Lead Driver

To be a successful Driver you must become able to do the following always:

1. Ensure a trauma informed focus on creating a safe and supportive environment for staff and those served through knowledge, sensitivity, respect, and a focus on resilience and recovery.
2. Safely transport children and youth and their personal belongings, medication, and appropriate documents to their placements. 
3. Observes standard operating procedures and safety practices; corrects and/or reports potential safety violations; monitors condition of facilities to always ensure a safe environment.
4. Keeps company vehicles clean.
5. Assists with special events.
6. Maintain documentation and data on transportation and communication with all parties while transporting children and youth.
7. Provide services that result in timely and safe achievement of company and state outcomes relevant to the position.
8. Follow Company Policy and Procedure and operate according to the Company’s Program Practice Guidelines.
9. Be able to follow policies as well training new drivers on implementing and following policies.
10. Provide help in the office with any paperwork, phone calls etc.... that schedulers or managers might need.

How you will spend your time in this job:

• 80%  Transportation
• 10%  Documentation
• 10%  Training

To qualify for this job, you need to have:

1. Degree Requirements - S. diploma or GED required.
2. Licensure - Good driving record, valid Kansas driver’s license and insurability through company’s carrier.
3. Work Experience - Two years additional training or related experience. 
4. Good driving record, valid Kansas driver’s license and insurability through company’s carrier.
5. 21 years of age. Must pass a background check, fingerprinting, and physical and drug screening.
6. Maintain company-required training.
7. Physical working conditions - Ability to travel, driving company or personal vehicle including at night.  Ability to do occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs. Able to walk upstairs.  Ability to work flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends.  Subject to outside environmental conditions occasionally, inside conditions frequently, with protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature change.