Summary :

Easterseals of Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana counties is looking for an energetic and customer service-minded Meals and Transportation Driver to serve our communities approximately 20-29 hours per week.

The right candidate for this position will be required to provide home-delivered meal service support, and transportation services to eligible consumers in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.

Requirements for the position are listed but not limited to :

CORE VALUES :

Employees are committed to creating an environment that promotes health, happiness, independence, and safety by providing individuals with disabilities with increased opportunities for access, inclusion, and choice.

Our decision-making is guided by our values of integrity, respect, humility, welcome, and determination.

Basic Responsibilities :

Provide home-delivered meals and transportation service support to eligible consumers in a safe, timely, cost-effective manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES :

• Delivery of meals or providing transportation to clients based on the schedule or demands of the departments.
• Review route sheets of clients to be delivered daily.
• Pick up meals from caterer and check loading totals on the order sheet.
• Deliver meals based on scheduled route sheets.
• Maintain accurate documentation including mileage, delivery times, and meal delivery verification.
• Maintaining the most efficient delivery route and updating when new clients are added. All route changes need to be coordinated through the meal office.
• Maintain vehicles in accordance with state vehicle inspection requirements in order to ensure safe operation of the vehicle.
• Maintain the vehicle in a clean and sanitary manner as dictated by the safety and health, agency, and departmental standards.
• Perform daily pre-trip inspections of vehicles to maintain road readiness.
• Fuel vehicles at the beginning or end of the route and while no clients are in attendance.
• Maintains accurate documentation including mileage, pick-up and take-home times, initialing, other trips, etc. on a daily basis.

Collects donations (if applicable to client).

• Collects donations from clients as applicable and returns monies to the designated office area daily.
• Assist the Program Assistant in establishing the most efficient transportation route (the driver cannot change route without approval from the office).
• Coordinate routine maintenance of vehicles with the manager as necessary and submit receipts after completion of work.
• Assist clients to board and unload from the vehicle as required by their functional status.
• Ensure that wheelchairs are loaded onto the lift and secured with appropriate tie-downs as required.
• Ensure that the individuals being transported are secured in safety restraining devices as defined and required by law.
• Ensure that medical emergency transportation forms are on file in the van prior to transportation for required clients, are up to date as necessary, and are maintained in a confidential manner.
• Account for the presence of all clients scheduled for transportation and ensure that no individual is left on the vehicle at any time.
• Observe all driving laws and agency policies as well as practices related to defensive driving.
• Immediately report any accidents, incidents or road emergencies in accordance with established protocol.
• Maintain a clean driving record, and current, valid Ohio driver’s license. Report any traffic accidents, violations, or changes to driving privileges immediately.
• Reports clients to the office that do not respond to pick-up or who report.

Qualifications :

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Current, valid driver’s license with two years of driving experience.
• Clean driving record demonstrated through the abstract.
TRAININGS REQUIRED :
• First Aid
• First Aid
• Passenger Assistance
• Defensive Driving
• Population-specific to include characteristics of persons served, client rights, etc.
• On-going policy education that governs our programming.

EQUIPMENT USED / MACHINERY REQUIRED TO OPERATE :

• Operate passenger vehicles in safe manner in accordance with laws.
• Mechanical / motorized lift.
• Wheelchair tie-downs / webbing loops.
• Telephone / Computer / General Office Equipment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

• Requires sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, kneeling, and reaching.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.
• Requires sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, kneeling, and reaching.
• Exposed to hot / cold temperatures.
• Potential exposure to infectious and / or communicable diseases.
• Exposed to noise / air quality associated with road travel.

Additional Notes :

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt $13 / hourBenefits : PTO, Paid Holidays, Voluntary Benefits, KDrug Free Workplace / EOE

Last updated : 2024-03-23