Today, the Hillsborough County School District will hold a job fair to fill available bus driver positions. Check out the schedule for the event below:
- 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
- HCPS Instructional Service Center
- 2920 N 40th. Street, Tampa
- Rooms 127 and 130
- Starting pay: $16.04 an hour
The district has been fighting a persistent shortfall, which is affecting school districts around the country. Transportation officials are working hard to rehire enough drivers.
Officials have worked hard to make the employment procedure as simple as possible.
“If they have a commercial driver’s license already, of course, that speeds the process up because that is a requirement to drive a school bus. But, if they do not have a CDL, we are a third party tester, so we can actually test them and get them their CDL," said Jim Beekman, General Manager of Transportation.
Leaders are also looking to hire school bus mechanics.
