Job Description

Salary: $26.29 - $37.05 Hourly
Location : Bremerton
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: 202500001
Department: ACCESS General
Opening Date: 01/01/2025
Closing Date: Continuous


Summary
Join Our Team as an Access Transit Bus Operator or a Routed Bus Operator! Are you passionate about providing top-notch service and making a positive impact on your community? We're looking for dedicated individuals to operate our transit buses on designated routes and adhere to our time schedules.


ACCESS service is door-to-door or curb-to-curb transit service provided to eligible seniors and persons with disabilities. ACCESS also offers and On-Demand/Dial-A-Ride Service from Bainbridge Island.

With a flexible working schedule, the Routed Service is transit service on a fixed route serving the public in Kitsap County.


Kitsap Transit is hiring for both full-time and part-time positions -whether you're looking for a steady schedule or flexible hours, we have work pieces to fit your needs. Our positions include paid training to ensure you're fully prepared, confident, and ready to succeed. Please note that training requires full availability and can resemble a full-time schedule. This is a crucial time to build your skills, gain knowledge, and get familiar with our systems and routes, so we ask that you are available for the entire training period.

If you're interested in a career that helps move our community and offers work that fits your life, apply today!


ACCESS Starting Pay: $26.29/hr. Routed Starting Pay: $27.64/hr.


Comprehensive Health Benefits: Choose between a PPO or HMO plan to suit your needs.

Dental and Vision Coverage: Company-paid for you and your dependents for added convenience.


Paid Time Off: Full-Time and Extra Board Operators accrue6.7693 accrual and holiday pay each year as per the contract.


Insurance Coverage: Disability benefits available.


Why Join Us?

• Be a vital part of your community's daily life.
• Enjoy a supportive work environment with opportunities for growth.
• Receive thorough training and career development.

If you're ready to drive positive change and help people get where they need to go, apply today!

Essential Duties
ACCESS Essential Duties

• Operate a bus or van to pick up and transport seniors and persons with disabilities to/from their destination.
• Escort/assist passengers from door at home or pick-up location to the bus and help them with boarding and disembarking.
• Monitor fare collection and provide information to passengers about available services.
• Provide a valuable and essential service to your community.
• Load and unload passengers using wheelchairs and scooters while operating the vehicle lift and securing the mobility aids in vehicles.
• Maintain a Commercial Driver's License. Training provided to obtain a Commercial Driver's License.
  Routed Essential Duties
• Safely operate a transit bus, following set routes and schedules.
• Collect fares with accuracy and provide friendly assistance to passengers.
• Share valuable information about routes, schedules, and local locations.
• Offer a crucial service that connects our community and enhances daily commutes.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old at the time of hire.
• Valid Washington State Driver's License.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug test and criminal background check.
• Maintain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) or be willing to obtain one. We provide comprehensive training to help you achieve this!

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

You must be in good physical condition including eyesight correctable to 20/40, and have normal speech and hearing ability. You must pass a pre-employment physical capacities test, CDL physical examination and a drug screen prior to hire. Additionally, you must pass a practical fit test to ensure that you have sufficient strength to operate a large vehicle and help passengers in wheelchairs with their personal belongings. You must be able to fit comfortably in the driver's seat, safely and effectively reach and operate pedals and equipment and push/pull manual wheelchairs with passengers in them.
Supplemental Information
APPLICATION PROCESS

Only complete online applications will be accepted. Incomplete application packets will not be considered.
BENEFITS:

• Annual increases per the labor contract.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision for Full-time drivers and at the 7th month of employment for Part-time drivers.
• Transit privileges for employees and dependents on fixed route and the Kitsap fast ferries.
• Retirement.
• Vacation and Holiday Pay.
• Career advancement opportunities

WORKING CONDITIONS :

• Sit and operate a bus for long periods with few breaks.
• Turn side-to-side and reach overhead to adjust mirrors and push/pull a force of 20 pounds.
• Lift up to 25 pounds overhead.
• Lift up to 50 pounds to assist passengers with bags or packages.
• Partial lift/slide of wheelchair on the bus (up to 115 lbs. of force).
• Bend, squat, kneel to secure wheelchairs, to install tire chains, and to complete pre-trip inspections of vehicles.
• Climb up and down steps to get on and off the bus frequently.

