CDL Bus Driver

Spend the Spring/Summer on the beautiful Merced River, just outside Yosemite National Park in California

Zephyr Whitewater Expeditions is looking for a fun, adventurous bus driver to work at our family owned/operated rafting operation on the Merced River, just outside Yosemite National Park.

• Must hold a Valid CDL with Passenger Endorsement

• Positions involves pre trip bus/van inspection, driving bus full of clients to the river access point, then shuttling empty bus down to the takeout, then bringing clients back up to our base. Lots of paid time during the trip to sit by the river and read, fish, swim, etc.

• All CDL employees must be entered into a Federal Drug and Alcohol random screen pool and must pass a pre-employment drug screen and physical.

• Must be willing to work with a flexible schedule, as our trips can often book up a day or two in advance.

• Length of season dependent on snowpack, but we start in April and typically expect to run into early/mid July.

• Driving is mostly on a 2 lane mountain highway, with some dirt road driving. Occasionally driving with a flatbed trailer.

• Our fleet includes airport shuttle style vans, a 15 passenger van, and a couple of different Type "C" busses.

Living Accommodations:

Multiple options. If you have an RV or Trailer, we have a property near our main operations where you can park and plug into our electrical hookups. There is a Manufactured Home on site there that you can use for Kitchen/Bathroom/Shower.  

There is also an available bedroom inside the Manufactured Home for the duration of the season. Note, the rest of the house is a shared living space. 

There is also tent space if you prefer to set up a tent outside.

Pay:

Pay is per trip, but averages out to $19 to $28 per hour, plus tips. Lots of paid down time during the trip by the side of the river. We offer three trips per day, an AM trip, PM trip, and a Full Day trip. Pay for working both 1/2 day trips would be $192 per day plus tips.  (this includes the pay bonus for staying through the end of our season).

Benefits:

• Free Accommodation options at a quiet and shady property 5 minutes from our base camp.

• Breakfast and/or Lunch provided while working

• Free rafting trips on days off

• Easy access to Yosemite

• Fun community and work environment with excellent staff

• Lots of down time for recreation, swimming, fishing, hiking, rafting, kayaking, forest roads to explore, Yosemite, nearby Spa at the hostel across the street.