Bus Driver - COA Featured Duxbury, MA

Position Title:

Bus Driver - COA

Department:
Council on Aging

Location:

Duxbury Senior Center

Reports To:

Front Office Manager

Contract:

Personnel Plan

FSLA:
Non-exempt, non-benefit eligible, part-time

Grade:
Grade 1

Rate:
Pay range is $22.66 - $30.59 per hour, actual pay dependent upon qualifications

Schedule:

Per diem; specific days and hours may vary, 4‑8 hours weekly

Nature of Work:
The Bus Driver is responsible for providing safe, reliable transportation to older adults in the community; confirming rides, picking up and dropping off in a timely manner, informing supervisor of routine maintenance to be scheduled with DPW and/or GATRA; cleans the bus inside and out, weather permitting, completes daily statistic log, and treats each rider with dignity, respect, kindness and patience.

Ability to meet state and local requirements for working with elder populations and relate to older adults in a comfortable fashion with genuine interest, compassion, and concern for their needs and feelings. Must possess good verbal, written, and organizational skills.

Supervision Received:
Under the general direction of the Transportation Coordinator and the supervision of the Front Office Manager, the employee is familiar with the work routine and uses initiative in carrying out assignments independently. The supervisor provides additional specific instruction for new, difficult or unusual assignments, including suggested work methods. The employee is expected to recognize instances which are out of the ordinary and which do not fall within existing instructions;

the employee is then expected to seek advice and further instructions. Reviews and checks of the employee's work are applied to an extent sufficient to keep the supervisor aware of progress, and to insure that completed work and methods used are technically accurate and that instructions are being followed.

Supervisory Responsibility:
Employee, as a regular and continuing part of the job, is required to supervise the Bus Drivers.

Confidentiality:
Employee has access to confidential information obtained during performance of regular position responsibilities in accordance with the State Public Records Law.

Accountability:
Consequences of errors, missed deadlines or poor judgment may include adverse public relations, monetary loss, legal repercussions, jeopardize programs, personal injury, and danger to public health/safety.

Judgment:
Well‑defined or detailed rules, instructions and procedures cover all aspects of work. Judgment involves choosing appropriate practices, procedures, regulations, or guidelines to apply in each case.

Complexity:
The work consists of routing, or repetitive tasks and/or operations with few variations in established procedures.

Nature and Purpose of Public Contact:
Relationships with co‑workers and the public involving frequent explanation, discussion or interpretation of practices, procedures, regulations or guidelines in order to render service, plan or coordinate work efforts, or resolve operating problems. More than ordinary courtesy, tact, and diplomacy may be required to resolve complaints, and deal with members of the public or uncooperative or uniformed persons.

The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various type of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or logical assignment to the position.

Education and Experience:

High school degree with 1-3 years of related experience or any equivalent…