Full-Time Driver/Dispatcher

Description

Oaknoll Retirement Residence is looking for a Driver/Dispatcher to join our Transportation team! Driver/Dispatchers at Oaknoll Retirement Residence do more than just assist in coordinating transporting our residents, they help enable our residents to have a strong sense of independence and freedom by allowing them to make plans and take trips they may no longer have the ability or confidence to do themselves. Oaknoll is a not-for-profit community that provides resident-centered care and services through our CREATE culture.

Not sure you have what it takes to be part of a CREATE culture? Let’s find out. CREATE stands for our guiding principles of caring, respect, enthusiasm, awareness, teamwork, and encouragement. We believe that people should experience joyful, active, and connected lives as they age. We believe people should have the opportunity to receive competent, caring, and compassionate health care when they need it. We believe our community is both special and unique because of the people who live here, the people who work here, and the relationships that they build together. We strive to make the lives of our residents and our staff meaningful and fulfilling. If you want to share in these values and the relationships that they allow us to build, we are looking for YOU!

Oaknoll is hiring a full-time Driver/Dispatcher. The Driver/Dispatcher is responsible for not only safely transporting our residents and providing outstanding transportation and support services, but also for coordinating transportation schedules, taking incoming requests for transportation, and dispatching drivers accordingly. They are also responsible for ensuring Oaknoll Transportation vehicles are appropriately cleaned and filled with fuel for use, as well as reporting maintenance or repair needs to the appropriate persons. Averaging 40 hours a week working Monday through Friday, some flexibility is sometimes required to accommodate driving for special events in the evening and on holidays or weekends.

Why Oaknoll you might ask? Because we offer many benefits. Some of these include competitive pay, paid time off, retirement plan, 40% off employee meals, free use of our gyms and pool, weekly access to a Nurse Practitioner free of charge, onsite parking, tuition reimbursement, scholarship program, student load repayment program, along with medical, dental, vision, life and voluntary short-term and long-term disability insurances for qualifying employees.

Come check us out and learn why Oaknoll is right for you!

About Oaknoll

Oaknoll Retirement Residence is an independent, not-for-profit, continuing care retirement community in Iowa City, IA. We provide resident-centered service, driven by our values of caring, respect, enthusiasm, awareness, teamwork, and encouragement. We’re proud of our excellent reputation as a premier place to live and work. There’s a strong sense of family at Oaknoll, so coming to work is like coming home.

Oaknoll Retirement Residence is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes and encourages all applicants to apply regardless of age, race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or other reason prohibited by law.

Requirements

• Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent degree.
• Candidates must have a general understanding of the Microsoft Office Suite, including Microsoft Excel.
• Candidates must hold a valid Iowa driver's license.
• Candidates must provide a certified driving record before hire.
• Candidates must have or be willing to get a Class D (Chauffer's) endorsement.