May 21 event
will expand Zum's team, welcomes existing drivers and new
candidates
REDWOOD
CITY, Calif., May 20, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Zūm, which was recently awarded a $60 million, 10-year transportation contract by
Branford 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 New Haven Hotel (229 George
St., New Haven, CT).
Zum is hiring 65 drivers and attendants to serve the families of
Branford Public Schools. Certified
drivers are encouraged to attend, as well as anyone considering a
new career as a school bus driver. Zum pays for training and
certification for those who are not yet certified. Attendants are
being hired as well.
Zum offers higher wages, guaranteed hours and modern benefits
for all drivers and staff. Additionally, Zum provides
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.
"We are delighted to partner with Branford Public Schools beginning in the
upcoming school year, and we are eager to build Zum's team of
drivers in this welcoming community," said Ritu Narayan, Founder and CEO at Zum. "We deeply
value drivers, who 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. We look forward to meeting drivers and new
candidates at this event."
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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