Driver, PRN

Job Details

PRN (As Needed) - Days, Evenings, & Weekends

Licenses / Certifications

• Must have a valid MO Class E driver's license at minimum at time of hire.

Job Summary

Operates a bus or sedan in providing transportation to John Knox Village residents, under the immediate supervision of the Public Safety Supervisor and/or the Dispatcher who acts as communications link for the Director of Public Safety. Supportive of the Village’s mission, values, and service/hospitality (PRIDE) expectations. Completes training as required by policy.

Essential Job Functions

• Drives bus to transport passengers over specified routes to local or distant points according to time schedule. Keeps passenger safety a top priority at all times.
• Assists passengers with getting into or out of vehicle and assists with baggage.
• Regulates heating, lighting and ventilating systems for passenger comfort.
• Complies with local traffic regulation and safety precautions for passengers.
• Reports delays, accidents and traffic violations.
• Inspects bus and maintain proper levels of gas, oil and water before departure.
• May load or unload baggage or express checked by passengers in baggage compartment.
• Transports and secures passengers luggage, groceries and wheelchair.
• Spends a majority of the day driving a sedan or a bus.
• Keeps vehicle clean inside and out.
• Must have excellent customer service and listening skills.
• Adheres to all safety regulations and requirements.
• Handles stress well and gets along with others within the workplace and with customers outside the department.
• Maintains acceptable standards of workplace conduct.

Essential Qualifications Education

• Typically acquired by a course of study leading to a high school diploma or GED.

Licenses / Certifications

• Must have a valid MO Class E (or higher) driver’s license at time of hire.
• Must be able to obtain a Class C or higher license with passenger endorsement within 90 days of hire.
• Must be able to pass a Department of Transportation physical and drug screen and maintain a D.O.T. medical card.

Knowledge and Skills

• Prior commercial driving experience preferred.
• Beginner level Microsoft Office software knowledge (Windows, Word, Excel and Outlook) required.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, handbooks and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Handles stress well, gets along with others and maintains acceptable standards of conduct.
• Adheres to all safety regulations and requirements.
• The associate may be required to interact with individuals with challenged mental capacities.

Special Working Conditions

• Activities occur inside and outside.
• All associates may be called upon to assist other departments in a declared emergency situation.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Sedentary Work – Exerting up to 10 lbs of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Visual acuity to operate motor vehicles or heavy equipment.
• Balancing:
  Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
• May need to stoop/bend, kneel, crawl, reach.
• Lifting:
  Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. Requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Talking:
  Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing:
  Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, making discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions:
  Making substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Supervision Received/Given

Reports to the Public Safety Supervisor. Takes work direction from Lead Transportation and Dispatcher.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veterans

EOE/D/V

Nicotine-Free Workplace

Nicotine-Free Workplace

Background and Health Screening

Post-Offer background check and health screening required.

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