Company Overview
The Arc Greater Hudson Valley is a not-for-profit agency dedicated to providing support and services to over 1,800 people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and to their families in Sullivan, Orange and Dutchess Counties, New York. A chapter of The Arc New York, our main offices are located at 162 East Broadway in Monticello, NY.
Our agency offers a broad range of services including Residential Services, Clinical Services, Day Services, Family Support Services, Guardianship Services, Employment Services, Recreation and more. Our mission is to support people with unique abilities to live as valued and contributing members of the community.
Position Summary, Purpose and Distinguishing Features:
The Driver has the primary responsibility for ensuring the health, safety and welfare of the people we support in transport. It is also the role of the Driver to: guarantee that the bus/vehicle is clean and in proper working condition at all times; determine and follow safe and efficient bus routes; ensure all people are in appropriate safety restraints; assist in ensuring staff ratio is maintained on the bus; maintain all transportation records required by the program; and, evacuate passengers in case of emergency and ensure the passengers are vacated from the bus at the end of the trip.
Working relationships:
Communicates and exchanges information effectively and courteously with each individual being served, and with various positions throughout the Agency, in order to provide quality individualized services to each individual being served. Fosters a positive work environment and works cooperative with interdisciplinary team members for the paramount objective of fulfilling the mission of The Arc Greater Hudson Valley New York.
Qualifications, Knowledge and Critical Skills/Expertise:
1. Valid CDL in accordance with Agency requirements. Maintain necessary certifications and trainings; First Aid, CPR, SCIP
2. Ability to anticipate needs of individuals being served, and to respond quickly and skillfully in emergencies.
3. Flexibility, patience, resiliency, and a genuine desire to serve individuals of all abilities.
Language/Communications Skills:
1. Basic English language skills: reading, writing, speaking, and knowing arithmetic and mathematical concepts with which to adequately and effectively perform job duties and responsibilities. Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
2. Ability to negotiate, exercise leadership, work with a diverse population, teach new skills, serve individuals, and participate as a team member.
3. Ability to understand, interpret, convey, and implement instructions and directions.
Environmental Conditions:
1. Risk involved with travel on main highways, side streets and rural roads during business travel, including evenings and weekends.
2. Standing/Walking/Mobility: Must be able to stand to operate equipment; mobility to embark and disembark from equipment 75-100%.
3. Must be able to work in an environment that includes, but is not limited to noise, cold heat and odors 75-100%.
4. External Conditions: Must be able to work in a position requiring exposure to weather conditions 75-100%.
5. Must be able to travel, enter, and exit a vehicle without assistance and withstand exposure to adverse weather conditions.
Physical Demands:
1. Physically able to bend/stoop, squat, push/pull, reach above and below shoulder level frequently—at least 5 times/hour.
2. Must be able to independently lift and/or transfer, push or pull up to 50 lbs.
3. Ability to physical intervene using Agency-endorsed behavior interventions such as SCIP.
4. Must have adequate vision and hearing ability, with or without correction, to be constantly aware of, detect, and able to respond to each individual’s needs when not in immediate vicinity.
5. Visual and auditory acuity within professionally determined normal ranges; with correction if needed.
6. Works with wheelchairs, electric/hydraulic/manual lift/ramp equipment, wheelchair lifts, and hook-ups, mechanical/electrical beds, and household appliances, cleaning equipment, whirlpool machines, oxygen tanks, mist machines, suction machines, augmentative communications devices, yard equipment and office equipment.
7. Exposed to bites, kicks, punches, spitting and other physical behaviors of adults.
8. Fingering/Grasping/Feeling: Must be able to write, type, and use office and/or other equipment and handle materials.
9. Manual dexterity sufficient to operate the bus/vehicle, conduct pre-trip inspections, and clean the bus/vehicle both inside and outside.
10. Must be able to physically move through the bus/vehicle, center and classrooms. Ability to perform responsibilities under pressure and in cases of accidents or other emergencies.
11. Responsibilities occasionally may require an adjust work schedule including overtime.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $23.50 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid orientation
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Language:
License/Certification:
- CDL C with Class P 14 Passenger Endorsement (Required)
Work Location: In person
