Job Description

The Region Home to endless skies and boundless opportunities, Grande Prairie is in the heart of the Peace Region in Northwestern Alberta. The largest urban centre north of Albertas capital, Grande Prairie is a thriving young city of over 69,000 with a median age of 34. Whether it's parents pushing a stroller, children filling the Eastlink Centre, or families biking on one of the many trails, there are signs of youth everywhere you turn. Grande Prairies youthfulness arises from the exciting opportunities that enabled population growth of over 73% between 2001 and 2021. More than 80 different cultural and ethnic groups contribute to the community which not only serves as a hub for the surrounding area but also as the heart of a thriving regional population of almost 300,000 people.
Attracting businesses, jobs, and people is enabled by a well-balanced blend of agricultural industry, strategic location, and diverse wealth of natural resources including oil, natural gas, coal, and lumber. This diversity provides a great opportunity for careers across a variety of industries. In addition, Albertas newest Polytechnic institution (Northwestern Polytechnic) serves as the capstone for an outstanding local educational system that facilitates personal and career growth across a full range of opportunities.
The community offers an intriguing mix of mid-size city community and big city amenities that is often referred to as urban without urban grind. There is endless possibility for residents to get involved and connected! For sport and recreation fans, there is a wide variety of parks and trails to explore across the city, as well as several state-of-the-art recreational facilities. An exciting and engaged arts and culture community is also very active in venues such as the Montrose Cultural Centre, the Centre for Creative Arts and the Grande Prairie Live Theatre and supported by a multitude of cultural and neighbourhood associations.
With something for everyone, Grande Prairie is the perfect place to thrive
The Opportunity
Transit DispatcherUnder the supervision of the Transit Operations Coordinator, performs public transportation and paratransit (Conventional, Accessible and On-Demand) scheduling, routing and dispatching duties; operates a variety of communication equipment, including two-way radio, telephone, computer mobile dispatch terminal and scheduling systems; creates, maintains and monitors computerized driver manifests/schedules; and responds to requests for service and provides a variety of information to passengers and the general public. Acts as the liaison between Crew Chiefs/Operators and the on-call Supervisor.
Responsibilities

• Provide Conventional, On-Demand and Accessible Transit dispatching and routing services to seniors, disabled individuals, and the general public; dispatch/assign Transit vehicles as per established protocol.
• Prepare and maintain Accessible, Conventional, and Casual Operators two-week work schedules. Arrange for substitute driver(s) when a driver(s) does not show up for a shift, calls in absent, or needs to be replaced during their shift.
• Monitor transit service routes using various software to ensure integrity of schedules and public interface. Keeping the supervisory team abreast of service and employee statuses.
• Provide Management with a variety of reports such as daily manifests and schedules, service requests, client information, driver hours, mileage, and passenger information for all Transit services. Maintains accurate records, logs and files and create monthly reports.
• Consistently work towards maximizing efficiency. On-going monitoring of processes and schedules to improve services and provide the most effective service delivery. Keeping up to date with continuously improving dispatching techniques and technology.
• Comfortable with the use of two-way radio systems, cellphones, phones, emails, and text messages for communicating and receiving information. Proficient with use of computing and word processing programs.
• Provide clear and concise communication between operators, clients, supervisors, and other parties.
• Maintain excellent knowledge of streets, landmarks, and geography of the City of Grande Prairie.
• Assist Management with financial deposits, cleaning, filing, receiving, and sorting mail.
• Practicing exceptional customer service, provide a variety of public transportation information to passengers, the general public and other public agencies; provide quality customer service and respond to public inquiries and requests for service in a courteous manner.
• Respond to emergency situations as needed, including hazardous weather conditions. Coordinate with Supervisors, police, and other dispatchers as required.
• Maintain familiarity with applicable Safe Work Procedures and Occupational Health & Safety Guidelines for the dispatch position and all operator positions.
• Perform additional tasks as required.

You Bring

• Grade 12 education or equivalency
• 2 years of communications and dispatch experience.
• Provide exceptional customer service to clients, passengers, operators, and co-workers. Respond in a courteous manner to requests and inquiries.
• Demonstrate an aptitude for mental health awareness, and working with disabled persons in a trauma informed, and respectful manner.
• Effectively handle difficult and sensitive information.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Operate office equipment proficiently including two-way radios, computers, cellphones, tablets and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, and scheduling database applications.
• Adapt to changing technologies, learn functionality of new equipment and software systems and become competent in their use.
• Work effectively in an office environment, maintaining record integrity and confidentiality.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Assign work equitably, unbiased, and efficiently.
• Ability to problem-solve situations that may arise during the day.

Hours
Casual Transit Dispatcher's are on an as and when needed basis with no guarantee of hours.
Salary/Wage Starting Salary is $28.95 per hour with a training rate of $22.38 per hour as per the CUPE Collective Agreement
Selection ProcessWe appreciate your interest in our organization and thank you in advance for your application. Candidates selected for an interview will be notified via phone or email.
1. To apply for this position, please utilize the "Apply Now" tab on this web page to submit your comprehensive cover letter and up-to-date resume.2. Our application review process includes a thorough evaluation of all submissions. Short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview scheduling.

• This posting may be used to fill future vacancies in this position.
• This posting may be used to fill more than one position.
• This posting will be open until a suitable candidate(s) is/are found.

Note: After submitting your application and uploading your resume, you should expect to receive an email confirmation indicating that your application for this position has been successfully submitted. If you receive this email, there is no need for any additional contact with us regarding this position.To efficiently manage the high volume of applications we receive for each job posting, we cannot address job-specific inquiries before the interview stage. However, if you progress to the job interview stage, we will gladly provide answers to any questions you may have.