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Presbyterian Village North is currently hiring a Full-Time and a Part Time CDL Driver Transportation Specialist for our Continuing Care Retirement Community. You're going to love it here!

Schedule - See Recruiter or Manager: Weekdays, some weekends and some evenings.

Drive yourself straight into the lives of our residents with care, compassion and safety. Wonderful environment and strong teammate relationships! Full time teammates have access to affordable medical, dental, and vision benefits. 401K is available after your 1st year. Come grow with us!

Current CDL License with Passenger Endorsement and Medical Card are required.

With a shared legacy in business and healthcare innovation, Forefront Living's family of care-oriented organizations blends values built on compassion and faith with high-quality senior care, long-term care, Alzheimer's and memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation therapies, hospice and palliative care.

These senior care services, along with the celebration of independent living at our senior lifestyle communities, combine to bring deeper meaning to every phase of life for people of all faiths, regardless of race, gender, color, religion, national origin or disability. Forefront Living is the not-for-profit, faith-based parent of Presbyterian Village North, Faith Presbyterian Hospice, and the T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Model a service attitude towards others, takes ownership in solving problems and takes the initiative to make things better, is friendly and courteous to residents, patients, visitors, and co-workers

Ensure resident/patient, visitor, and co-worker safety by remaining aware of and reporting any new or existing safety hazards

Maintain good attendance record

Manage the interior cleaning of the buses (mopping, cleaning interior windows, wiping down all surfaces, etc.)

Assist with purchasing departmental cleaning supplies

Follow daily schedule and discuss any scheduling problems and/or conflicts with Transportation Manager

Drive van or bus to deliver and pick-up residents to and from appointments through the city

Alert appropriate personnel regarding routine maintenance schedules: oil changes, inspections, tag renewal, etc.

Provide other transportation services as required, i.e. employee injuries, miscellaneous deliveries

Assist with activity programs and front office support, as assigned by supervisor, when not scheduled for driving assignments

Other duties as assigned by Transportation Manager or Director of Residential Services

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

High school diploma or GED is required

Current Texas Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with passenger endorsement is required

Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English

One or more years working with the elderly in providing group activities

Working knowledge of activities for senior adults is preferred

Safe driving record with Texas Department of Public Safety; no convictions: DUI, DWI, blood/breath test refusals; no serious traffic violations: speeding 15 miles over speed limit, reckless driving, fatal accident

Ability to read maps, use GPS, and have good knowledge of Dallas and surrounding areas

Ability to communicate with residents with concern and compassion

Ability to adjust to changing situations and priorities (additions to planned schedule, multiple interruptions, etc.) and work under stress

Ability to maintain vehicles in good working order through attentiveness to daily condition of vehicles; mechanical knowledge is preferable

Ability to push residents in wheelchairs on flat and inclined surfaces, lift wheelchairs into and out of vehicles, support residents during transfer to and from vehicles, lift and carry bags

Ability to carry out assignments with constant safety and security of residents

Ability to perform Essential Duties

Genuine caring for and interest in the care of mature adults, special needs and hospice patients

Ability to perform work tasks within the Physical Demand Requirements

Ability to comply with the Resident Bill of Rights and the Employee Responsibilities

Ability to comply with organizational and departmental safety policies and procedures