The successful candidate will be expected to meet the qualifications for the position and perform the essential duties with or without reasonable accommodations.

Selection Process - Applicants who meet the minimum requirements may be scheduled for a variety of tests to demonstrate knowledge, and skills for the position as well as an interview.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

Kitsap Transit is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the hiring process, contact jobapplada@kitsaptransit.com or 360-479-4348 (TDD).
VETERANS SCORING

If you qualify for the Veterans Scoring Criteria under RCW 41.04.005 and 41.04.010, you must answer all questions regarding Veterans Scoring Criteria Status Declaration in the application and upload a copy of the substantiating document as listed in the application.
For question regarding the job announcement and/or application: Janel Silver or email: JanelS@kitsaptransit.com or (360) 473-1138.
Benefits for our Operators vary and Operators are eligible to receive benefits the first of the following monthly an Operator is eligible.

Please find more information at
01


Do you have the legal right to work in the U.S.?Note: All employment offers are contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the U.S.

• Yes
• No

02


Are you or will you be at least 18 years of age at the time of hire?

• Yes
• No

03


Qualified applicants must posses a valid Washington State Driver's License at the time of hire, with 12 months driving experience and have an excellent driving record. Do you have, or are you able to obtain, a Washington State Driver's License by the time of hire?

• Yes
• No

04


Please provide your WA State Drivers License Number.
05


Do you currently have a Commercial Drivers License?

• Yes, with Passenger Endorsement
• Yes, with Air breaks
• Yes, without Endorsements
• No

06


If you are chosen for the position you must pass a physical capacities test demonstrating your ability to perform the tasks listed in this questionnaire, a CDL physical exam and a urine drug screen. Also, we require visual acuity of 20/40 in each eye. Corrective lenses will be required as per DOT guidelines.As far as you know, can you pass these exams?(Failure to pass the physical exam or drug screen will result in withdrawal of the conditional employment offer).

• Yes
• No

07


Have you received any DUI/DWI citations within the last seven (7) years?

• Yes
• No

08


If you have received any of the following citation(s) and/or incidents in the past five years, total the number of points associated with the citation(s). Date and type of Incident/Citation and/or Conviction.Your personal and employment driving history during the last five years will be verified by contacting the licensing departments of the state(s) where you have had a driver's license.(1 point) Accident (not at fault)(2 points) Accident (at fault)Add a point to any offense listed below if the offense occurred in a company vehicle or on company time(2 points) Operating without lights on(2 points) Carpool lane violation(2 points) Driving on the shoulder(2 points) Driving without insurance(2 points) Failure to appear(2 points) Failure to signal(2 points) Following too close(2 points) Impeding traffic (travelling too slowly)(2 points) Improper lane travel(2 points) Speeding (0-8 mph)(2 points) Suspension of license: within past 5 years(3 points) Failure to yield to emergency vehicle(3 points) Speeding (9-12 mph)(3 points) Deferred prosecution for any offense that is NOT negligent driving, reckless driving, hit and run, leaving an accident scene, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol(3 points) Driving without a valid license(3 points) Improper child restraint(3 points) Red light camera violation(3 points) Seatbelt use violation(4 points) Cell phone use or texting violation(4 points) Deferred prosecution for negligent driving, reckless driving, hit and run, leaving an accident scene, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol(4 points) Driving too fast for conditions(4 points) Failure to yield or stop; disobeying a road sign(4 points) Illegal passing, turning or lane change(4 points) Open alcohol container(4 points) Speeding (13 mph+ over the speed limit)(4 points) Speeding in a school zone(4 points) Violation of a bus stop paddle(6 points) Driving with suspended/revoked license(6 points) Reckless or negligent driving(6 points) Vehicular assault/homicide(6 points) DUI (DWI)(6 points) Eluding a Police Vehicle

