Transportation Coordinator

Reports To: Activities Director

Summary: The Transportation Coordinator is responsible for transporting residents in community owned vehicles in a safe, secure, and timely manner. She/he provides an outstanding customer experience to residents and families to ensure a high level of satisfaction.

Essential Functions:

• Transports residents to and from medical appointments, activities, and shopping errands using the community owned vehicle.


• Reads the transportation schedule daily and assures scheduled appointments can be met


• Partners with Program Director and other managers to schedule appointments for residents as needed


• Communicates effectively and timely if unable to make scheduled resident appointments


• Available for unscheduled transportation needs in an emergency


• Monitors resident activity and alerts staff when assistance is necessary to ensure resident safety


• Completes routine vehicle inspection checks and informs Program Director and/or Executive Director of any maintenance problems or safety issues that need to be addressed


• Ensures community vehicles are clean and tidy


• Is thoroughly familiar with fire, missing persons, and other emergency procedures


• Follows community policy and procedures detailed in fire and disaster plans


• Participates in department meetings as scheduled


• Completes required monthly in-services


• Completes other duties that are assigned by management team

Compliance & Safety:

• Follows emergency procedures as trained and instructed


• Understands safety practices and procedures including the safe operations of wheelchairs, lifts, and other assistive devices


• Refrains from using cellular phones while transporting residents except during emergency situations. Understands that texting is strictly prohibited while operating a community vehicle.


• Ensures residents are safely secured in community vehicles before operating the vehicle

Communication:

• Displays a professional and pleasant demeanor with residents, associates, families and the greater community


• Represents the community and company favorably in all interactions


• Communicates respectfully and effectively with supervisor and other associates


• Advises supervisor and appropriate manager in any changes in physical and mental health of resident immediately

Education/Experience/Licensure/Certification:

• High school diploma or equivalent required


• Has current Class F state driver’s license


• Maintains clean driving record


• Demonstrates experience in a driving position


• Able to operate van lift and to follow instructions


• Able to read, write, and speak English

Physical Requirements:

• Able to lift up to 60 lbs.


• Frequent lifting, pushing, pulling, moving of equipment, bending, and stooping and contact with residents


• Able to push residents in wheelchairs, reposition residents, and move assistive devices for residents as needed


• Able to spend long periods of time on feet or driving and can react quickly in any situation

Micellaneous:

• Required to complete driver trainer as scheduled


• Required to work weekends and holidays as assigned


• May be required to work on shifts other than the one for which hired


• May be required to work extended hours


• Subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc.


• Could be subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents due to mental statusIn good physical and emotional health and free of communicable diseases.


• Criminal background check required


• Could be asked to submit to random drug test during employment