Need a part-time job that pays the bills and gives you time to focus on the rest of your life? Do you enjoy driving (in general) and being around kids? We are now hiring 100 more individuals like you who are honest, dependable, friendly, kind, caring, and humble for our entry level, no previous experience needed, school bus driver jobs.
Some of the many reasons you might enjoy driving a school bus with us:
- You don't need any previously large vehicle driving experience; if you can drive a car, we can teach you how to drive a school bus.
- It's even more fun than driving your own car
- You get paid to drive which is cool for those who enjoy driving
- You get paid to drive kids to and from school for those who enjoy being around kids
- It's a job that gives you a lot of time to think while you're driving
- It's a job that is simple enough that it can be learned if you're 21 or 81 and at every age in between...and within a couple months you might agree with many of our drivers that it's one of the easiest, $22/hour part-time jobs around
- If you love routine, you'll love this job because you'll be driving the same routes and kids to and from school, Monday to Friday, mornings and afternoons
- It's meaningful work with a sense of completion every morning and afternoon
- You never have to bring work home with this job
- You are never forced to work evenings, weekends, holidays, etc.
- You'll be off when students are on breaks (Thanksgiving, Christmas break, spring break, holidays, etc.) and you can choose if you want to work summers or take them off (we do have summer school routes for those want to keep working through the summer)
- You can bring your kid/s with you when you drive (as long as they are at least 2 years old or older...which can save a lot of money otherwise spent on childcare if they aren't yet in school)
- Consistent weekly route schedule (usually 2 1/2 hours in the morning between 6am and 9:30am and 2 1/2 hours in the afternoon between 1:00pm and 4:30pm)
- 4 to 5 hour break in between your morning and afternoon routes to spend time with family and friends, to do other work, work on your own business, shop, run errands, go home, cook, relax, take a nap, etc.)
- Additional work available for those that want to work more than 25 hours a week
- 7 paid holidays
- Paid training (you will be getting a CDL class B through our in house training program)
- $5,000 sign-on/retention bonus
- Paid weekly on Friday for the previous week's work
- Wonderful, friendly co-workers who are happy to help and fun to talk to
- If you retired from another career and don't want to sit on the couch all day watching TV while spending down your life savings, this job is a great way to stay active and make enough to cover your basic bills without dipping into savings.
- We drive kids to and from school in the following suburbs: Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Glendale Heights, Carol Stream, Bloomingdale, Hanover Park, Addison, and Wooddale.
Basic Requirements
- Be at least 21 years or older
- Have a driving license for at least the last 3 consecutive years (with no more than 6 months of gaps when your driver's license expired, was suspended, etc); driving record can be from other states in the Unites States.
- Subject to a background check, physical, drug screen test, and TB check, (First Student will cover the costs)
- Able to commute to our First Student Glen Ellyn location (if Glen Ellyn, is too far from your zip code, call us and we will connect you with a closer location)
How to apply?
You can apply here on Indeed
You can call us at 630-469-2014 (leave a message and we will call you back)
You can apply directly on our career website here (copy and paste the below URL into your web browser):
https://apply.workatfirst.com/vacancy/part-time-school-bus-driver-42985/43229/description/
We look forward to hearing from you! Please share this with your family, friends, and neighbors!
Offer valid until at least 5/31/2023
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $23.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Life insurance
- Paid training
- Passenger ride along program
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No nights
- No weekends
- Split shift
Supplemental pay types:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Glen Ellyn, IL 60137: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Application Question(s):
- Have you had a valid driver's license for the last 3 consecutive years?
- Are you available to work mornings and afternoons (between 6-9am and 1:30-4:30pm) Monday to Friday? Morning and afternoon shifts are 2-3 hours each.
- Are you fine working a split shift (2-3 hours in the morning between 6-9am and 2-3 hours in the afternoon between 1:00-4:30pm)?
- What is the best number to contact you for a 3 minute pre-interview phone call?
- Have you had a driver's license from another state in the last 3 years?
- Are you at least 21 years of age?
- Are you currently working another job? If so, what is your work schedule?
- Is the address on your driver's license your current address?
- Is your driver's license expiring in the next 12 months?
- Have you looked at where are we located on a map and are you willing to commute daily, Monday to Friday, to our Glen Ellyn location? We do have other locations around Chicagoland if Glen Ellyn is too far of a commute
- What is your current zip code?
Work Location: In person