What are the responsibilities and job description for the Driver position at MARY WADE HOME?
Mary Wade’s Adult Day Center is seeking a part-time Driver to work part-time, 20 hours per week.
Our Drivers are responsible for transportation for all levels of care; including but not limited to Adult Day Center, medical transportation, Residential Care Home, Assisted Living Community and Skilled Nursing Unit.
Schedule: 20 hours per week or more based on transportation requests.
Hourly Rate: $ 17.50
Our Skilled Nursing Unit consists of 94 bed long-term care, short-term rehabilitation. We have an Adult Day Center and Residential Care Home. Chatham Place is the Assisted Living / Memory Care Community that is part of Mary Wade. The community includes 84 units, a combination of one bedroom and studio apartments. 20 units are Memory Care and the rest are traditional Assisted Living.
At Mary Wade you will experience a high quality professional culture focused on resident needs. We strive to deliver the highest quality support services with deep compassion and empathy. If you find meaning working with seniors, Chatham Place may be for you.
We take the time to talk with, and listen to, those we care for and do whatever it takes to get the job done. Our goal is to create moments of joy as often as possible. Listening to understand, demonstrating kindness, concern and tender loving care are part of our core practices. Everyone is held accountable to these standards.
For 156 years we have been serving the Greater New Haven senior community. We are a mission focused non-profit, governed by a Board of Trustees. Visit www.marywade.org to see our gorgeous campus and learn more about our services and history.
Job Duties:
- Drives set routes or individual door-to-door pickups according to daily schedule and rides assigned by supervisor.
- Assists clients in exiting and entering the van at pickups and destinations. Operate the wheelchair lift and unload residents/clients in wheelchairs via the lift.
- Maintains van interior and windows in clean condition at all times.
- Drives vehicles to and from emissions and other required vehicle inspections as assigned.
- Assists in preventive maintenance care of vans including regularly checking and maintaining all fluid levels and tire pressure, and report all maintenance needs to supervisor.
- Carries out responsibilities in accordance with the Medivan Program policies and procedures.
- Maintain daily driving logs, mileage records and other records as required.
- Assists in Program Assistant activities when needed
Qualifications:
- Attends staff meetings and participates in safety and other operation training as assigned.
- Uses safety apparatus such as seat belts.
- Reports any unsafe conditions or accidents and files appropriate accurate reports.
- Obeys rules of the road.
- Sensitivity to the needs of the elderly in a healthcare setting.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Must possess knowledge of street locations in the New Haven area.
- Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class C or B with a Passenger "P" endorsement or “F” endorsement.
Salary : $18