Bus Driver

Driver

Do you enjoy driving? Do you enjoy social interaction? If so, combine these joys by joining our Driving team. If you are a reliable and caring individual who is an experience driver and enjoy working with the elderly then we have the job for you!

Come join our team and enjoy a rewarding career driving our wonderful residents to appointments, shopping trips, dining venues, and a variety of events and activities. We promote safety and will train you on all the safety items needed for the job in which you will use our fleet of vehicles (Trucks, vans, passenger busses). When not driving you will keep your hands busy with some general maintenance duties such as mail and package deliveries, setting up tables and chairs for events, and other duties as assigned.

Working hours: Day Shift (7am to 4pm) and some weekends and holidays.

At Friendship Village, we are dedicated to providing exceptional customer service to our residents. Our driver's play a crucial role by providing timely, safe, and comfortable transportation to and from outings, while adhering to all safety regulations and company policies.

Friendship Village is the premier retirement community in the Cedar Valley, servicing retirees from independent living to skilled care. We are a faith based non-profit that believes our residents deserve the very best, most compassionate care possible. Which means we look for the very best employees. We have built a workplace that cultivates creativity, productivity, and enhances learning in a fun and energetic environment. We are looking for employees that are hardworking, dependable, caring individuals who are dedicated to going the extra mile in everything they do. We want those who practice open and honest communication and build trust in one another.

Qualifications

• Must have a class D drivers license with endorsement 3 or a Commercial driver's license with passenger endorsement required
• Must have flexible hours
• Clean driving record
• Occasional weekend availability
• Applicants subject to pre-employment screening and testing which may include: background, drug test, physical.

Benefits - available to employees working 25 hours or more a week:

• Medical, dental and vision
• Company paid and voluntary life insurance
• Short/long term disability
• Flex spending accounts
• PTO Paid time off
• Paid holidays after 30 days
• 401k retirement

Additional benefits - available to all employees:

• HIVE - FREE Employee Wellness Center/Gym and Pool
• Onsite Childcare Center with discount for employees
• Employee Food Pantry
• 2.5 more times pay for working holidays
• Continuing Education opportunities