• Total points equal 3 or less
• Total points equal 4 or more

09


Please specify which incidents/citations you have received in the last 5 years and provide the year.If you do not have any incidents or citations, please enter "n/a"
10


Regarding Procurement of Information for Employment PurposesImportant: Please read carefully before signingA consumer report and/or investigator consumer report - which may include information concerning your character, employment history, general reputation, personal characteristics, police record, education, qualifications, motor vehicle record, mode of living and/or credit and indebtedness - may be obtained for employment purposes in connection with your application for and/or continued employment with Kitsap Transit.Under federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, the term "employment purposes" when used in connection with a consumer report means "a report used for the purpose of evaluating a consumer for employment, promotion, reassignment or retention as an employee." 15 U.S.C. §1681a(f).Before any adverse action is taken, based in whole or in part on the information contained in the consumer report and/or investigative consumer report, you will be provided a copy of the report, the name, address and telephone number of the reporting agency, and a summary of your rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.I authorize Kitsap Transit to obtain a consumer report and/or investigative consumer report to be used for employment purposes. This authorization shall remain in effect over the course of my employment. I agree that a copy of this authorization has the same effect as the original.

• I agree to authorize Kitsap Transit to obtain a consumer report and/or investigative consumer report to be used for employment purposes.
• I do not agree to authorize Kitsap Transit to obtain a consumer report and/or investigative consumer report to be used for employment purposes.

11


We are required to utilize a service to monitor employee driving record activity. Do you agree to have your driving record monitored during your employment with Kitsap Transit?

• Yes, I agree
• No, I do not agree

12


Have you had a driver's license in another state in the last five (5) years?
13


If you stated "Yes" to having a Driver's License in another state, please provide the license number and state below:
14


Within the past two (2) years, have you either refused to be tested or tested positive on ANY PRE-EMPLOYMENT drug or alcohol test for a safety sensitive job you applied for but did not get?

• Yes
• No

15


If you answered YES to the previous question, can you document that you have successfully completed a Return to Duty process with a Substance Abuse Professional?If you answered NO to the previous question, please select "n/a".

• Yes
• No
• N/A

16


Have you been convicted of a felony within the last ten (10) years?(If yes, your application will not be considered for employment. As this position includes going to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Kitsap Transit is unable to accept applications from candidates who may be disqualified under this criteria.)

• Yes
• No

17


Having a telephone with message capability is a requirement of the job.Do you or will you have a telephone with message capability at the time of hire?

• Yes
• No

18


There are many positive aspects to the ACCESS & Routed Operator jobs, as well as some aspects that some people find stressful. Listed below are some of those aspects of the jobs.Please read the items below and indicate whether you are able and willing to do each one if you receive appropriate training.•Escort and assist passengers door-to-door.•Assist passengers on/off the bus who may be in visibly poor health.•Assist passengers on/off the bus who may have poor hygiene/offensive body odor.•Transport people who may be difficult to understand and who may become easily frustrated or angry.•Transport people who may be verbally abusive and who use profanity.•Transport passengers who use mobility aids such as wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, canes and crutches.•Transport passengers with mental issues such as Alzheimer's/Dementia.•Transport customers who may need to use service animals.•With adequate training, handle passengers who may be infected with blood borne pathogens.•Report to various work locations on a daily basis.•Have physical contact with passengers such as offering your arm to escort elderly people, fasten shoulder and lap belts for passengers, assist passengers from their wheelchair to the bus seat and back to their wheelchair again.•Report for work consistently on or before the time your shift begins.•Report to work and drive in inclement weather.•Willing to operate all service vehicles in the fleet.•Able to communicate using a two-way radio frequently throughout the day.•Use a fax machine to send and receive correspondence from outstations.•Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections daily on your bus.•Complete required forms and reports.•Empty trash •Install tire chains in snow.

