Entry Level Bus Driver Jobs in Florida (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $18.94 Hourly
Location : 4800 West Copans Road, Coconut Creek, FL
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: 2026-13
Department: Public Works
Opening Date: 12/18/2025
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Description
GENERAL PURPOSE:
Performs entry-level technical work in the Transportation Division of the Public Works department. Drives, maintains, and fuels buses to provide service to the patrons of the City transportation program. Work is performed under close supervision with minimal latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
HOURS OF WORK:
Will be required to work varying schedules, holidays, and during special events which City services are operational. Hours are subject to change at any time upon management discretion. Minimum of twenty (20) hours per week with the possibility of additional hours depending on departmental needs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the classification. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

• Drives, maintains, and fuels buses and sedans/SUVs
• Uses City issued radio, cell phone and/or other assigned equipment as required
• Operates buses according to schedule
• Performs pre-trip and post-trip inspections and basic vehicle maintenance; inflates tires and adds fluids as needed
• Communicates mechanical service needs, passenger feedback and route problems to management
• Announces major intersections, and destination and transfer points to passengers verbally at a level that can be clearly heard by all passengers
• Completes paperwork as required
• Helps passengers as appropriate; assists disabled passengers including, but not limited to, loading and unloading passengers in wheelchairs
• Records passengers boarding and departing vehicle
• Cleans interior and exterior of vehicles including washing, vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, deodorizing, and cleaning windows
• Performs maintenance tasks at bus stops as assigned
• Checks and maintains cleaning supplies
• Performs other duties as assigned and/or required

Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
High school diploma or GED; supplemented by a minimum of one (1) year experience in bus transportation. The City reserves the right to consider alternate combinations of education, certification, training, and/or experience.
Must have been a licensed operator for at least three (3) years (time spent driving on a learner's permit does not count towards this requirement).
Must have a state of Florida Class B or higher commercial driver license with passenger endorsement. Driving history must reflect no traffic citations for three (3) years prior to the date of application.
A biennial physical examination is required. DOT drug and alcohol testing history with previous employers must reflect no violations or testing refusals within two (2) years of date of application.
Must abide by the Florida Department of Transportation Rule Chapter 14-90 (Florida Administrative Code).
Must be able to read and abide by the System Safety Program Plan (SSPP) and Security Program Plan (SPP) established for the City's bus program.

• Previous community bus program or county bus driving experience preferred
• Previous driving experience on a fixed route with time points is preferred.

*The City reserves the right to consider alternate combinations of education, certification, training, and/or experience.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of and occupational hazards and ability to implement necessary safety precautions
• Knowledge of state and local traffic laws
• Skill in Microsoft Office products (Word and Outlook)
• Skill in providing good customer service
• Ability to read and follow road maps and bus routes
• Ability to read and abide by the System Safety Program Plan and Security Program Plan established for the City bus program
• Ability to operate a bus safely and effectively
• Ability to use critical thinking skills to arrive at solutions and suggest improvements to processes
• Ability to clearly communicate and understand information in English, both orally and in writing
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Ability to regularly attend work and arrive punctually for designated work schedule

