Transportation Specialist - FT

• Provides transportation service to enrolled participants and assist to and from the door of their residence to the vehicle and/or service destination.
• Maintains accurate van reports.
• Ensures all riders are accounted for and that some individual/program pays for transportation services.
• Provides safe assistance to each passenger boarding the vehicle.
• Opens and closes all vehicle doors.
• Must wear seat belt.
• Ensures daily check in with Lead Driver.
• Observes manifests and prepares for trips scheduled on the following day.
• Checks engine oil each day before starting the vehicle.
• Attends staff meetings and training sessions as necessary.
• Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the agency and the community.
• Prepares and submits timesheet as required.
• Ensures that all vehicle doors are unlocked before starting the day
• Ensure all vehicle doors are locked when away from it.
• Checks for proper clearance before pulling under low roofs, carports, or drive-in windows.
• Stops at all railroad crossings.
• Assures vehicle cleanliness and maintenance.
• Does not leave the vehicle(s) with the engine running.
• Reports all injuries to the Safety and Security Officer.
• Remains familiar with and follows safety rules, procedures, and policies.
• Participates in quarterly safety meetings.
• Operates agency equipment in the way it was intended.
• Responsible for managing on-board safety and security incidents from impact until supervisors and/or first responders arrive.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Must be able to always drive with both hands on the steering wheel.
• Must be able to check all fluid levels.
• Must assist all clients on and off vehicles.
• On all lift/ramp equipped vehicles, assist wheelchairs onto the vehicle; roll wheelchair to the locking device in vehicle and squat down to secure the wheelchair; open and close all doors. The factory weight limit for lifts on wheelchair buses is 800 lbs.
• Carry the 5 limit bags of groceries from vehicles to the home (weight 10 – 15 lbs).
• Perform vehicle inspection, looking underneath the vehicle for leaks.
• Listen and communicate with the cell phone provided by company.
• Ease a client carefully onto the ground, hard surface, or floor to perform CPR.
• Must be able to drive the vehicle without the help of pillow’s/wood blocks, etc. to reach the vehicle controls, such as the accelerator.
• Must be able to sit for a period of 2 hours. (Sitting time depends on the distance of trip.)
• Must be able to pass all pre-employment screenings.
• DOT physical/drug screen required.

• $15.00 per hour.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

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