Job Description

The Transportation and Maintenance Assistant provides transportation services to residents for activities or scheduled appointments, as well as provides general maintenance support to the team as needed.
A successful candidate will be available to work 7:00 am-11:00 am, Monday-Friday, and will be open to a wage of $15.00-16.00 per hour. This position directly reports to the Maintenance Director.
Essential Duties

• Assists residents with loading and unloading from community-approved vehicles.

• Ensures the safe transportation of residents to scheduled appointments or other approved activities, resident outings, etc.

• Maintains the interior and exterior of community vehicles to promote safe and comfortable transport for the residents and project a positive image in the community.

• Monitors vehicle maintenance logs and delivers vehicles for regularly scheduled maintenance such as oil changes, tire rotations, etc.

• Must have training and be able to return demonstrate safe clinical based transfer techniques for:

• Ingress/Egress of mobile residents with vehicle, if applicable, transfer of residents into and out of wheelchairs, properly securing residents wheelchairs into bays in vehicle.

• Serve as a member of the maintenance staff completing tasks in and around the community as needed.

Qualification
Education and/or Experience
Minimum 25 years old and a valid DL for operating community vehicles.
Must be familiar with GPS and local driving area.
No Traffic Crimes in the last 7 years. DUI, DWS, Reckless Driving, No Traffic Felonies Multiple DUI, or DWS, Leaving Scene with Injuries, Assault with Vehicle. Not more than 2 moving violations in 3 years.
Not more than one accident in 3 years.
Pass a drug screen and background check.
General maintenance certifications or licensures beneficial, but not required.
Minimum of a High School Diploma or a GED.
Language Skills
Ability to read, write and understand job related instructions and manuals
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, coworkers, residents, law enforcement or emergency responders.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to solve practical problems.
Be able to discern and apply traffic conditions and road signs.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Proficiency in the Microsoft Suite products is helpful, but not required.
Successfully completing CNA or Caregiver training and maintaining all CE to maintain certification is beneficial, but not a requirement.
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 must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. computer. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and talk, read or hear.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an team member 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 noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
Additional Information
Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.

Skills Required