Position Details
Position Information
| Advertising Department |
TRANSIT |
| Academic Term/Year |
Fall 2024/Spring 2025 |
| Position Title |
Self-Help - ECU Transit Vehicle Operators |
| Posting Number |
06298 |
| Position Number |
06298 |
| Student Job Category |
Student - Self-Help Campus Job |
| Number of Vacancies |
100 |
| Job Description |
ECU Department of Transit is currently seeking Vehicle Operators to perform the following duties:
- Complete a training course involving, but not limited to, online training, classroom training, written work, quizzes/tests, and behind-the-wheel training.
- Familiarize self with system and safety features; geography and roadways of assigned routes and service areas; traffic rules, regulations, and laws.
- Operate a transit vehicle to pick up, transport, and discharge passengers while adhering to the route schedule and maintaining a pleasant and courteous manner.
- Provide information on bus services to customers, including bus schedules, routes, and local information.
- Receive and transmit two-way radio communications regarding accidents, incidents, emergencies, criminal activities, or any other authorized ECU Transit business while utilizing judgment and discretion to ensure customer and individual safety.
- Perform vehicle operations at variable times of day and night. May work outside regular business hours as required by service demands.
- Operate a wheelchair lift, secure passengers' mobility devices, and assist passengers with disabilities with boarding, riding, and alighting in a safe manner including pushing a manual wheelchair up a steep ramp if necessary.
- Write reports and complete forms as required. May prepare detailed written reports concerning accidents/incidents, breakdowns, and mechanical defects as required at the end of a shift.
- Complete ongoing training courses for professional development provided by ECU Transit during the duration of employment.
- Work at least 18-20 hours per week, depending on service demands.
- Work is primarily between 06:00 am to 01:00 am for both bus and On-Demand operators including some nights, weekends, holidays, and special events.
Please view our webpage concerning employment at
ECU Transit: https://transit.ecu.edu/i-want-to/apply-for-employment/ |
| Preferred (Majors, Experience, GPA, etc.) |
- Must be age 18 or older.
- Must have held a valid North Carolina Driver's License for a minimum of one year.
- Applicants with out-of-state licenses must have the ability to switch to a North Carolina Driver's License.
- Must have a clean driving history, with no suspensions and 3 points or less on Motor Vehicle Record and no moving violations within the last 12 months.
- Must have a minimum 2.3 GPA.
- Must have no drug or alcohol-related violations with the university within the last two years.
- Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test and continue to pass random drug and/or alcohol testing throughout the duration of employment for bus operators.
- Must be able to obtain a CDL Medical Card and Commercial Learner's Permit for bus operators.
- Fees associated are reimbursed after completion of the training program
- Must have availability to work for at least one year (Bus Operator applicants only).
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| Special Instructions to Applicant |
Please upload your resume online. |
| Quick Link for Direct Access |
https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/72335 |
| Open Date |
07/02/2024 |
| Close Date |
08/16/2025 |
| Open Until Filled |
No |
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East Carolina University
Aug 29, 2024