Van Driver

Title: Van Driver

Reports To: ROSS Elderly/Disabled Services Supervisor

Position: PART-TIME POSITION

Office/Department/Division: Operations/Client Services

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Responsible for safely transporting residents and program participants to and from each site and to ensure their safety and comfort. The duties listed below illustrate the various types of work that may be performed.

• Ensures the health and safety of residents and children during hours of operation.
• Transports youth and adults to and from their residence to participate in program activities, training classes or other authorized events.
• Drives safely and takes all reasonable safety precautions to avoid accidents. Avoids endangering the safety of the passenger.
• Assists elderly and disabled residents on/off the vehicle, which includes the handling of grocery bags and/or ensuring that medical attention is alerted as necessary.
• Must take full responsibility for the security and safety of passengers during transport.
• Maintains proper mileage ledger and vehicle preventive maintenance log.
• Submits all vehicle fuel receipts.
• Reports any vehicle maintenance problems to the supervisor.
• Reports all moving violations and accidents to supervisor within 24-hours.
• Maintains condition and cleanliness of assigned vehicles (all vehicles are tobacco-free).
• Regulates heating and cooling for passenger comfort.
• Inspects bus/van prior to starting the run to detect any mechanical or other malfunction which would prevent safe delivery of passengers.
• Follows exact schedules, making stops and picking up passengers at assigned locations.
• Observes all local, city and state laws and regulations.
• Uses all signals and ensures that all traffic is stopped before loading and unloading passengers.
• Instructs passengers on the proper methods to board and deport from the bus/van and sees that instructions are carefully observed.
• Attends all state training programs, testing programs, first aid courses and other meetings as required.
• Must be punctual in attendance and strictly maintains timing schedules.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

High school diploma or GED and at least (6) months of experience working in transportation or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to fulfill essential position functions.

The employee is subject to pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident (incident), random, promotion and transfer, return-to-duty and follow-up drug and alcohol testing.

Must possess a current Medical Certificate as having passed a physical from a qualified physician.

• Ability to work under stressful conditions, primarily with youth and elderly/disabled residents; handle crowd control; understand and follow written and oral instructions; express oneself clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; establish and maintain representatives of governmental agencies and community-based organizations; and maintain confidentiality of the Authority’s operations.
• Must be knowledgeable of safe driving techniques and map reading including possessing a "sense of direction" in locating destinations locally and out of town.
• Must have the ability to use geographical positioning system (GPS).
• Must possess and maintain a safe driving record. Failure to do so may result in discipline up to and including termination.
• Must not have been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, entered a plea of nolo contendere to, or received judicial diversion for any felony charges or to any violation of any federal or state laws or city ordinances relating to force, violence, theft, dishonesty, gambling, controlled substance, or sex-related crimes.
• Must not have been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, entered a plea of nolo contendere to, or received judicial diversion for any misdemeanor charges involving DUI/DWI or alcohol, or use, possession, manufacture, or sale of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia within the past 7-10 years.
• Must maintain a neat, clean, acceptable personal appearance.
• Literacy in English with the ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and posted schedules.
• Basic knowledge of vehicle troubleshooting.
• Communicate and relate to persons of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

The employee receives work assignments primarily from the ROSS Elderly/Disabled Services Supervisor. Priorities and time frames are usually established by the supervisor and monitor the employee’s work for compliance with procedures and guidelines.

The employee has no supervisory responsibilities.

The employee generally follows past experience in accomplishing assignments. Methods for accomplishing routine work are at the discretion of the employee, subject to existing practices and procedures. When unusual situations arise, the employee may request guidance from the supervisor.

The employee performs a variety of related tasks, which are mostly routine in nature.…