The School District of Lee County\u00a0is hosting two Transportation\u00a0Job\u00a0Fairs Tuesday, March 24, and Wednesday, April 1, welcoming\u00a0Southwest Florida job seekers\u00a0interested in\u00a0positions\u00a0as\u00a0school bus operators and mechanics.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The\u00a0job\u00a0fair\u00a0on March 24 will be held from 3-5 p.m. at\u00a0East County Regional Library,\u00a0881 Gunnery Road, N., in\u00a0Lehigh Acres. The\u00a0April 1\u00a0event\u00a0will take place from 4:30-6 p.m. at\u00a0Lakes Regional Library,\u00a015290 Bass Road,\u00a0in\u00a0Fort Myers. Each event\u00a0provides\u00a0candidates\u00a0an opportunity to\u00a0speak directly with transportation recruiters\u00a0and\u00a0learn about open positions,\u00a0qualifications\u00a0and next steps in the hiring process.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The School District of Lee County is among the largest school districts in Florida and the United States, serving more than\u00a0100,000 students\u00a0across 118 schools.\u00a0School bus drivers\u00a0serving\u00a0the\u00a0District\u00a0are responsible for\u00a0providing safe,\u00a0timely,\u00a0efficient\u00a0and courteous transportation services for Lee County students.\u00a0Mechanics work collaboratively to\u00a0conduct\u00a0thorough\u00a0vehicle safety inspections and\u00a0perform\u00a0minor repairs\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0the fleet\u00a0operating\u00a0efficiently.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Minimum\u00a0qualifications for bus drivers include at least five years of driving experience, a satisfactory driving\u00a0record\u00a0and a\u00a0Social\u00a0Security card.\u00a0The\u00a0district\u00a0provides free training for candidates who do not already\u00a0possess\u00a0a commercial driver\u2019s license (CDL).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Starting pay for bus drivers\u00a0and mechanics\u00a0is $19.57 per hour and immediate job openings are available. The\u00a0district\u00a0offers flexible hours and benefits for full-time employees.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
To register for the events\u00a0and learn more about available career opportunities, visit\u00a0LeeSchools.net\/Careers. For support or additional questions, email\u00a0careers@leeschools.net\u00a0or call (239) 337-8676.\u00a0<\/p>\n
About The School District of Lee County\u00a0\u2028Lee County Public Schools is the eighth-largest district in Florida and the\u00a032rd\u00a0largest district in the United States. The\u00a0District\u00a0educates more than\u00a0100,000 students\u00a0in grades K-12 and is a model for others in the state and around the nation. With approximately 13,000 full- and part-time employees, the\u00a0District\u00a0is one of the county\u2019s largest employers.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The School District of Lee County\u00a0is hosting two Transportation\u00a0Job\u00a0Fairs Tuesday, March 24, and Wednesday, April 1, welcoming\u00a0Southwest Florida…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121041,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-202887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}