Transportation Coordinator

Transportation Coordinator

Under the direction and supervision of the Transportation Manager, the Transportation Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring that Transportation requests and driver schedules are implemented.

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Develops a daily schedule for each driver for all transportation needs of participants, meal deliveries, staff, deliveries of supplies, and pickups.
• Assigns Senior Drivers, Drivers and On Call Drivers to the vehicles and routes. Problem solves with staff to ensure timely pick up and drop off.
• Ensures that all guidelines as described in the Transportation section of the policy manual and the transportation department operations manual are properly followed.
• Coordinates transportation services to requesters as needed.
• Serves as liaison to IDT for receiving information about prt, status and communicates with transportation staff.
• Identifies training needs of staff and assists in coordination of training calendar.
• Investigates all reported incidents and accidents involving the transportation department.
• All other reasonably related jobs as assigned.

Qualifications (knowledge, skills, abilities):

• Licensed California Driver with good driving record.
• Ability to operate all vehicles, has some mechanical ability and understands a maintenance program for vehicles.
• Supervisory ability and experience if possible, in the health care field.
• Flexibility and creativity; gets along well with frail elderly people, and exercises mature judgment.
• Basic computer skills preferred.
• Bilingual ability may be required for specific assignments.
• Ability to lift 100 pounds.