What are the responsibilities and job description for the Driver-Human Services position at Green County?
SUMMARY:
The driver is responsible for transporting adults who are elderly or disabled and the general public as space is available to various services and activities in a safe and reliable manner using a county issued vehicle. This position has no set hours and is scheduled as needed dependent on need of transportation requests. ESSENSTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES including the following:
The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or inclusive. Other duties may be required as assigned.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
Green County is an equal opportunity employer.
The driver is responsible for transporting adults who are elderly or disabled and the general public as space is available to various services and activities in a safe and reliable manner using a county issued vehicle. This position has no set hours and is scheduled as needed dependent on need of transportation requests. ESSENSTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES including the following:
The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or inclusive. Other duties may be required as assigned.
- Drive ADRC vehicles transporting participants to and from various services and activities within and outside of the county.
- Perform vehicle inspection prior to the trip, refuel as necessary, and promptly report needed repairs or vehicle concerns to ADRC staff.
- Provide stand-by or hands-on assistance to passengers when needed for exiting and entering the vehicle; but will not lift or carry passengers.
- Assist passengers in the use of seat belts, operation and use of accessible lift, and any other safety or accessible devices, such as wheelchair securement.
- Use manual override feature of accessible lift if the power does not work.
- Maneuver wheelchair with individual in the wheelchair.
- Accurately complete documentation for transportation services.
- Report observations and any incidents to appropriate ADRC staff.
- Ensure the confidentiality of passenger’s information and refrain from divulging any information to anyone other than the staff of the ADRC.
- Maintain cleanliness of vehicles.
- Other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- High school graduate or its equivalency.
- Safe driving record as indicated by the Department of Transportation.
- Experience working with elderly or disabled persons preferred.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Good driving record as verified with DOT.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to retain and convey information regarding routes and participants.
- Ability to consistently communicate effectively and professionally with Green County citizens, clientele, employees, and officials.
- Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
- Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to discern when a situation needs to come to the attention of ADRC staff.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is:
- Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
- Regularly required to talk or hear.
- The employee frequently is required to sit.
- The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
- The employee must frequently maneuver wheelchairs by pushing, pulling on uneven ground and ramps.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. Good vision is required for driving.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
- While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions.
- The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.
- The employee is exposed to driving, road and highway conditions.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Green County is an equal opportunity employer.
Salary : $17 - $19