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Scheduler, Transit
@ BURL City of Burlington
Ontario
Overview
The City of Burlington is hiring a full-time Scheduler, Transit at its Transit department to schedule operators, assign vehicles, and book and manifest specialized client trips. The role is on-site at Burlington Transit Headquarters, 35 hours per week, with a salary of $56,148 to $70,182 and a closing date of November 23, 2026.
Responsibilities:
- Schedule transit operators and assign vehicles
- Book client trips and create daily manifests
- Communicate with drivers over radio and resolve issues
- Manage client database and process applications
- Produce statistics on trips and vehicle usage
Requirements summary:
- High school graduation
- Basic typing and organizational skills
- One to two years of office and dispatch experience
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · workday
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-08
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-09
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Administrative |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Hours per week | 35 |
| Schedule | holidays, overtime |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Education | High school (required) |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours, Retirement plan |
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BURL City of Burlington
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 18 |
Position Type:
Regular Full Time (RFT)Closing Date:
November 23, 2026Salary/Wage Range:
$56,148.00 - $70,182.00Working for the City of Burlington
A great career is closer than you think. Come work for the City of Burlington, where you'll be joining an innovative and progressive workplace focused on building a 21st century city that respects the diversity of our residents, visitors and employees; and prioritizes continuous opportunities for you to learn and grow.
We don't just spend time attracting the best talent. We spend time and resources to keep the best talent. This may include: flexible working hours, mobile and hybrid working arrangements, a great pension and benefits package, as well as programs to foster innovation and leadership.
Type of Vacancy
Existing Vacancy
Hours of Work
35 hours per week
Department
Transit
Location
This position is required to work in person at Burlington Transit Headquarters, 3332 Harvester Rd. Work location is subject to change at the discretion of the City due to operational demands.
Position Overview
The Scheduler, Transit will work with both conventional and specialized transit teams and is responsible for working with drivers to ensure an efficient and effective transit service and work with clients to book trips, create daily manifests and operate dispatch.
Responsibilities
· Schedule transit operators including casual, modified, overtime, vacation relief and holiday work
· Assign vehicles to drivers based on their work
· Communicate with drivers over the radio, solution issues as they arise and engage Supervisors as required
· Monitor specialized drivers for schedule adherence and work with Supervisors to ensure client requirements are met
· Schedule client trips including booking reservations, cancellations, and assist clients with accessibility requests. Ensure all trip requests are booked.
· Provide educational resources for new clients on the specialized service, how to book trips and how to pay for the service
· Create daily manifests for client pickups ensuring specialized vehicle performance minimizes client wait times, client time on vehicles and high client satisfaction is met.
· Coordinate taxi service including daily manifest creation and adherence.
· Manage client database including medical records, processing client applications, data entry and verification into booking system and annual review of active clients and their status.
· Assist with transit service improvements by producing statistics on clients, trip booking and cancellation and vehicle usage.
Requirements
- High School graduation with basic typing and organizational skills.
- Over 1, up to 2 years of office and dispatch experience.
Accommodations
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, the City of Burlington accommodates the individual needs of applicants with disabilities within the recruitment process. Please call us at 905-335-7602 or email us at: [email protected] if you require accommodation to ensure your equal participation in the recruitment and selection process.
Note to Applicants:
We thank all those who apply for positions, but only those applicants who are invited for an interview will be contacted.
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