What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Officer - Relief position at Tuolumne County?
Description
Under direct supervision, provides safe, reliable, and courteous transportation service to clients; operates and maintains assigned vehicle(s); maintains vehicle and customer logs and records; performs related work as required.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives general supervision from an assigned supervisory staff. Exercises no supervision of staff.
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
Under direct supervision, incumbents in this class are responsible for transporting individuals within and outside of the County to a variety of appointments, and or meetings.
Examples of Duties
(Illustrative Only)
Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.
- Provides transportation services to and from County facilities, local emergency rooms, out-of-area hospitals, and local contracted facilities to individuals and/or groups to appointments, hospitalizations, events and activities, court appearances, psychiatric evaluations.
- Provides round-trip transportation to the Public Guardian conservatees from within or outside of the County to facilitate attendance at court hearings; assists passengers in and out of the vehicle; provides safety briefing to passengers.
- Operates and maintains transportation vehicles with a focus on safety and customer courtesy.
- Performs daily pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections.
- Performs minor cleaning and maintenance tasks on the vehicles when necessary; fuels the vehicles.
- Ensures that periodic scheduled vehicle maintenance and repairs are completed and reported.
- Prepares and documents trip reports.
- Prepares and documents accident and incident reports as necessary; protects the scene if involved in a vehicle accident; provides first aid to passengers, as needed.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge of:
- California Vehicle Code and defensive driving techniques.
- Applicable local, state and federal laws and ordinances.
- Basic problems related to alcoholism and drug addiction.
- Basic social and psychological problems common to emotionally disturbed, mentally ill or physically handicapped persons; and geographic area and public service resources.
- Use and care of personal protective equipment such as gloves, eyewear, respirators, etc.
- Proper search techniques and weaponless defense techniques.
- English usage sufficient to effectively perform the duties.
- Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and County staff.
Ability to:
- Drive a vehicle in a safe and courteous manner.
- Show tolerance for behavioral distractions presented by people who are being transported.
- Read and interpret road maps correctly in order to plan efficient routes.
- Analyze situations accurately, use appropriate techniques and tactics to diffuse aggressive or difficult behavior and apply proper defense tactics for protection against assault.
- Work inconsistent hours and respond to the needs of the department at any time, day or night, & any day of the week.
- Operate a cell phone.
- Recognize potential exposure to blood borne pathogens and apply required personal protective equipment.
- Respect and maintain an oath of confidentiality.
- Use English effectively to communicate in person, over the telephone, and in writing.
- Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy and legal guidelines in stressful situations.
- Establish, maintain, and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Education and Experience:
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be
- Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth (12th) grade and three (3) years of licensed driving experience with a clean driving record for a minimum of 10 years.
Licenses and Certifications:
- Possession of, a valid California Driver’s License.
- May be required to possess a valid Class B license if assigned to the Behavioral Health Department.
RELIEF POSITIONS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR BENEFITS
Employee Benefits Webpage Union Memorandums of Understanding
PERSONAL PAID LEAVES
- 12 paid holidays
- 16 hours of floating holiday awarded on July 4th
- 80 – 160 hours
- 96 hours of sick leave annually
- 12 paid Personal Flex Days
The County contributes monthly:
- $1,050 towards single employee benefits
- $1,794 towards employee one dependent
- $2,384 towards family benefits
- $150 if you opt out of health insurance due to being covered under another qualifying plan.
- Available Medical Plans: Anthem Blue Cross CARE PPO, Anthem Blue Cross CHOICE PPO, and Kaiser for those within their service area. Law Enforcement Anthem Blue Cross plan available for specific positions. Tuolumne County is not within the Kaiser service area.
