Transportation Driver - Full Time
Envida together in life
Here at Envida, our Mission is to promote access and support our clients to live independently and with dignity. Envida provides transportation services and home care services. We are looking for Compassionate, Resourceful, Dependable, Resilient and Innovative staff that will help us to reach and be the highest standard in integrating services that connect people to their community.
Who you are:
Do you want to make a difference in your community? Do you want to be responsible for transporting people with disabilities, low-income, and/or older adults from their home to medical appointments, work, errands, church, and other reasons? We are looking for a dependable and capable Transit Driver who will drive a bus style shuttle to transport our clients in wheelchairs and other disabled passengers providing door-through-door service, ensuring passenger and vehicle safety and commitment to schedule.
Current Schedule open: 4 ten hour days with one day off Monday - Friday
What you will be doing:
• Provide safe and punctual transportation and assistance to the public that may include people with disabilities or older adults with courteously and compassion.
• Communicate daily with dispatch while on the road regarding deviation from schedule or any other concerns.
• Conduct documented pre- then post-trip inspections daily on vehicle to ensure safety and ready for operation.
• Maintain daily accurate and up-to-date paperwork associated with driving duties including fuel purchases, accident reports, incidents reports, vehicle condition reports and other records as requested by management.
• Collect and secure passenger donations daily and deliver to the main office.
• Communicate with supervisor, other drivers, and office staff regarding deviation from schedule or any other concerns.
• Mandatory attendance at periodic safety training meetings.
• Stop frequently, often only a few blocks apart and when a passenger requests a stop.
• Collect fares and issue change.
• Answer questions about schedules, routes, and transfer points.
• Report accidents or other traffic disruptions to a central dispatcher and follow directions when using an alternate route.
• Assist disabled passengers.
• Check the bus tires, lights, and oil and do other basic maintenance.
• Follow state and federal transit regulations.
• Keep passengers informed of delays.
• Fully understand how to operate and safely drive chassis.
• Prepares units for transport with chassis and body modifications as needed to accommodate for transport and drive-away.
• Works within all safety guidelines to ensure an efficient and safe transfer process.
• Notify managers of any maintenance or delivery issues encountered.
• Ensuring vehicles are clean and presentable.
• Ensuring the lot is organized, clean, and free from trash, litter, and debris.
• Arranging and parking vehicles in designated lot areas.
• Guaranteeing dealership license plate frames are affixed to vehicles.
• Overseeing and maintaining keys.
• Obey all applicable traffic laws and drive in according to the weather/road conditions.
• Always make safety a priority
• Performs other duties as requested by management.
Benefits:
PTO
Holiday Pay
Sick leave
401(k)
401(k) Matching
Health Insurance
Paid orientation
Paid training
Employee Referral Program