Driver Supervisor

Job Details

• Job Location:
  
  Bellflower, CA 90706
• Position Type:
  Full Time
• Education Level: None
• Salary Range: $26.00 - $26.00 Hourly
• Job Category:
  Transportation
• Status:
  Full-Time, Non-Exempt | Payrate: $27.00/Hour |
  
  Schedule:
  
  Monday - Wednesday 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Sunday 5:30 AM - 1:30 PM (Required to pick up another shift during the week [Varies])
• Reports to:
  
  Program Manager
• Department:
  Emergency Shelter
• Region:
  Orange County

The Shuttle Driver Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the safe transportation of guests to and from the Emergency Shelter Program while supervising a regional team of Shuttle Drivers. This position includes overseeing vehicle maintenance, providing administrative support, and ensuring the safe operation of the fleet vehicles. In addition to transportation duties, this position offers on-site shelter logistics support during downtime or when needed by the shelter’s leadership team, assisting with tasks such as cleaning, laundry, food service, and safety checks.

• Shelter Support
  • Assist in the implementation of daily shelter activities to ensure quality, client-focused, and trauma-informed delivery of services
  • Encourage and discuss progress toward housing with shelter guests
  • Assist with shelter set-up, food distribution, and maintenance
  • Assist with all cleaning duties and safety of facility including emptying trash cans, cleaning up spills, and general groundskeeping
  • Provide safety and wellness checks
  • Assist with receiving and verifying orders from vendors, completing tally sheets
  • Post and update signs and service calendars
  • Assist in the organization of supplies and facility’s needs
• Driving and Reporting
  • Complete daily maintenance checks and safety inspections
  • Drive program vehicles in a safe and orderly manner to pre-approved locations
  • Check that all safety restraints are in working order and are utilized correctly
  • Maintain the overall cleanliness of the vehicles
  • Safely load all guests in the safest way possible
  • Safe and appropriate use of hydraulic wheelchair lifts
  • Typing and planning daily routes based off several possible drop‑off locations
  • Generate and submit daily route and maintenance reports
  • Meet transportation goals in a challenging and always changing atmosphere
• Management
  • Coordinate closely with the Mercy House Fleet Manager regarding moving or taxiing fleet vehicles in and out of the area for maintenance services
  • Schedule drivers’ Paid Time Off, and take responsibility for approving shift changes between drivers and for finding shift coverage when no driver is available
  • Be available to cover shifts and open positions outside the normal work schedule
  • Approve official time reports and submit them to the appropriate administrative staff
  • Train new drivers on routes, equipment, and procedures
  • Inspect drop‑off and pick‑up locations for maintenance/cleanliness, and coordinate with the drivers the cleanup of those locations as per the Mercy House Good Neighbor Policy
  • Coordinate and assign weekly detailing duties with drivers, to ensure clean vehicles inside and out
  • Provide direct support to both the Mercy House Fleet Manager and the Program Manager
  • Attend staff meetings as required and attend training workshops as needed
  • Perform ad hoc projects as appointed by Supervisor

• Education and Experience
  • Possess a valid and up-to-date Class C Driver’s License is required
  • Possess a clean driving record with no limitations and must be comfortable and capable of driving large vehicles (at least 24’ in length) with wide turning ratios
  • Knowledge of motor vehicle and engine maintenance is required
  • Previous paratransit experience is preferred
  • Must be able to demonstrate working knowledge and mastery of a client-focused, trauma-informed, and non‑physical de‑escalation…