Transporter

Responsibilities

Primary Job Functions:

• Transport consumers to and from appointments, clinics, laboratories, and/or treatments
• Responsible for ensuring that all safety protocol is used
• Maintain excellent driving skills, the ability to safely operate and maneuver a large vehicle, and compliance with rules and regulations for passenger transport
• Follow specific routes or schedules and may use GPS technology to outline routes and monitor whether they are on schedule.
• Must consider factors such as traffic and weather conditions that may affect their route and be able to quickly adjust for unexpected road closures or hazards.
• Inspect and maintain their vehicles to ensure safe operation.
• Keep daily logs of their stops, mileage, and passengers
• Report any all traffic violations to supervisor in a timely manner
• Report any traffic accidents to supervisor immediately
• Assist consumers in shopping, encouraging healthy options, and ensuring receipts are obtained and turned into the Consumer Representative Payee
• Assist consumers in adhering to purchases that were listed on their check requests when special requests are made and approved
• Maintain established institutional policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, and safety, environmental and infection control standards.

Supervision and Consultation

• Seeks clinical supervision and consultation as needed
• Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement

Clinical Record Keeping

• Documents in a timely fashion per AltaPointe policy
• Documents appropriate and complete provision of services in each consumers chart

Physical Requirements of the Job:

• There is frequent to constant standing while organizing/stocking groceries.
• Sitting occasionally to do documentation/ordering of supplies/groceries. Extended sitting up to 2 hours for documentation.  Sitting can also be in frequent bursts of up to 10 minutes.
• Walking various distances on grounds to each home. This activity could be several time a week.  (could be up to 300 feet)
• There is frequent forward bending from the hips to load boxes for each house with groceries/supplies.
• Squatting/lunging frequently to stock/organize groceries/supplies.
• Strong grasp is needed frequently to constantly handle groceries/supplies when lifting, sorting and grasping the handle to the delivery door when opening/closing.
• Simple grasp/pinch grip is needed to frequently to handle smaller weighted items, using office supplies (i.e. scissors), and close zip lock bags.
• Fine manipulation for writing, handling paperwork, date entry (computer).
• Pushing/pulling force (vertical) up to 30 pounds occasionally; 10 pounds force (horizontal) to open standing and upright freezer doors frequently during shift.
• Lifting various ranges from the floor to overhead with weights up to 5-15 pounds frequently and 30-40 pounds from the floor to 48 inches to stock groceries/supplies and up to 15 pounds to handle reams of paper and files.
• Employees working in this area will be handling frozen products for several hours while organizing groceries for each home.
• Carrying up to 15 pounds various distances.
• Step ladder climbing to access higher shelves for filing, stocking/retrieving.
• Any other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

Possess a High School Diploma or equivalent.  Must be at least age 23, maintain a valid verifiable driver license and maintain a clear driving record.

Knowledge in mental health service provision, outlined below, to be attained within six (6) months of employment:

• Knowledge of appropriate ways to interact with population served
• Knowledge of safety procedures
• Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques
• Knowledge of Mobile County and surrounding areas