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Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Position : Driver Location : Denton County Type : Part-time

Pay : $16 / hr ($17 / hr with CDL with Passenger Endorsement)

Work Schedule Requirement : Applicants must be available to work Monday through Friday between the hours of 5 : 30 am and 11 : 00 am . Employees will be scheduled for a 4 to 6-hour shift within this time frame . Specific shift assignments may vary based on business needs.

Make a difference on Day One

If you like helping people and enjoy being on the road before the city wakes up, come drive with Span . We’re a small, mission-driven non-profit that connects Denton County neighbors—older adults, people with disabilities, veterans, and others—to medical appointments, groceries, and essential services. Your friendly, safe driving can change someone’s whole day.

About the Role : As a Span Driver, you’ll operate our buses, high-roof vans, and minivans to provide safe, non-emergency rides for neighbors across Denton County—to medical appointments, grocery trips, and other essential destinations. You’ll work a route-based schedule and deliver warm, reliable service at every stop. Because this is a safety-sensitive position, employment includes routine DOT / FTA-required screenings, training, and certifications to keep you—and our riders—safe.

Key Responsibilities :

• Review routes and assignments using an Android-based application, clarifying any questions with Dispatch.
• Complete and document pre-trip and post-trip inspections of assigned vehicles, ensuring compliance with Span’s policies and procedures.
• Notify supervisors of any mechanical issues immediately following the shift or sooner if they pose a risk.
• Maintain fuel levels and keep vehicles clean and litter-free.
• Follow assigned schedules and communicate regularly with Dispatch about service status, breaks, vehicle issues, and passenger-related incidents.
• Use a two-way radio professionally and in accordance with FCC regulations.
• Comply with local, state, and federal traffic regulations.
• Assist ambulatory and wheelchair passengers with boarding and exiting the vehicle.
• Provide courteous service to clients, assisting with parcels or special needs as necessary.
• Regulate heating, lighting, and ventilation for passenger comfort.
• Collect and handle fares responsibly.
• Participate in training and meetings as required.

Requirements : Qualifications :

Required Skills and Abilities :

Supervisory Responsibilities :

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment :

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The employee is exposed to wet and / or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the environment is loud. Employee may be exposed to patterns of lights and darkness normally experienced while driving (i.e. traffic lights, headlights, shadows, etc.).

Physical Demands :

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is regularly required to walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, climb or balance and push, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 50 pounds. Assisting wheelchair passengers into Span vehicles may require physical exertion, pushing or bearing substantial weight (100-200+ pounds), or unusual movement. The vision requirements include : ability to adjust focus, depth perception, peripheral vision, distance vision and close vision.