Transportation Driver

Description

Easterseals Blake Foundation started as the Cerebral Palsy Foundation of Southern Arizona. Since then, we have expanded our services to better serve our community members. We are now one of Arizona's top providers of comprehensive behavioral health services, child welfare, and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve more than 40,000 individuals and families across 10 counties and support more than 3,700 children in Foster Care throughout Southern Arizona. Are you ready to make profound, positive differences in people's lives every day?

We offer our full-time employees the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Flexible Spending Account 
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Life insurance
• Voluntary Short-term Disability insurance
• Critical Illness insurance
• Accident insurance
• Employer paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

General Position Description: Provides reliable, safe, and consistent transportation services. Responsible for operating buses/vans in a manner that ensures employee and public safety, route and facility efficiency, and customer service excellence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drives and operates vans/buses safely and efficiently in accordance with the State of AZ and local traffic laws and ordinances. Follows accepted standards and guidelines for drivers.
• Drives vans/buses within designated routes and stops while maintaining a set schedule. Coordinates with the Dispatcher for the daily route, route deviations, and instructions.
• Performs daily vehicle checklists (pre and post-inspections) to ensure equipment safety.
• Observes, documents, and reports vehicle safety or other safety issues to appropriate individuals (supervisor, mechanics, etc.).
• Maintains interior and exterior cleanliness of buses/vans.
• Coordinates with the dispatcher, mechanics, and supervisors in following ESBF maintenance schedules in order to maintain the safety and serviceability of vehicles.
• Greets and assists members and customers in a manner consistent with excellent customer service standards.
• Secures wheelchair and mobility devices.
• Participates in the process of ongoing professional development and meetings. Maintains comprehensive communication among all contacts within the agency, members, and external agencies. Models professional standards and ethics in accordance with EBF Code of Conduct, Strategic Plan, Mission, and Vision. 
• Performs other duties as assigned 

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:  High School Diploma/GED required. Bilingual (Spanish) preferred. 

Regulatory 

• Must be at least 21 years of age. 
• Current, unrestricted AZ driver’s license with no more than two (2) minor moving violations or one (1) accident within the past three (3 years). Three (3) years of driving experience required.
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an AZ DPS Level 1 fingerprint clearance card (employer provides).
• CPR and First Aid certification (Employer provides).

Skills/Job Knowledge/Abilities: Able to follow local and community street systems. Knowledge of the State of AZ and local traffic laws and ordinances. Able to establish and maintain a team atmosphere of communication and collaboration for all that reach out to the Department. Must be self-directed and be sensitive to cultural and linguistic diversity. Excellent customer service in stressful situations. Maintains a professional in appearance, communications, and actions. Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Knowledge of and ability to operate buses, vans, and passenger vehicles. Possess a basic level of computer proficiency. 

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements (with or without accommodation): Field position visiting different sites or homes for member care. Will work outside and inside environments, as needed. Daily travel to member homes and other locations. Interacts with employees and members of the public on a daily basis. Able to lift up to 50lbs to support member care. Visual acuity to drive, read information from computer screens, forms and to assess the wellbeing of members. Able to speak clearly in conversations, general communications and to communicate verbally with members and emergency personnel as needed for daily operations. Hearing ability for communication in persona, phone, and/or other electronic methods. Manual dexterity to assist members with paperwork and daily functions. Able to stoop, squat, reach, pull, push, stretch, ascend and descend stairs, stand and sit for long periods of time. Able to operate vehicles, vans, and buses. May be required to work additional hours or days depending on circumstances. 

Easterseals Blake Foundation and Aviva are an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative action employer that promotes a work environment of inclusion and diversity. We are committed to provide employment opportunities to all candidates based on their qualifications free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, mental or physical disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you have any questions, require assistance or reasonable accommodations while seeking employment, please contact the Human Resource Department at HR@blake.easterseals.com or call 520-327-1529.