and other related reports
• Participate in job-related training and seminars
• Serve on staff committees; attend monthly driver meetings
• As needed, secure wheelchairs and other objects for safe transport
• Perform other related duties as required

The qualifications/requirements, knowledge/skills/abilities and physical requirements or working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• High school graduation or the equivalency
• Possession of a valid automobile operators operator's license – copy of current driving record is required at time of interview

• Ability to maintain County Authorized Driver privileges
• Ability to satisfy all Department of Transportation requirements as they apply to periodic physical examinations and licensing standards
• Ability and willingness to learn First Aid, CPR and other job-related skills, and to maintain current certifications
• Knowledge of Maryland state and local traffic laws and regulations
• Knowledge of roads and communities in the Frederick County area, and able to read maps and follow directions
• Accurate math and clerical skills, with the ability to properly complete mileage and vehicle use reports and other departmental record-keeping
• Effective spoken and written (English) communication skills, including the ability to effectively use telephone and utilize two-way radio communications in compliance with FCC regulations, and the ability to accurately follow written and spoken instructions and effectively convey information to passengers
• Ability and willingness to learn to operate all fleet vehicles
• Ability and willingness to work in varied driving conditions, as long as the weather has not caused service to be suspended
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and the general public

• Driving experience transporting passengers

• Physical requirements include the ability to assist persons as they board and depart the vehicle, to secure wheelchairs on board, and to perform general vehicle maintenance
• While working in this position, the employee is constantly sitting, walking, pushing and pulling up to and over 300 pounds, reaching and driving; frequently climbing, stooping, kneeling and crouching, and making repetitive motions; occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds.
• While working in this position, the employee is constantly working outdoors, in hot temperatures above 100 degrees, in cold temperatures below 32 degrees, frequently walking on uneven ground and exposed to noise; occasionally indoors, potentially exposed to infectious diseases and required to wear protection equipment

• Available for varied working hours as needed
• This position is subject to post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty and random drug and alcohol testing
• This position is considered “essential,” therefore, the employee is expected, when directed to report to work in the event of a weather emergency (or other circumstances) when County offices are closed.
• The grant that funds this position may determine the duration of the position
• Transit Services administration will grant qualifying employees the opportunity to use a Transit Services vehicle for the purpose of obtaining CDL licensure and appropriate endorsements for future promotional opportunities. This is contingent upon a full-time CDL Driver position being available and employee must apply.

1. An evaluation of training and experience
2. One or more interviews
3. A behind-the-wheel driving examination
4. Related skills test(s)
5. A pre-employment physical examination, drug test and alcohol test
6. A pre-employment fingerprint supported background investigation