What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wheelchair Van Driver- Full-Time position at Easterseals Rehabilitation Center?
Wheelchair Van Driver
Come to Easterseals Rehabilitation Center and Make a Difference!
Come to Easterseals Rehabilitation Center and Make a Difference!
For 75 years, the Easterseals Rehabilitation Center has built a reputation of excellence in providing innovative and creative, top quality programs and services for people with disabilities in the Tri-State area.
Looking for a career that makes a difference in the lives of others? Easterseals Rehabilitation Center is looking for a full-time Wheelchair Van Driver to transport group home clients with physical and intellectual disabilities to their day program, home, or appointments during morning and afternoon hours for our group homes.
Looking for a career that makes a difference in the lives of others? Easterseals Rehabilitation Center is looking for a full-time Wheelchair Van Driver to transport group home clients with physical and intellectual disabilities to their day program, home, or appointments during morning and afternoon hours for our group homes.
- Paid training, including company provided CPR/1st Aid training
Basic Responsibilities:
- Maintain strict confidentiality regarding client, employee, and agency information.
- Physical lifting and/or transfer assistance of certain consumers. Must be able to lift weight in accordance with the Easterseals Rehabilitation Center requirements.
- Transport authorized riders as prescribed by the van route assigned. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Adhering to the time schedule for pick-ups and drop-offs.
- Delivering and picking up consumers at prescribed locations.
- Assuring that required safety devices (e.g. car seats, safety belts, wheelchair straps) are adequate in number and in place prior to pickups.
- Assuring that all required safety devices are utilized correctly at all times.
- Assuring that all consumers are accounted for (on vehicle or not in attendance) before departure on a daily basis.
- Knowing and confirming who and where consumers are on a daily basis.
- Maintain accurate transportation logs and perform a daily inspection of the vehicle as outlined on the Monthly Pre-Trip Checklist form.
- Enforce the safety rules for all consumers including NO FOOD, NO DRINK, and NO SMOKING in vans.
- Follow all policies and procedures as outline.
- Personal use of the vehicle is not permitted. Personal use of the cellular telephones is not permitted.
- Maintain a professional, courteous relationship with all consumers and maintain consumer confidentiality.
- Observe all traffic rules including speed limit, distance between vehicles, traffic signs and signals, etc.
Benefits for Full–Time employees include:
- PayActiv
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
- FSA
- Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Supplemental Health coverage.
- 401k with company match
- Company paid Life Insurance and Disability Insurance
- Vacation and Sick Time
- Paid holidays!
Qualifications:
Required:
- Must be at least 21 years old
- Must have a valid driver's license
- Must have a good driving record
- Must have a High School Diploma/GED or demonstrate the ability to read and write.
- Must pass CPR/1staid training and maintain certification
- Must pass pre-employment company health/physical strength screening, TB test, drug screening, Police/Background and driving record checks.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Ability to push 165 pounds (80 pound-force)
- Ability to push large adults in wheelchairs
- Ability to walk, climb, crouch, squat, and kneel
- Ability to climb 2 feet into the van
EOE/M/F/VET/DISB
