Driver-Transporter

Driver/Transporter

Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships and Skip-a-Long Childhood Centers, part of SAL Family and Community Services and the Quad Cities areas leading provider of early childhood care and education, is seeking a Driver and Transporter. We provide a safe, secure and supportive environment centered on how playing can charge the mind of the children we care for.

The Driver/Transporter coordinates transportation of delivery of materials, supplies, and equipment for Early Head Start families, centers, and partner sites. This role will perform duties as assigned at agency child care sites. In addition to operation of designated agency vehicles, this position provides support in transporting children, adults, and cargo for Skip-a-Long Childhood Centers and Early Head Start. You will also:

• Transport and/or coordinate transport all delivery of materials, supplies and equipment for the Early Head Start Child Care Partnership and SAL Community Services as a whole to child care sites, in-home child care sites, homes of families, and area partners.
• Work closely with the Senior Manager Procurement & Vendors, other SAL Community Services managers, families, and partner childcare sites as necessary to resolve any issues with deliveries.
• Work with Senior Manager Procurement & Vendors to handle miscellaneous matters such as gutter maintenance, minor landscaping, minor cleaning of exterior building shell, and organizing.
• Maintain a neat, organized, and hazard-free vehicle.
• Ensure all vehicle paperwork is accessible and current such as registration, insurance, and accident protocol.
• Present self as a professional and promote positive relations with children, staff, families and community.
• Perform all documentation and reporting requirements as set forth by Early Head Start and organizational expectations.

We are looking for team members who:

• Believe that early childhood education is the first step to a child's successful future;
• Have great attention to detail while working quickly and are great communicators;
• Are passionate about building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all, and,
• Are professional, kind, and look forward to being a part of a great team!

Salary, benefits and perks Our entire compensation package includes paid time off and paid holidays; health, dental, and vision benefits; 401(k) with employer contribution; and pet insurance. A full list of benefits is available on our website.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. A full list of job responsibilities will be provided prior to an interview. This position must obtain required background clearances. Requests for reasonable accommodation as required under applicable law will be considered.

Education and Experience Required: High School diploma or equivalent. Experience in minor building maintenance. Preferred: Job related Associate degree. At least one year driving a multi-passenger van. At least one year in an early childhood education, school, or summer camp setting.

About the organization Mission SAL Community Services (SAL) strengthens children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities. Founded in 1970, we have a history of listening to the needs of our community and responding. We have grown from an organization focused on providing quality child care to low-income working families to one that meets a wide variety of needs, from early care and education to crisis assistance and stabilization services. Today, SAL has a bi-state 17 county regional footprint from the Quad Cities to Central Illinois area. We advocate with and for the people we support, the communities we serve, and the solutions we champion, and we offer an inclusive, welcoming community for the people we serveand our employees.

EOE STATEMENT SAL Community Services is an equal opportunity employer and believes in equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Accordingly, all employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity. These decisions include recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, discipline, compensation, benefits, training and other personnel actions involving persons in all job titles and shall occur without regard to actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military status or discharge status, veteran status, qualified disabled veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, transgenderism, marital status, citizenship status, familial status, physical or mental disability (or for requesting an accommodation for a disability), association with a disabled person(s), medical condition (including HIV or AIDS status, cancer related or genetic characteristics) arrest record (unless doing so violates contractual, funding, or licensing requirements), order of protection status, pregnancy (including conditions related to childbirth or breast feeding), homelessness or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Location SAL Community Services Administration Office Non-Exempt