Driver and Fleet Maintenance - PRN

Our mission is to create a joyful community where honor and belonging flourish!

Shalom Park, an Eden Registered community in Aurora, CO was established in 1992 to care for the elders in our community. We are looking for talented, innovative and friendly people to join our team.

Eden Associates are welcome!

We are motivated by our desire to "Honor our Fathers and Mothers." We respect and appreciate the diversity of our care partners, our residents, and the community we serve.

We challenge the status quo and ask how we can improve what we do. We hire kind and adaptable people with the heart and desire to help our elders and one another.

Depending on your employment status, you may have access to the following :

• Access to a full range of premium benefits (Cigna Medical, United Concordia Dental, VSP Vision, 401k + match and more!)
• Onsite Wellness Center with gym and warm-water pool
• Discounts in Bistro
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Paid time off
• An opportunity to do the best work of your life

Compensation $20 - $25 per hour depending on experience

Summary : Responsible for safe transportation of nursing home residents for outings with the activity department, scheduled doctors' appointments, shopping trips, and other necessary trips.

The driver is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the facility vehicles (currently a minivan and a bus).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Retrieves resident information from facility's electronic medical record system (currently Point Click Care)
• Confirms all appointments one business day in advance with each neighborhood Service Coordinator
• Loads and unloads the resident(s) for each trip
• Remains alert for any change in the resident(s) condition; reports changes immediately to nursing staff
• Treats all residents with respect and dignity and maintains confidentiality
• Researches and plans for delays due to traffic, construction, or weather
• Develops and maintains a positive working relationship with all departments of the facility. Meets with appropriate personnel on a regular basis to identify and correct problem areas or improve service
• Drives the facility vehicle for errands as needed by other departments as schedule allows

Vehicle Maintenance :

• Maintains fluids in vehicles including gasoline, oil, brakes, and windshield cleaner
• Schedules routine maintenance of the vehicle i.e. oil changes, tires, batteries, service. Arranges for service and / or repairs as needed.

Keeps the vehicle clean inside and out via a professional car washing service

• Keeps vehicle registrations and handicapped placards up-to-date
• Keeps accurate records of all mileage and expenses; submits receipts timely to the business office
• Reports all incidents / accidents and unsafe / hazardous equipment immediately
• Maintains a daily log of all transportation start / end times, purpose, location and elder / department; submits log to supervisor weekly via email
• Prioritizes safety for everyone in and around the vehicle, including passengers, other drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists.

Follows all safety regulations and standards, practices safe driving habits, and remains aware of surrounding vehicles

Completes pre- and post-trip checklists and documentation, uses navigation technology to find routes, and interacts professionally with others

Requirements

• Good knowledge of traffic laws; follows safety regulations including abstinence from substances which may impede safe driving
• Excellent customer service skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail and ability to work independently and under constraints
• Time-management skills
• Flexibility in working hours - the ability to occasionally work during evenings and weekends

Qualifications : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and / or Experience : Must possess, at a minimum, a high school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED). Must be able to provide a clean driving record and demonstrate knowledge of proper use of a wheelchair.

Computer Skills : Must be able to proficiently use MS Outlook for communication and facility EMR (i.e., PCC to access driving schedule

Language Skills : Must be able to read, write and speak English in an understandable manner.

Certification, Licensure, Registration : Valid Colorado Driver License in good standing

Mathematical Skills : Must be able to read numbers on all resident rooms and building addresses

Reasoning Ability : Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such actions and to accept constructive criticism.

Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, and smell.

The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance.

The employee must regularly lift and / or move up 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and / or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Smoking is prohibited in company vehicles