About the Role
This role involves safely transporting clients, performing vehicle inspections, and ensuring compliance with DOT regulations. Join Leesel Transportation as a School Bus Driver to enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and work-life balance, while positively impacting children's lives by ensuring their safe transport to school.
Responsibilities
- Operate a school bus or van to transport students safely and on time.
- Monitor traffic, road conditions, and student behavior to ensure a safe ride.
- Comply with all federal, state, and local traffic laws, district requirements, and standards.
- Perform pre- and post-trip vehicle inspections and report any issues.
- Assist passengers with boarding and exiting the vehicle when necessary.
Requirements
- Must be at least 21 years old.
- Minimum of 1 year of driving experience.
- Possess a valid NYS CDL Class A or B with P & S endorsements for buses, or a Class C with P & S endorsements for vans, or willingness to obtain through free training.
- Ability to pass a drug test and background check.
- Maintain compliance with state and federal CDL guidelines.
- Non-CDL drivers must hold a valid driver’s license with CDL B Permit with Passenger and School Bus Endorsement to complete CDL training.
Location
- Bronx, NYC area
Work Type
- Full-time
- Split-shift (morning and afternoon)
Experience Level
- Minimum 1 year of driving experience
Education Level
- Valid NYS CDL Class A or B with P & S endorsements
- Valid NYS CDL Class C with P & S endorsements
- CDL B Permit with Passenger and School Bus Endorsement
- CDL C with N2 Restrictions
Salary/Compensations
- $947.60/week Guaranteed
Benefits
- Paid Training
- Free CDL Training
- Earned Paid Time Off
- Holiday Pay
- 401(k) with company match
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Optional Medical Insurance
- Optional Dental Insurance
- Optional Vision Insurance
About the Company
- Leesel Transportation Corp. is a Special and Regular Education Transportation provider in the New York City area, headquartered in The Bronx. They serve the NYC Department of Education and other pre-K and private school programs.
- Leesel Transportation is part of Beacon Mobility, a family of transportation companies operating across 25 states. Beacon Mobility provides safe, reliable, and customized mobility solutions, serving students, patients, and over 1,500 communities with nearly 20,000 employees. Their services include School Bus & Special Education, Paratransit, Non-Emergency Medical, and Alternative Student Transportation, focusing on creating opportunity and building independence.
Equal Opportunity
- Beacon Mobility is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. They prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Beacon Mobility makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.
