SALARY: $24.27 - $28.03 Hourly
LOCATION: 1400 29th Street Sacramento, CA
JOB TYPE: Full Time
JOB NUMBER: 2026-00250IE
DEPARTMENT: SacRT GO Paratransit
CLOSING DATE: 6/30/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Description
AN ELIGIBILITY LIST WILL BE CREATED FROM THIS RECRUITMENT TO BE USED IN FILLING FUTURE VACANCIES
Responsible for the direct day-to-day communications and interactions with Paratransit Operators and clients. Coordinates and directs the movement of vehicles for Paratransit services. Tracks and reports sign-in and sign-out times, assures routes are timely, and communicates Paratransit service issues to management as appropriate. Work requires incumbent(s) to exercise good judgement, make decisions within the limits of established policies, procedures and guidelines and provide excellent customer service.
Examples of Duties
This is a general listing of job functions and does not represent a complete listing of the position's responsibilities.
· Takes Paratransit client calls and communicates issues with Paratransit Operators and management or Dispatch.
· Monitors radio, telephones, and on-road provision of service to ensure quality.
· Monitors and completes Paratransit Operator sign-in and sign-out daily.
· Monitors service to ensure it meets the parameters set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act.
· May dispatch Paratransit Operators to ensure adequate disbursement of trips between all assigned routes.
· Monitors daily system performance.
· Analyzes and adjusts computer dispatch schedules for conditions affecting passenger service.
· Maintains two-way communication with operators, providing information on customers, cancellations, and directional assistance where necessary.
· Provides appropriate troubleshooting information to field personnel so that service to the public is maintained with a minimum of delay and inconvenience.
· Participates in analysis and review of Paratransit operating performance.
· Notes closed and/or late starting of routes and communicates same to management and/or Superintendent as appropriate.
· Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience: High School Diploma or equivalent.
Two (2) years of customer service experience required. One (1) year previous Paratransit Dispatcher experience preferred.
Filing Instructions/Supplemental Information
Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee that a candidate will be invited to participate in other examination segments of the selection process. An employment application is required for this position. Applications, job announcements, and copies of the complete job description are available through our website at www.sacrt.com.
A completed employment application must be submitted online no later than Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. SacRT will not process incomplete applications. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of an application but may be included with the application. For more information on benefits, a summary sheet is available from the Human Resources Department. The Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the recruitment process to accommodate candidates with disabilities. For more information, contact the Human Resources Department at (916)556-0298.
Note: Although the use of certain controlled substances is now legal in California for both recreational and/or medicinal purposes, if you are not able to pass a pre-employment drug screening, you will not be considered for this position.
SacRT is an Equal Opportunity EOE Employer - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans.
This position falls under the ATU, Local 256 Collective Bargaining Unit.
In addition to operating over 60 bus routes with connecting bus service in the Sacramento area covering 418 sq mi (1,082.6 km2),[1] RT also operates a large light rail system. It is currently the eleventh busiest light rail system in the United States.[3]
In addition to the city of Sacramento, RT serves much of the northern portion of Sacramento County which includes the incorporated cities of Citrus Heights and Rancho Cordova. The unincorporated areas of Sacramento County under the RT service area include Arden Arcade, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Florin, Gold River, North Highlands, Orangevale, Rio Linda and Rosemont.[4] The system formerly provided express bus service between Downtown Sacramento and Elk Grove until the mid-2000s when that city took over bus operations under the newly created E-tran. It also provided contracted bus service to neighboring Yolo County (covering West Sacramento, Davis and Woodland); those routes and operations were later taken over by Yolo bus after its formation on January 3, 1982.[5] In both cases, e-tran and Yolo bus have retained the RT assigned route numbers for their routes as they continue to service Downtown Sacramento.