Coach Operator (Bus Driver)
Job Summary
Do you have a strong desire to provide excellent customer service?
Spokane Transit is recruiting for Coach Operators to start in our next available class. As a Coach Operator you will be responsible for providing excellent customer service while efficiently and safely transporting passengers to their proper destinations in a courteous, safe and timely manner. As you create, promote, and maintain relationships with passengers and fellow employees, you will promote a positive partnership through your service to Spokane and its surrounding communities.
Learn more about the full range of benefits that come with driving for STA, and about each step of the process here.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- A team player
- Respectful
- Accountable
- Neighborly
- Service-oriented
- Innovative
- Safety-minded
- Excellent customer service skills
- Valid driver’s license for at least 5 years
- Strong work ethic and desire to serve others
- Ability to work split shifts, holidays, weekends, and evenings
- Ability to pass an FTA drug screen and a DOT physical
- Ability to safely operate a large vehicle under varying traffic conditions
Our Benefits
In addition to the career opportunity, a competitive salary, and the areas’ recreational activities, we offer an excellent benefits package that includes:
- Paid training to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
- Training wage of $23.49/hour (for first 10 weeks)
- Wage range of $25.88/hour – $33.56/hour
- Up to $3,000 in sign-on bonuses available
- PPO Medical Plans (Vision coverage included)
- Premera Blue Cross – Your Choice 250 Heritage Plus Plan
- HMO Medical Plans (Vision coverage included)
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Core Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Core Buy-Up Plan
- Delta Dental PPO Plan
- WA State Public Employee’s Retirement System (PERS)
- PERS 2 or PERS 3
- Deferred Compensation/457 plan
- Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) employer contribution of $25/month
- Employer Paid Basic life ($25,000), AD&D ($5,000) and long-term disability insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Vacation Accrual Schedule (paid)
- 1 year of continuous service – 1 week
- 2-4 years of continuous service – 2 weeks per year
- 5-9 years of continuous service – 3 weeks per year
- 10-15 years of continuous service – 4 weeks per year
- 16-24 years of continuous service – 5 weeks per year
- 25+ years of continuous service – 6 weeks per year
- Sick Leave Full-time employees – 96 hours per year maximum Part-time Employees 72 hours maximum
- .0462 hours earned per hour in paid status
- 7 Paid Holidays
- 3 Floating Holidays and 1 birthday floater
- Free bus passes for employee and dependents
- Onsite workout facility
- KEPRO Employee Assistance Program
- $500 for new hire uniforms
- $15-$30/month uniform allowance
- For more detailed information on benefits click here
Interested in Applying?
Qualified individuals please submit a resume with your online application. A cover letter is highly preferred.
This position is open continuously.
STA’s Upcoming Coach Operator Training Class Schedule:
- May 2024
Spokane Transit is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity/race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or veteran status.