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Easterseals Northeast Ohio

Driver

Part-Time

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Vicki Barton
299 Edwards Street
Youngstown, Ohio 44502

Email: vbarton@neo.easterseals.com

Easterseals of Northeast Ohio is seeking an energetic and customer service-minded driver to serve our communities 20-29 hours per week. The right candidate for this position will provide transportation services to eligible consumers in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner and support the home-delivered meals program. Requirements for the position are listed, but not limited to:

CORE VALUES:

Employees are committed to creating an environment that promotes health, happiness, independence, and safety by providing individuals with disabilities with increased opportunities for access, inclusion, and choice.  Our decision-making is guided by our values of integrity, respect, humility, welcoming, and determination.

JOB OBJECTIVE:

Provide home-delivered meals and transportation service support to eligible consumers in a safe, timely, cost-effective manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

  • Delivery of meals or providing transportation to clients based on the schedule or demands of the departments.
  • Review route sheets of clients to be delivered daily.
  • Pick up meals from a caterer and check loading totals on the order sheet.
  • Deliver meals based on scheduled route sheets.
  • Maintain accurate documentation, including mileage, delivery times, and meal delivery verification.
  • Maintaining the most efficient delivery route and updating when new clients are added. All route changes need to be coordinated through the meal office.
  • Maintain vehicles in accordance with state vehicle inspection requirements to ensure safe operation of the vehicle.
  • Maintain the vehicle in a clean and sanitary manner as dictated by the safety and health, agency and departmental standards.
  • Perform daily pre-trip inspections of vehicles to maintain road readiness.
  • Fuel vehicles at the beginning or end of the route and while no clients are in attendance.
  • Maintains accurate documentation, including mileage, pick-up and take-home times, initials, other trips, etc. on a daily basis. Collects donations (if applicable to client).
  • Collects donations from clients as applicable and returns monies to the designated office area daily.
  • Assist the Program Assistant in establishing the most efficient transportation route (the driver cannot change route without approval from the office).
  • Coordinate routine maintenance of vehicles with the manager as necessary and submit receipts after completion of work.
  • Assist clients to board and unload from the vehicle as required by their functional status.
  • Ensure that wheelchairs are loaded onto the lift and secured with appropriate tie-downs as required.
  • Ensure that the individuals being transported are secured in safety restraining devices as defined and required by law.
  • Ensure that medical emergency transportation forms are on file in the van before transportation for required clients, are up to date as necessary, and are maintained confidentially.
  • Account for the presence of all clients scheduled for transportation and ensure that no individual is left on the vehicle at any time.
  • Observe all driving laws and agency policies as well as practices related to defensive driving.
  • Immediately report any accidents, incidents, or road emergencies in accordance with established protocol.
  • Maintain a clean driving record and a current, valid Ohio driver’s license.  Report any traffic accidents, violations, or changes to driving privileges immediately.
  • Reports clients to the office who do not respond to pick-up or who report.
  • Displays a high level of motivation and a self-imposed standard of excellence.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Current, valid driver’s license with two years of driving experience.
  • Clean driving record demonstrated through the abstract.
  • Current Ohio motor vehicle insurance.

TRAINING REQUIRED:

  • CPR/First Aid
  • Passenger Assistance
  • Defensive Driving
  • Population-specific to include characteristics of persons served, client rights, etc.
  • Ongoing policy education that governs our programming.

EQUIPMENT USED/MACHINERY REQUIRED TO OPERATE:

  • Safely operate according to the laws.
  • Mechanical/motorized lift.
  • Wheelchair tie-downs/webbing loops.
  • Telephone/Computer/General Office Equipment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  • Requires sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, kneeling, and reaching.
  • Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.
  • Requires sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, kneeling, and reaching.
  • Exposed to hot/cold temperatures.
  • Potential exposure to infectious and/or communicable diseases.
  • Exposed to noise/air quality associated with road travel.

FLSA Status – Non-Exempt/$13.00 per hour 
Classification – Part-Time 20-29 hours per week
Benefits – PTO, paid holidays, 401(k) with match, no evenings or weekends 
Drug-Free Workplace/EOE