Driver

Join Sunrise Senior Living

When you join Sunrise Senior Living, you will be able to use your unique skills to empower residents to live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Not only will you build meaningful relationships with residents, their families, and team members alike, you will also gain joy in serving others and deep fulfillment in your work. Explore how you can follow your passions and shed light on meaningful ways to serve, grow, and shine together.

Sunrise Senior Living was again certified as a Great Place to Work by Activated Insights. This is the 8th time Sunrise has received this top culture and workplace designation, highlighting the special place Sunrise is to be a part of.

Job Overview

The Driver is responsible for providing safe, timely, and courteous transportation for residents to and from various activities while providing quality service. Responsible for maintaining paperwork and records in addition to maintaining the community's vehicles in good working condition to include monthly and pre-trip vehicle inspections. Responsible for ensuring effective communication with residents and families and for notifying the Assisted Living Coordinator (ALC) and / or Reminiscence Coordinator (RC) of any changes in a resident's condition or behavior. Responsible for reading the Daily Log and for making appropriate entries as needed.

Essential Duties

As a part of the Sunrise team, supporting our Mission, Principles of Service and Core Values is a fundamental part of this job. Our foundational belief is the sacred value of human life. The unique responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the essential functions listed as follows :

Driving

• Provide transportation services for residents.
• Assist residents with any special needs during transportation, such as but not limited to, carrying packages, opening doors, and assisting residents in and out of the vehicle and to the point of destination.
• Maintain focus on driving at all times and direct tasks and passenger interactions to on-board support staff while vehicle is in motion.
• Do not use a personal cell phone while performing Driver duties.
• Provide miscellaneous pickup and delivery services as needed.
• Demonstrate positive resident relations.
• Follow safety, loss prevention, and infection control procedures.
• Coordinate the activities of other Sunrise Senior Living team members who are performing in a driver assistance role, "spotter", or resident care capacity.
• Possess competent knowledge of local area including traffic patterns in order to closely estimate travel times and plan appropriate routes to destinations.
• Observe and consider resident safety.
• Report any resident's change of condition to ALC and / or RC.

Vehicle Maintenance and Supplies

Risk Management and General Safety

General

Training, and Contributing to Team Success

Core Competencies

Experience and Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed throughout this job description are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required.

CPR

About Sunrise

Ready to take the next step and make a bigger impact than you ever imagined? As part of our team, you will help brighten the future for everyone at Sunrise and beyond. That is why we make it a priority to celebrate the unique ways you bring moments of togetherness and joy to everyone you serve. And when combined with the support, benefits, and growth opportunities we offer, the result is a career that PositivelyShines with everything you need to reach your goals at work and in your life.

We also offer benefits and other compensation that include :