Supplemental Information
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Depending on functional area of assignment, tasks involve the periodic performance of moderately physically demanding work, usually involving lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (up to 50 pounds). Tasks that require moving objects of significant weight require the assistance of another person and/or use of proper techniques and moving equipment. Tasks involve extended periods of time sitting in and operating a vehicle. Tasks may involve occasional walking and some climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
Tasks are regularly performed outside with potential for exposure to adverse conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, fumes and/or poor ventilation, wetness, humidity, rain, temperature and noise extremes, machinery and/or moving vehicles, vibrations, electric currents, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, gases or chemicals, oils and other cutting fluids, violence and/or disease, or pathogenic substances.
SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:
Some tasks require manual dexterity, in addition to visual and hearing acuity. Some tasks may involve identifying and distinguishing colors.
CITY OF COCONUT CREEK BENEFIT SUMMARY
FOR PART-TIME CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES
HOLIDAYS - Eleven (11) paid full-day holidays and two (2) paid half-day holidays (Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve) per year. Regular part-time employees shall be granted holiday pay on a pro-rated basis. If a holiday falls on a regular day off, the employee shall be scheduled for a shift off during the same pay period.
PERSONAL LEAVE - Part-time employees are credited with personal leave on a pro-rated basis. Each year after the first year, part-time employees are credited with the maximum amount of the individual's pro-rated hours of personal leave on January 1st, for that calendar year. Personal Leave must be used during the year it is credited, and cannot be carried over from year to year.
VACATION LEAVE - Employees earn vacation leave from the date of hire based on the following schedule:
Fewer than four (4) years of service:.0385 hours vacation accrual per each regular paid hour
Completion of four (4) years of service: .0577 hours vacation accrual per each regular paid hour
Completion of seven (7) years of service: .0770 hours vacation accrual per each regular paid hour
Completion of ten (10) years of service: .0962 hours vacation accrual per each regular paid hour
Maximum accumulation allowed is 200 hours as of the last day of the pay period including November 1 of any fiscal year.
SICK LEAVE - Employees earn 0.0462 hours of sick leave for each hour of regular paid service, with a maximum accumulation of 520 hours as of November 1st of any year. Accumulation in excess of 520 hours shall be converted for cash payment to the employee the first pay period in December at the rate of two (2) hours of sick leave for one (1) hour of pay. Up to 40 hours in a calendar year may be used as sickness in the immediate family and is deducted from accrued sick leave.
LONGEVITY - Employees are eligible for longevity pay as follows:

• Upon completion of five (5) through nine (9) years of service:$500
• Upon completion of ten (10) through fourteen (14) years of service:$1,000
• Upon completion of fifteen (15) through nineteen (19) years of service:$1,500
• Upon completion of twenty (20) years of service:$2,000

PENSION/RETIREMENT PLAN - The City participates in the Florida Retirement System (FRS), which offers a choice of either a Pension Plan (defined benefit) or an Investment Plan (defined contribution). The City contributes the amount determined by the State, and employees make a bi-weekly mandatory 3% contribution through payroll deduction on a pre-tax basis. The Pension Plan benefit is determined by multiplying 1.6%* times the years of FRS service times the average final compensation based on the employee's highest paid eight (8) years* of salary. The Investment Plan benefit is based on the performance of selected funds over time. Employees in the Pension Plan are vested after eight (8) years* of service; vesting is after one (1) year of service for the Investment Plan. Normal Retirement for the Pension Plan is age 65 with eight (8) years* of Regular Class service, or 33 years of Regular Class service regardless of age. Early Retirement is any member who is vested, who has not yet met normal retirement age or date. (There is a penalty of 5% for each year the retirement date precedes the normal retirement age.) There is no age requirement that must be met to receive a benefit under the Investment Plan, provided the one (1) year vesting requirement has been met.
**Please Note: If you have recently retired from FRS, please check the FRS website at to review new provision changes pertaining to re-employment restrictions before applying.**
*Age and years of service for vesting, normal retirement, and early retirement requirements may differ for those enrolled in FRS prior to July 1, 2011. Average final compensation is based on five years for those enrolled in FRS prior to July 1, 2011, and eight years for those enrolled on or after July 1, 2011.
Employees may also make voluntary contributions to a 457 Deferred Compensation Plan or Roth IRA Plan with MissionSquare Retirement, up to the annual limit as defined by the IRS.
Detailed explanations of the above benefits are available from Human Resources.
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Each applicant must complete this supplemental questionnaire as a part of the application screening and selection process. The information you provide will be reviewed and used to determine your eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Incomplete responses, false statements, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. Do you agree to answer each supplemental question truthfully and that your responses can be verified from information included within the application?

• Yes
• No

02
Do you have a state of Florida Class B or higher commercial driver's license with passenger endorsement?

• Yes
• No

03
Do you have a high school diploma or GED?

• Yes
• No

04
Have you been a licensed operator to drive a vehicle for a minimum of three (3) years?

• Yes
• No

05
As a follow-up to question #4, state the employers and dates listed on your application that support your experience.
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Do you have a minimum of one (1) year experience in bus transportation?

• Yes
• No

07
As a follow-up to question #6, state the employers and dates listed on your application that support your experience.
08
Do you have any traffic citations for three (3) years prior to the date of application?

• Yes
• No

09
Do you possess community bus program or county bus driving experience?

• Yes
• No

10
Do you have previous driving experience on a fixed route with time points?

• Yes
• No

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I meet all of the requirements of the position (including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and physical requirements), and I am able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Yes
• No

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