- Dental Plan: Delta Dental
- Vision: VSP Vision Care
- Life Insurance: $50,000 option life insurance plan for purchase
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance: $50,000
- Retirement: Social Security and CalPERS
- Retirement: Voluntary Deferred Compensation plan (457b)
- Longevity/Retention Pay:
- 5 years = 2.5%
- 10 years = 5%
- 15 years = 10%
- 20 years = 15%
- 25 years = 20%
- Education Incentive Pay: 1 Certificate 2.5%, 2 Certificates 5%
- Probation: 13 or 26 completed pay periods
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Gym Membership for approved gyms
- Credit Unions
- California 529 College Savings Program
- Propane Discounts
- Verizon & AT&T Wireless Discounts
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee down payment and closing cost assistance
- Student loan forgiveness
- Educational assistance program
The County has a “Learning Forward” commitment to staff. We are dedicated to our employee’s growth and provide access to a career coach/employee development professional and provides an educational assistance program.
- A Road Worker shall receive a twenty-five ($0.25) cent per hour pay differential for each hour assigned to perform as a heavy equipment operator, when that assignment exceeds five (5) hours in any given standard tour of duty.* Employees who work four (4) hours or more in a shift beginning between 8:00 pm and 4:00 am receive a shift differential of $8.00 per shift. *Upon successful completion of 160-hour training program.
- Social Workers, Social Service Supervisor I/II, Program Managers, and Deputy Directors receive a five (5%) percent salary differential.
- HCU employees who work between 6:00 pm and 7:00 am receive a shift differential of $3.00 per hour. The shift must start at 2:00 pm or later and applies to hours actually worked between 6:00 pm and 7:00 am.
- An IT Technician required to return to work or return to work on a day not regularly scheduled and work four (4) hours or more in a shift receive shift differential at the following rates:
- 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm shift - $6.50 per shift
- 11:00 pm to 7:00 am shift - $9.00 per shift
- OE3 employees who work four (4) hours or more in a shift receive shift differential at the following rates:
- 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm shift - $6.50 per shift
- 11:00 pm to 7:00 am shift - $9.00 per shift
Assigned personnel shall receive on-call pay of six dollars and fifteen cents ($6.15) per hour for each hour served on on-call duty. Assigned personnel become ineligible for on-call pay once activated to call back status.
Assigned Animal Control Officers receive on-call pay of two dollars and seventy-five cents ($2.75) per hour from the time they are released from active duty but not before the regular conclusion of shift, until they are back on active duty or the Animal Control workday starts. For each call back, the Animal Control Officers receive overtime pay from the time they leave their home until the time they return to their home or commence their workday.
CALL BACK PAY
Call-back compensation shall be paid for one and one-half (1½) hours at straight-time rates for each call-back occurrence and is in lieu of any travel time and expense to and from home and the first or last work contact point.
UNIFORM ALLOWANCE
Animal Control Officers receive an annual uniform allowance of five hundred dollars ($500.00). Fifty percent (50%) of the allowance is payable during the period of July through December and fifty percent (50%) is payable January through June of each fiscal year.
Fire Prevention Inspectors receive an annual uniform allowance of seven hundred dollars ($700.00). Fifty percent (50%) of the allowance is payable during the period of July through December and fifty percent (50%) is payable January through June of each fiscal year.
An annual uniform allowance of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) each fiscal year paid twice a year in January and July will be provided for the purchase of boots, coats, shirts, hats, uniforms, gloves, gators (snake proof), overalls or coveralls. Items of clothing will reflect the County logo or wording identifying the employee as a County employee. This section applies only to the following classifications: Appraiser, Building Inspector, Environmental Health Specialist, Planner, Solid Waste Technician, Solid Waste Specialist, Junior/Assistant/Associate Engineers, Engineering Technicians, Land Surveyors, Code Compliance Investigators and Agriculture & Air Pollution Inspector.
A uniform allowance of four hundred dollars ($400) per fiscal year paid twice a year July and January each fiscal year will be provided for the purchase of prescription safety glasses, safety boots, a safety coat, shirts with a County seal replica, trousers, hats and gloves.
Employees in the Road Operations Division, Skilled Trades and Maintenance Division who require corrective lenses for the normal execution of their job duties receive reimbursement towards safety glasses every two years.
Salary : $3 - $9
