{"id":6988,"date":"2021-09-02T16:04:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T23:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/news\/?p=6988"},"modified":"2021-09-02T16:04:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T23:04:58","slug":"rtc-partners-with-contractors-to-recruit-essential-workers-for-needed-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/rtc-partners-with-contractors-to-recruit-essential-workers-for-needed-positions\/","title":{"rendered":"RTC Partners with Contractors to Recruit Essential Workers for Needed Positions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>Companies offering sign-on bonuses up to $2k, excellent benefits, and training programs <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ctt.ac\/15J_d\"><em>Click to Tweet<\/em><\/a><em>: NOW HIRING for bus drivers, mechanics and security officers! @KeolisNA, @realMVTransit &amp; @MarksmanSC offering sign-on bonuses up to $2k benefits, incentives &amp; training programs. <\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>LAS VEGAS \u2013 <\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/\">Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC)<\/a> is partnering with its contractors Keolis, MV Transportation and Marksman Security to actively recruit more drivers and security officers in response to a workforce shortage.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cThese positions are essential to keeping Southern Nevada moving and getting customers safely to work, school, medical appointments and other vital services,\u201d said MJ Maynard, RTC chief executive officer. \u201cWe are thankful for our current workers but have open positions to fill in order to provide the level of service that our community expects.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>All three companies are offering attractive incentives for candidates, from sign-on bonuses up to $2,000, to paid training and excellent benefit programs. Those who are interested can apply at <a href=\"https:\/\/keolis.candidatecare.jobs\/job_positions\/browse\">keolisnorthamerica.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/field-mvtransit.icims.com\/jobs\/1800\/driver\/job?mobile=false&amp;width=1000&amp;height=500&amp;bga=true&amp;needsRedirect=false&amp;jan1offset=-480&amp;jun1offset=-420\">mvtransit.com<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marksmansecurity.com\/careers\/\">marksmansecurity.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Currently, the number of transit and paratransit drivers and security officers in the workforce is approximately 1,700 positions, with more than approximately 180 vacant positions that the contractors are looking to fill immediately. Due to these shortages, transit riders may experience service delays along their commute and are encouraged to plan for extra travel time. As riders map out their trips, the RTC urges customers to subscribe to text and email alerts through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/ways-to-travel\/schedules-maps\/alerts-detours\/\">RTC website<\/a>, and download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/ways-to-travel\/how-to-ride\/ridertc-app\/\">rideRTC<\/a> app to get real-time alerts and stay informed on any route delays or changes. The RTC is committed to communicating all service delays in a timely manner so customers can better plan their trips around the valley.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Companies offering sign-on bonuses up to $2k, excellent benefits, and training programs \u00a0Click to Tweet: NOW HIRING for bus drivers, mechanics and security officers! @KeolisNA, @realMVTransit &amp; @MarksmanSC offering sign-on  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":6991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[22,29],"class_list":["post-6988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-safety","tag-transit"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}