Looking for a career that moves you forward?
Join us at Halifax Transit, where your journey to success begins behind the wheel.
- Receive 13 paid holidays plus three weeks' vacation to start
- Transit employees ride all transit services for free.
- Group benefits package for extended health, dental and vision for you and your dependents.
- Comprehensive defined benefit pension plan, with plan contributions shared between employees and the municipality.
- Earn $27.27 per hour from day one, and up to $32.30 per hour after four years in a unionized position.
As a bus Operator representing the Halifax Regional Municipality, you are the face of Halifax Transit.
You’ll promote a customer service and safety mindset when interacting with passengers, and provide a safe, comfortable, efficient and reliable transportation service.
No commercial driving experience? No problem!
We provide a paid training program that includes both classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction.
Consider becoming a bus Operator with Halifax Transit.
Hear from our current Halifax Transit employees to learn more:
Selection Process
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Please note this is an open posting. If you have already applied to this competition you do not need to reapply as your application has already been considered.
This position involves several phases. Due to high volume, email will be the primary means of communication. Candidates are REQUIRED to have a valid email address. It is expected candidates will check their email daily throughout the hiring process.
If you choose to “Withdraw” your application, you will no longer be considered in the competition. You cannot “Withdraw” and create a new application as a means to change your documents - the system will not allow you to do this as it views it as a duplicate submission
Candidates who meet the above-noted application requirements will be invited to a virtual information session. Invitations to the virtual session will be sent to the email address you provide in your application after the posting has closed.
Testing will be conducted in person, comprising of two tests. One test is an essential skills test to test your reading, writing and comprehension skills. Candidates must have a minimum of 5 Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) points/English proficiency to participate in this stage. The second test is a tablet-based assessment conducted by a certified evaluator. It takes approximately 20-30 minutes.
Candidates must provide a Driver’s Abstract through the Province of Nova Scotia, at the approximate cost of $19. Candidates are responsible for this cost.
Candidates who successfully complete testing will be invited to participate in a competency-based virtual interview. Competencies measured through this process may include Analytical Thinking; Communication; Customer Service; Decision Making; Teamwork and Cooperation; Values & Ethics and Valuing Diversity. To access our Employee Competency Dictionary please click here.
The candidate will then go for a CORE (Commercial On-Road Evaluation). CORE is a behind-the-wheel assessment that looks at real-time performance. This is an in person assessment which takes approximately 45 minutes.
When a candidate is notified of their start date, they are required to screen through: Child Abuse Registry check; Criminal Record check including the Vulnerable Sector; driver’s abstract that meets set out criteria; obtain an air brake endorsement; pass the written Nova Scotia Class 2 exam; obtain Standard Emergency First Aid with AED; pass a class pre-hire medical exam and functional abilities testing. Halifax Transit will reimburse the candidate for all costs associated with their conditional offer. Please do not obtain these documents until requested by the Recruiter as some documents have expiration dates.
SALARY: Training rate, completion of training and within the first year of service is $27.27 per hour. Salary and working hours as per ATU Collective Agreement.
WORK LOCATION: 200 Ilsley Avenue, Dartmouth or 80 Grassy Lake Drive, Halifax
If you have application questions that cannot be answered by our FAQs, please email transitjobs@halifax.ca