Description

WORK, Inc. prohibits discrimination against any staff member or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, disability, creed, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Job Summary:

The Driver is responsible for transporting individuals with disabilities.

Essential Functions;

Responsible for:

• Responsible for picking up and discharging passengers.
• Responsible for transporting people to and from residences in assigned vehicle.
• Responsible for physically assisting people in entering and leaving the vehicle.
• Responsible for operating the vehicle safely. The operation of vehicles must comply with all state and local laws.
• Responsible for being courteous to passengers, family and program staff.
• Responsible for the immediate reporting of any disciplinary problem of any consumer to the Transportation Manager or his/her assistant.
• Responsible for the immediate notification to the Transportation Manager whenever a driver transports a person to a residence that shows no evidence of a parent, guardian or other supervisory person present.
• Responsible for daily cleaning interior of vehicle.
• Responsible for reporting missing vehicle equipment to Transportation Manager.
• Responsible for maintaining a driver’s log sheet.
• Responsible for immediate notification to Manager of any accident or other damage to vehicle, any vehicle safety problems.
• Responsible for proper use of communication equipment.
• Responsible for proper care and use of vehicles.
• Responsible for other duties assigned by Transportation Manager.
• (The essential functions listed in this section are not limited only to the tasks indicated and may include other duties as assigned)

Qualifications

• Valid Massachusetts Drivers License and a safe driving record.
• Ability to obtain a 7D License.
• Ability to communicate with program participants, family, site staff and management.
• Ability to safely drive van/bus.
• Ability to physically assist program participants into/out of a vehicl

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide

 
Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

 
Communication Demands:

• The ability to respond to common inquiries of complaints.

Environmental Demands: 

The work is performed in a non-smoking environment. The work is normally performed in a temperature controlled zone, however, there are exceptions. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

General requirements:

• Good standing balance, defined as the ability to stand and walk without a loss of balance.
• Full upper extremity range of motion defined as the ability to obtain:
• Full shoulder flexion, extension, abduction, and rotation.
• Full elbow flexion, extension, supination and pronation.
• Full wrist flexion, extension, radial and ulnar deviation.
• Normal upper extremity strength defined as the ability to move the specified body part through a full range of motion against maximum resistance.
• Full lower extremity range of motion defined as the ability to obtain:
•  Full hip flexion, extension, abduction, adduction and rotation.
• Full knee flexion and extension.
• Full ankle flexion and extension.
• Normal lower extremity strength defined as the ability to move the specified body part through a full range of motion against maximum resistance.
• Full trunk range of motion as defined by the ability to obtain full flexion and extension, rotation and side bending.
• Full cervical range of motion as defined by the ability to obtain full flexion and extension, lateral flexion and rotation.

*Continuous: Standing, hearing, bending, lifting

*Frequent: Reaching, walking, talking, climbing stairs, lifting

*Occasional: Sitting, Stooping