Student Transportation To Hold Job Fair At CTWorks Career Center In Norwich On March 31
An information and interview session will be held on Monday, March 31, from 9:00 to 11 a.m., at the CTWorks Career Center in Norwich, located at 113 Salem Turnpike, North Building, Suite 200. For directions or information about the center, call (860) 859-5600.
Student Transportation of Connecticut, STA’s local company, offers job opportunities for transportation professionals at its terminals in Ledyard and Groton, and at other locations throughout the region.
The company offers a professional work environment, flexible schedules, competitive wages, group medical plans and outstanding opportunities for growth and promotion.
School bus drivers transport children to and from school each day on established routes. Additional extracurricular runs (sports and field trips) and charter work also may be available. Typical runs are during morning and afternoons and average 20 to 30 hours per week
“We’re looking for people who enjoy making a difference in children’s lives, “said Dina Cooper, STA’s corporate recruiting director. “This is a great job for Moms who want to have the same schedules as their school-aged children, retirees and college students looking for extra income.”
Job requirements include a clean driving record and the ability to pass a Department of Transportation physical, a pre-employment drug test and a criminal background check. Experienced bus drivers with Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDL) with P and S endorsements are preferred, but free training will be provided for good drivers without school bus experience. STA’s training program includes classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction to prepare candidates for CDL written and road examinations.
To learn more about STA, interested candidates may visit the company’s website at www.ridesta.com/join or call the Ledyard terminal at (860) 464-8346 to schedule an appointment.
About Student Transportation
Founded in 1997, Student Transportation is the fourth-largest provider of school bus transportation services in North America, conducting operations through local operating subsidiaries. Student Transportation has become a leading school bus transportation company by aggregating operations through the consolidation of existing providers and conversion of in-house operations and currently operates more than 5,000 school vehicles in North America. For more information, please visit www.ridesta.com.
