Bus Driver

SUMMARY: Provides safe transportation for the clients and completes required documentation

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Providing safe transportation
• Completes Pre-Trip Inspections prior to each route.
• Checks bus at end of morning/afternoon routes to ensure no child remains on bus.
• Assists with taking children to their classrooms.
• Turns in all documentation daily which includes but limited to: Transportation Log, Pre-Trip Inspections, Transportation Roster
• Maintains bus binder that includes required documentation: seating chart, up to date client information, emergency procedures, and vehicle accident procedures/forms
• Ensure up to date client information is in the bus binder when transporting clients. This includes client face sheets listing authorized person(s) to take a child from the bus, Parent Consent for Medication Administration and Emergency Treatment form, printed map to every client’s home.
• Turn in gas receipts at the end of each month.
• Complete and turn in monthly inspections on assigned vehicles, if appropriate, on the last working day of the month
• Immediately reports all transportation related incidents to supervisor.
• Attends scheduled staff meetings.
• Completes all required training in a timely manner.
• Submits Work Orders on vehicle maintenance requests and other problems.
• Assists in scheduling/delivering/picking up vehicles at shop
• Follows FCC and FPS policies and procedures.

• Maintains current and valid AR Driver’s License and ensures the HR Department has a copy of this for their files. A CDL may be required for this position.

Maintains confidentiality of all information received regarding Friendship Community Care, Inc., Senior Center programs, and clients. Conditions of confidentiality shall be in compliance with Friendship Community Care Non-Disclosure Policy and HIPPA Policies.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive, and employee will also perform other reasonable related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.

This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

Schedule: Mon-Fri, 6:10am-8:25am & 2:15pm-4:30pm

Pay: $12.00

Qualifications

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

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

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High School diploma and or GED preferred; preferably with one to three months related experience and or training; or equivalent combination of both education and experience. A valid driver’s license is required and a clean background check. A CDL may be required based on position.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one on one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

QUALITY ASSURANCE & COMPLIANCE: To adhere to the following and comply with all Quality Assurance’s & HIPAA procedures:

• The Code of Conduct and Compliance Investigation Procedures as read and discussed in the new employee training must be followed at all times.
• Consumers’ progress notes be maintained and completed daily or as needed on the prescribed forms.
• Consumers’ records must be maintained weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly. All information must be filed in consumers’ records as needed and updated as prescribed by funding sources.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

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.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This is a safety sensitive function. Must be able to pass background checks/drug screen and maintain a clean driving record along with a valid AR driver’s license and reliable transportation with state minimum liability insurance.

Friendship Community Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of any Kind. Friendship Community Care is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Friendship Community Care based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Friendship Community Care will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Friendship Community Care encourages applicants of all ages.