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Driver Trainee

Location
Tri-County Council TCCF - Salisbury, MD 21804
Employment type
Full-time, Temporary

About the role

These positions are considered a gateway to improving your career and becoming a Transit Driver. The Driver Trainee positions are considered temporary because once you have successfully completed the training program and obtained your CDL-B with passenger endorsement, you will be transferred into a standard Transit Driver position. Our Transit Drivers are expected to be willing and able to learn and work on both the fixed route and origin to destination routes. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Participate and successfully complete the Non-CDL to CDL Driver training program. This includes: Classroom work, involving online, instructor led and hands on training Closed course driving On the road driving with one of our trainers while there are not passengers on the bus Department of Transportation testing to obtain a CDL-B learners permit. This must be done within 60 days of training. Obtaining a valid CDL-B with passenger endorsement. This must be done in a maximum of 90 days. Attendance is very important with this position. Since this is an allotted time training program, absences are highly discouraged and may result in your training ending prior to 90 days.