• YES, I am able and willing to do each of these if I received appropriate training
• No, I am not willing and able to do these things

19


Please read the items below and indicate whether you are able and willing to do each one if you receive appropriate training:•Lifting: Lift engine compartment cover (up to 25 pounds) to check engine fluids prior to operation. Lift passengers' packages (up to 50 pounds) and carry them to and from bus to passenger door. Partial lift/slide of wheelchair on the bus (up to 115 lbs. of force).•Pushing/Pulling: Frequent pushing/pulling (20 pounds) is required to turn bus steering wheel. The buses have power steering. Infrequent overhead pushing/pulling when lifting engine compartment door or assisting passenger boarding bus, opening/shutting bus windows, and adjusting mirrors.•Twisting: Adjust left outside mirror daily by twisting and reaching through window from seat of bus. Install and remove tire chains. Twist during wheelchair securing.•Reaching: Adjust right outside mirror daily by reaching above head. Reach overhead to use radio handset, adjust sun visor, and to operate controls.•Grasping: Continuous grasping of steering wheel, punching transfers, operating various dash switches and radio handset.•Squatting, lunging, crouching, kneeling, bending over, or stooping: Install and remove tire chains. Inspect lights, tires, and wheel-lug and axle nuts of the bus prior to beginning shift. Attach and disconnect wheelchair-securing devices several times daily.•Sitting: Sit up to ten hours a day with limited adjustments for comfort. Bus and seat may vibrate considerably on bad roads.•Depressing: Constant depression of accelerator (5 pounds) and frequent depression of brakes (20 pounds) with right foot; with left foot, depressions of turn signals.•Speaking and Hearing: Speak and hear at normal levels•Climbing: Climb up and down 3 steps up to 40 times per day to get on or off the bus.

• YES, I am able and willing to do each one if I receive appropriate training
• NO, I am not able and willing to do these things

20


Please note that you are responsible for ensuring that during the course of employment, you meet the fitness requirements for the job as a CDL holder under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration/Department of Transportation guidelines. Kitsap Transit will follow FMCSA/DOT guidelines in all medical fitness issues. Are you willing and able to meet these requirements?

• Yes
• No

21


The position for which you have applied may have unsupervised access to children under 16 years of age, developmentally disabled persons or financially vulnerable adults. Pursuant to RCW 43.43.830-.840, you are required to complete the following disclosure statement. This information will be kept confidential.Have you ever been convicted of any of the following crimes against children or other persons?NOTE: The term "crimes against children or other persons" as used in this question means a conviction for any of the following offenses: aggravated murder; first or second degree murder; first or second degree kidnapping; first, second or third degree assault; first, second or third degree rape; first, second or third degree rape of child; first, second or third degree robbery; first degree arson; first degree burglary; first or second degree manslaughter, first or second degree extortion; indecent liberties; incest, vehicular homicide; first degree promoting prostitution; communication with a minor; unlawful imprisonment; simple assault; sexual exploitation of minors; first or second degree criminal mistreatment; child abuse or neglect as defined in RCW 26.44.020; selling or distributing erotic material to a minor; custodial assault; child buying or selling; first or second degree custodial interference; malicious harassment; first, second or third degree child molestation; first or second degree sexual misconduct with a minor; patronizing a juvenile prostitute; child abandonment; promoting pornography; violation of a child abuse restraining order; prostitution; or any of these crimes as they may be renamed in the future.

• Yes, I have been convicted
• No, I have not been convicted

22


If your answer to this question is YES, please set forth the crime for which you were convicted, the date of conviction, the court in which you were convicted and the penalty and/or sentence imposed:If you answered NO to the previous question, please enter "n/a" in the text box below.
23


Have you ever been convicted of any of the following crimes related to financial exploitation of a person sixty (60) years of age or older, who has a functional, mental or physical inability to care for himself/herself or is a patient in a state hospital: First, second or third degree extortion; first or second degree robbery; first, second or third degree theft; forgery; or any of these crimes as they may have been renamed?

• Yes, I have been convicted
• No, I have not been convicted

24


If you answered YES, please describe and provide the date(s) of the conviction(s) and the sentence(s) imposed.If you answered NO to the previous question, please enter "n/a" in the text box below.
25


Have you ever been found in any dependency action under RCW 13.34.030(2)(b) to have sexually assaulted or exploited any minor or to have physically abused any minor?

