Posted 2 months ago
Dispatcher
@ First Canada ULC
Ancaster, Ontario
Overview
First Student is hiring a full-time Dispatcher to oversee bus routes and scheduling, keep buses on time, and coach drivers and monitors. The role handles heavy phone and radio traffic and supervises day-to-day operations. Compensation is stated as $48,000.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee all bus routes and scheduling
- Counsel and coach drivers and monitors
- Handle heavy phone and radio traffic
- Serve as primary liaison with major contracted customer
- Resolve drop-off and pick-up problems
Requirements summary:
- 3-5 years of dispatch, terminal or driver experience
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Knowledge of radio dispatch equipment
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Ability to work under time constraints and deadlines
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · workday
- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-21
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-29
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Business operations |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Education | High school (required) |
| Perks mentioned | Paid training |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
First Canada ULC
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 154 |
At First Student, our Dispatchers are a constant reflection of our company's commitment to safety and customer service. The Dispatcher is responsible for dispatching all buses, ensuring on-time performance of routes, and counseling drivers and monitors on front line.
At First Student, we are proud to offer:
- Tremendous Career Advancement Opportunities due to a strong presence across North America
- Positive and rewarding work environment
Dispatcher Responsibilities:
- Oversees all routes and scheduling of buses
- Counsels and coaches drivers and monitors
- Handles heavy phone and radio traffic
- Takes all scheduling and driver complaints, report to Operations Supervisor/Contract Manager
- Serves as primary communication liaison with major contracted customer
- May handle charter reservations, billing, or driver payroll
- Provides solutions to drop-off and pick-up problems
- Handle back-up driver duties or perform miscellaneous clerical duties as needed
- Completes assignment of special projects
- Assists with supervision of day-to-day operations
Dispatcher Experience and Skills Required:
- 3-5 years experience
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Basic knowledge of radio dispatch equipment
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Ability to deliver under time constraints and deadlines
- Previous terminal operations, dispatch, or driver experience
- Computer literate
- Subject to background check
Compensation: $48,000
First Students commitment to putting our customers first, dedication to safety, and an ambition to deliver dependable transportation makes for a working environment you'll love. As a huge company with 120,000 staff and over 2.5 billion customers worldwide, you'll also enjoy security, a brilliant future, and excellent training.
Apply today to join our team!
We aspire to have a culture where all people are First. We strive to attract and retain a diverse workforce therefore 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.
supports future growth for all."
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.
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