Contingent Van Driver

Overview

Application Opens

Monday, December 30, 2024 at 8 : 00 a.m.

Application Closes

Until Filled

Position Location

Marion Senior Center, 2375 Harding Highway E., Marion, OH

This is a part-time, non-exempt position, with no guarantee of a set number of working hours per week with a pay rate of $14.67 per hour, $17.28 after 90 days and $19.57 after 15 months of completing a successful probation.

NOTE

• A high school diploma or GED is required.
• A valid Ohio Driver's License without restrictions and free from any requirement of High-Risk Liability Insurance is required.
• Passing of a Background Check, Physical Examination, Drug and Alcohol Tests are conditions of employment. Must not use any tobacco products.
• Will need to obtain CPR certification, take Defensive Driving and DRIVE Training courses (City pays / reimburses)

Responsible for providing safe, timely transportation for elderly clients to and from homes to predetermined destinations, via Senior Center's minibus or van, for the purpose of helping the client to remain independent in their homes. This is a part-time non-exempt position in which there is no guarantee of a set number of working hours per week.

Successful completion of a pre-employment background check, physical examination and drug screen are required prior to employment with the City of Marion.

Summary

Summary

Responsible to the Senior Center Director to provide safe, timely transportation for elderly clients to and from homes and predetermined destinations, via Senior Center's minibus or van, for the purpose of helping them to remain independent in their homes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential duties include the following and other duties as assigned :

Supervisory Responsibilities

No supervisory responsibilities except to maintain order on the van.

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.

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent through experience and training with no less than two (2) years safely driving vehicles throughout all seasons and having no moving violations or convictions in preceding three (3) years.

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos, maps, traffic rules and regulations, and street and road signs; write simple reports; speak distinctly to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to clients and others.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide and compute percent, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations where only limited standardization exists and interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Valid State of Ohio Driver's License required; Class C or higher Commercial Driver's License desirable.

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. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear; occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and smell; regularly lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision; depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Hearing must be adequate to assure safe response to vehicle horns, emergency sirens, train signals and other traffic noise.

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. The employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions; frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration. The noise level is usually moderate.

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