Assistant Location Safety Manager

First Student is the largest school transportation provider in North America, with more than a century of experience providing safe and reliable transportation. We work with 1,250 school districts in 39 states and 8 Canadian provinces, carrying approximately five million students in 21,000 schools daily.

At First Student, safety is at the center of everything we do. The Safety Supervisor supports safe, compliant, and reliable transportation operations for one or more small to midsize locations.

This role helps oversee driver compliance, safety training, accident investigations, regulatory requirements, and ongoing safety performance. The ideal candidate has strong operations experience, sound judgment, and a commitment to building a safety-first culture.

• Competitive pay: $66,750 - $66,900 annually

• Career advancement opportunities

• Positive and rewarding work environment

• Supportive leadership team

• Opportunity to make a direct impact on student and passenger safety

• Support driver hiring and compliance processes, including background checks, drug and alcohol testing, DOT physicals, motor vehicle records, I-9 forms, and other required documentation

• Provide guidance to location trainers and assist with classroom, recertification, and retraining programs

• Investigate accidents, incidents, and work-related injuries, including reports, files, follow-up, and preventability reviews

• Provide post-accident counseling and retraining to drivers as needed

• Prepare and maintain safety and compliance records

• Plan and conduct monthly safety meetings and participate in Safety Action Team meetings

• Support accident review committees and respond to driver appeals

• Provide safety-related support and training to drivers and attendants

• Conduct driver road checks and performance observations

• Review safety trends, prepare reports, and recommend improvements

• Complete additional duties and projects as assigned

• Minimum of 5 years of operations experience, including transportation operations experience

• Safety experience preferred

• Strong commitment to safety and compliance

• Knowledge of federal and state safety regulations

• Proficient with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

• Comfortable using operational technology, apps, shared drives, and smart devices

• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work effectively with drivers, employees, customers, senior leaders, union officials, and the general public

• Fluent in English

• Must be able to move throughout an office, company facility, and bus parking areas

• Must be able to use standard office equipment and access filing systems

• Must be able to communicate effectively in person and by phone

• Must be able to drive a company or personal vehicle for accident investigations, driver observations, and other company business

If you are an experienced operations professional with a strong commitment to safety, compliance, and frontline support, we encourage you to apply today.

First Student is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

First for a reason:

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.