May 21 event
welcomes existing drivers and new candidates
REDWOOD
CITY, Calif., May 20, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Zūm, which was recently awarded a five-year
transportation contract by Roanoke
City Public Schools, will host its third school bus driver
hiring event on Tuesday, May 21,
2024, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at
Courtyard Roanoke Airport 3301 Ordway Dr NW Roanoke, VA.
Zum is hiring 130 drivers and attendants to serve the families
of Roanoke City Public Schools.
Certified drivers and anyone considering a new career who has yet
to be certified are encouraged to attend. Attendants are being
hired as well.
Zum offers competitive wages, guaranteed hours and modern
benefits for all drivers and staff, as well as top-of-the-line
buses, equipment, and technology to enhance safety and comfort for
students and drivers and make drivers' day-to-day jobs easier and
more enjoyable. Advanced training and certification programs
include extensive ongoing training in transporting students with
diverse needs and disabilities.
"As we prepare for the 2024-25 school year, we are excited to
build our team of drivers for Roanoke
City Public Schools," said Ritu
Narayan, Founder and CEO at Zum. "Drivers are at the center
of what we do at Zum, and we work hard to put in place a culture
and program that ensures we are the employer of choice in the
districts we serve. We look forward to meeting drivers and
community members looking for a new career at this
event."
"Student success starts with a safe and reliable ride to school
each day," said Dr. Verletta White,
Superintendent of Roanoke City
Public Schools (RCPS). "We are pleased to partner with Zum to
provide competitive wages, improved work culture as well as
innovative technology that makes it easier for drivers to do their
jobs. We encourage all existing drivers as well as community
members looking for a new, rewarding career to apply."
Zum is known for alleviating school bus driver shortages and is
a "Great Places to Work" certified company. Additionally, Zum is
the first and only 100% carbon neutral student transportation
company in the U.S. Through its Net Zero Initiative, the company is
leading in electric school bus conversion.
Anyone interested in driving or who knows someone interested
that cannot attend one of Zum's hiring events can apply
here.
Zum manages and operates student transportation in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Utah, and Virginia, and is expanding rapidly nationwide.
To learn more about how Zum is working with thousands of schools
across the nation to deliver safe, reliable, and modern student
transportation, please visit Zum's website.
About Zum:
Zum has modernized student
transportation, the nation's largest mass transit system, and
developed sustainable ways to charge the grid. Zum's
robust operations and integrated end-to-end cloud-based
platform provides a modern student transportation service for
school districts purpose-built around the needs of kids and the
expectations of modern families. Zum provides one
seamless, real-time interface for parents, drivers, schools,
districts, administrators, and operators to transport children
safely and with increased visibility and personalized care. Always
investing in the wellbeing of communities, Zum is also
the only carbon neutral student transportation provider in the
nation with plans to go Net Zero with its transition to EV
electric buses. Zum is available nationwide,
serving more than 4,000 schools across the U.S. Learn
more at www.ridezum.com.
CONTACT:
Jenny
Mayfield, Vice President of Communications -
press@ridezum.com
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