Driver

Transportation Driver

Safely transports children and adults to and from specified destinations, using a variety of types of vehicles. Safely drives as much as 200 miles per day and interacts courteously and professionally with as many as 100 passengers per shift. Performs daily inspections, fuels, and cleans assigned vehicles. Maintains proper logs for trips and mileage records. Must keep in mind the needs of our passengers to arrive safely at their various destinations.

Must keep in mind at all times the needs of our passengers to be at their destination in a timely manner, i.e., public passengers need to be at work on time, medical passengers need to be at their medical appointments on time, dialysis passengers must be safely delivered to dialysis treatments on time and residents and visitors alike must be picked up and dropped off at various businesses and agencies in a timely manner.

Updates passengers' schedules on passenger pick up board correctly to communicate with other drivers on an ongoing basis.

Must be prepared to assist dialysis passengers with emergency bleeds, nausea, and vomiting.

Must be prepared to clean vehicle using proper biohazard cleaning supplies.

Deals with unruly passengers and makes sure these passengers do not interfere with other passenger's and driver's safety.

Daily performs a mandatory pre and post trip inspection of each vehicle assigned.

Required to cycle wheelchair lifts each shift during pre-trip inspection.

Notes any problems and decides on the safety of the vehicle before leaving the base parking area.

Reports maintenance needs found in inspection or during use to coordinator, coordinator's designee and/or maintenance technician for repair.

Must keep accurate log sheets to track number of passengers, mile traveled, time spent driving and fares collected during each shift.

Must be ready at all times to perform evacuations quickly, safely assisting each passenger from the vehicle in case of an emergency.

Must exhibit skill in the operation of assigned vehicles and communications equipment such as radios.

Required to collect fares from passengers and accurately reconcile all monies collected at shifts end.

Required to assess road conditions constantly. Reports road conditions and hazards to appropriate supervisor and dispatcher.

Obtains route and vehicle assignment from coordinator or coordinator's designee and checks equipment to ensure safe operation and proper maintenance to include maintaining a high level of alertness at all times.

Must be flexible as routes and schedules subject to change based on program needs.

Key Job Knowledge

Requires the ability to understand and follow oral and written operating functions.

Must have the ability to recognize, create, and follow logical sequences for pickup and drop-off of passengers in an efficient manner.

Must have knowledge of safety procedures and use of basic safety equipment.

Must be able to perform inspection of vehicles and to recognize abnormal operating functions in the assigned vehicle.

Position requires driving skill and knowledge of health and safety regulations.

Position will require 3 months to become proficient in most phases of the job.