Zūm, the new transportation provider for St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS), is hosting a three-day hiring event starting Tuesday at the Courtyard St. Louis Downtown West.
The hiring event aims to recruit over 240 bus drivers and 55 attendants to cover 220 bus routes across the St. Louis Public School District. Zūm is offering competitive wages ranging from $28 to $32 per hour for drivers and $17 to $19 for attendants.
The partnership between SLPS and Zūm was announced on Feb. 26. Zūm was awarded a three-year transportation contract, ensuring efficient services for over 18,000 students in more than 60 schools. Zūm, which already operates in cities like Los Angeles and Kansas City, will provide a new fleet of buses equipped with features such as real-time tracking for families.
The hiring event will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at the Courtyard St. Louis Downtown West, located at 2340 Market Street.
The addition of Zūm comes after the school district faced a transportation crisis at the start of the 2024-25 school year after Missouri Central School Bus ended its contract with the school district a year early.
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