Requisition ID | 2023-27002 | # of Openings | 1 | Area of Interest | Driver | Company | Elderwood | Location | Elderwood Village at Colonie | Position Type | Regular Part-Time | Salary | $14.50 - $21.75 |
Driver Pay Range $14.50 - $21.75 / hour. Earn more with experience!
Driver team members assist with ensuring the health and well-being of our residents by being responsible for safely transporting and transferring medically stable residents/patients via Elderwood vehicles between medical facilities and loading transit disabled, or wheelchair bound passengers in and out of the vehicle.
Driver Essential Job Functions:
1. Ability to use hands and arms in repeated motions (opening manual passenger doors, steering the shuttle bus, securing wheelchair equipment, etc.).
2. Ability to perform pre and post trip inspection duties that may require stooping, bending, and other similar range of motion activity.
3. Ability to drive and work in all conditions including snow, ice, rain, and nighttime hours in a safe manner.
4. Ability to carry and load baggage and medical equipment.
5. Ability to physically load wheelchair clients and properly operate safety equipment including hydraulic lift.
6. Ability to operate a full size cargo van and small shuttle bus.
7. Ability to assist wheelchair bound and transit disabled passengers in and out of vans.
8. Possession and maintenance of a medical certification card as required by DOT regulations
Driver Qualifications:
* Twenty-one (21) years of age required; high school diploma or equivalency preferred.
* Minimum two (2) years of experience in a driving related position.
* Valid state driver license with proper class/endorsement.
* Must be clean driving record with no violations (zero points) and no accidents in the previous 36 months. Any violation is subject to individual review and subject to termination or disqualification to drive on behalf of the Company.
* New York Facilities: Initial and continuous compliance with Article 19-A of the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, which includes among other things, investigation of prior employment, prior and ongoing driving record, penal law convictions and continually passing the medical examinations, required drug testing, vision and hearing tests required pursuant to New York State regulations.
* Knowledge of local roadways and directions, which encompass driving routes.
* Knowledge of fleet vehicles and all handicap equipment including operational and safety procedures.
* Understanding of the rights and needs of transit disabled passengers.
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