Department:

Breeze Transit

About Our Job

Do you love being outdoors and just so happen to be gifted with an eye for detail? Sarasota County is currently recruiting for Bus Attendants in our Breeze Transit department. This entry-level position monitors bus operations, refilling them on fuel/supplies, and ensuring our drivers are equipped for the day at hand. Pay starts at $18.01/hr and benefits start within 60 days of hire. If you'd love to impact the community but prefer to have an independent day-to-day role, this is the position you've been searching for. Apply today!

Job Description:

About the Position

In this role you will...

• Check fluid levels, such as coolant, engine oil, transmission fluid, power steering fluid, windshield washer fluid and diesel exhaust fluid (we can train on this!).

• Update public service messages inside the buses.

• Clean the interior of buses including windows, seats, dash areas, driver’s area around the pedals, and sweep and mop the floors.

• Drive buses around the yard and negotiate around the fuel islands.

• Fuel the transit buses/support vehicles.

• Probe and remove GFI cash box.

• Record mileage, vehicle number, fuel gallons and fluids on the fuel sheet matrix form.

• Clean the exterior of buses including wheels and tires (as needed) by hand or with the Automatic Bus Washer.

Work Hours

• Full Time, 40 hours per week.

• 2nd Shift: 03:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.

About You

Minimum Qualifications:  

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• Must maintain Florida Driver's License to stay employed in this classification

Subject to Passing Substance Screening:  This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening.  An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five years.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay: $17.50/hour + $0.51/hr 2nd Shift Differential

Employee Type:

Regular (Budgeted)

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).

If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents. You will need to present the following items on your first day:

1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

• If your position requires a Florida Driver’s License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver’s License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List B Documents.)  

2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List C Documents.)  

Benefits:

• Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! 
• For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net for additional information.
• Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms and classes at multiple Sarasota County Government locations. 
• Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)

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We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.

Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally. 

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.

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