• YES, I have been found in a dependency action
• NO, I have never been found in a dependency action

26


If your answer to this question is YES, please set forth the name of the dependent child, the court in which the dependency action took place, the date of the finding and the penalty and/or sentence imposed:If you answered NO to the previous question, please enter "n/a" in the text box below.
27


Have you ever been found by a court in a domestic relations proceeding to have sexually abused or exploited any minor or to have physically abused any minor?

• Yes
• No

28


If your answer to this question is YES, please set forth the title or caption of the domestic relations proceeding, the name of the court in which the proceeding took place, the date of the finding and the penalty and/or sentence imposed:If you answered NO to the previous question, please enter "n/a" in the text box below.
29


Have you ever been found in any disciplinary board final decision or in any final decision of the Director of the Department of Licensing to have sexually or physically abused or exploited any minor or developmentally disabled individual?

• Yes
• No

30


If your answer to this question is YES, please set forth the name of the disciplinary board or the Director of the Department of Licensing, the business or profession regulated, the date of the final decision and the penalty and/or sentence imposed:If you answered NO to the previous question, please enter "n/a" in the text box below.
31


Have you ever been found by a court in a protection proceeding under RCW Chapter 74.34 to have abused or financially exploited a person sixty (60) years of age or older who has a functional, mental, or physical inability to care for himself/herself or who is a patient in a state hospital?

• Yes
• No

32


If your answer to this question is YES, please describe and provide the date(s) of the finding(s) and the penalty(ies) imposed.If you answered NO to the previous question, please enter "n/a" in the text box below.
33


The successful candidate must be able to obtain a B* security clearance badge in order to drive a vehicle in the Bangor and Naval Base Kitsap.The criteria to obtain this pass is that you must be a citizen of the United States or Permanent Resident.Are you a citizen of the United States or Permanent Resident or will you be able to obtain citizenship or permanent residency status by the time of hire?(You will be required to provide proof that you are a United States citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of hire).

• I am a United States citizen or Permanent Resident.
• I am not a United States citizen or Permanent Resident but I AM ABLE to obtain citizenship or permanent residency by the time of hire.
• I am not a United States citizen or Permanent Resident and I AM NOT ABLE to obtain citizenship or permanent residency by the time of hire.

34


Total training may take anywhere between 8 to 12 weeks, which will be held at various locations throughout the county and at different times during our hours of operation, Monday through Friday, 3:00 AM - 10:00 PM, Saturday 6:00AM - 7:00pm and Sunday 7:30AM - 4:30PM.You must be available to attend up to 200 hours (5 weeks) of initial training, Monday through Friday, usually during regular business hours at our various reporting locations. Following the initial training, you will receive approximately 2-3 weeks of ACCESS on-the-road operator training.Are you available and willing to attend the required training at varied times, shifts and locations?

• Yes
• No

35


ACCESS service operates from three bases at these locations: Bremerton, Poulsbo and Port Orchard. Are you able and willing to report to work at any of these three bases providing your own transportation?

• Yes
• No

36


Are there any hours of the day or days of the week you are unavailable to work?

• Yes
• No

37


All statements submitted in response to these questions set forth above are subject to investigation and verification prior to appointment. Kitsap Transit may verify any conviction record or offenses against persons, adjudications of child abuse in civil actions, and disciplinary board final decisions.We may verify your record of criminal convictions for offenses against persons, civil adjudications of child abuse, and disciplinary board final decisions.YOUR EMPLOYMENT IS EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED ON OUR RECEIPT OF A SATISFACTORY REPORT.I, the undersigned, have received a copy of this disclosure statement and do hereby certify, under penalty of perjury, that my responses to the questions set forth above are true, correct and complete.I understand and agree that if I am hired, I can be discharged for any misrepresentation or omission to the above questions. Further, I understand and agree that if I am hired, my employment is specifically conditioned on Kitsap Transit's receipt of a satisfactory report.

• Yes, I understand
• No

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