School Bus Driver - EccoRide LA - Natchitoches

Looking for a job that helps the community you live in? Like having flexibility around your work schedule? Want to work for a company that genuinely values its employees? Ecco Ride offers a position with a minimum of 20 hours weekly for drivers covering full AM and PM routes, with additional hours available for midday and after-school shifts. **BONUS OFFER** CDL Holders with P&S Endorsements could receive up to $1,000 in your first year of employment when assigned an AM and PM route. Not A CDL holder? You can still receive up to $500 in your first year of employment in bonuses after obtaining your CDL with P&S endorsements and being assigned an AM and PM route. **TRAINING** We offer FREE CDL Prep courses to help you get your CDL Permit. We also offer paid training for CDL Permit Holders to get your CDL with P&S Endorsements. **Daily Pay** We offer Daily Pay which allows you to track, transfer, spend, or save your wages as you earn them instead of waiting for payday! Driver School Bus Drivers are responsible for safely transporting students to and from school and related events, ensuring their well-being while aboard the bus, and maintaining order and discipline among passengers. Their duties and responsibilities include: • Conducting daily inspections of the bus to ensure it is safe and well-maintained • Driving students to and from school in accordance with a set schedule and route • Following all traffic and corporation regulations to ensure student safety • Managing student behavior and report any issues to the school administration • Assisting students with getting on and off the bus, and crossing the street when necessary • Keeping the bus clean and free of trash • Administering first aid or emergency assistance when needed • Communicating with parents, teachers, and administrators regarding any student concerns • Completing reports regarding van incidents, delays, or accidents Qualifications • Must be over the age of 21 • Ability to remain calm in stressful driving situations • A clean driving record • Ability to pass a background check • Physical health and stamina to work long hours • Excellent vision and good hearing • Patient, responsible, and reliable Physical Requirements • Climb and descend the bus steps 3 times within 30 seconds. • Starting in a seated position, quickly exit oneself from an emergency door within 20 seconds. • Carry or drag a 125 pound bag 30 feet in 30 seconds • Repeatedly open and close a manually operated bus entrance door, operate hand controls simultaneously and quickly, have quick reaction time from throttle to brake, repeatedly depress clutch and/or brake petals Benefits • Life Insurance • 401k with Matching Contributions • Voluntary Benefits • Dental Insurance • Vision Insurance • Additional Life Insurance • LTD • STD • Critical Illness • Accident Insurance • Hospital Indemnity License/Certification • CDL B (Preferred) • Passenger Endorsement (Preferred) • School Bus Endorsement (Preferred) Job Type: Part-time Pay: From $16.00 per hour Benefits • 401(k) • 401(k) matching • Dental insurance • Life insurance • Referral program • Vision insurance Work Location: In person

At Ecco Ride, you're a name, not a number. We're a family-owned school transportation company with more than 75 years of combined industry experience, serving communities across Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. We hire the way we drive — with care, attention, and respect for the people in our seats. Our drivers run local routes and are home every night. Paid training gets you ready for day one, sign-on bonuses recognize the move you're making, and charter work — sports teams, field trips, special events — is there when you want the extra hours. And people grow here: more than one of our terminal managers started behind the wheel. If you want steady work with a team that knows your name, we'd love to meet you.