Dental Mobile Unit Driver - Part time

Salary Range: $20.00 - $24.71 per hour. Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level, and internal equity.

This is a part-time, non-exempt (hourly) position with a schedule of Tuesday through Thursday from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM and Friday from 7:30 AM to 12:00 PM (29 total hours per week).

About Us

At Mecklenburg County, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. We’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help Mecklenburg County Public Health become even better. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a healthier world for all.

As a member of the Mecklenburg County Public Health team, you will become a subject matter expert in the public health field. Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities through promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious diseases. Come be a part of Mecklenburg County’s Public Health department’s vision to “assure the health and safety of our diverse and changing community today and for future generations.”

About the Role

Understand and comply with traffic laws and regulations. Employ radio communication with dispatch. Read and interpret road maps/GPS systems. Maintain accurate trip records either on paper or electronically. Perform basic vehicle maintenance, including daily inspections, fuel checks, and electric power assessments.

Before leaving the facility, perform a daily pre-check of the vehicle’s maintenance, including ensuring it is properly fueled and that maintenance is performed as recommended. Conduct weekly cleaning and maintenance of the vehicle, including emptying water and sewer tanks and filling water storage tanks as needed. Assist passengers and/or employees with boarding, in-transit, and de-boarding as needed. Drive the mobile vehicle to and from scheduled visits, setting up and taking down the vehicle at each site. Park, set up, level, hook up, and tear down the unit daily, returning it to its designated location each day.

Requirements

• Minimum of one year of experience driving a commercial vehicle, or successful completion of Central Piedmont Community College or approved driving school’s CDL Driving Program.
• Must have an acceptable driving record per County standards.
• High School Diploma or equivalent. A combination of relevant education and experience may be accepted.
• Valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver’s License.
• County Driving Privileges.
• Annual Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check required.
• Depending on the area of assignment, may require a Class A or B CDL with one or more of the following endorsements: H (Hazardous Materials), N (Tank Vehicle), P (Passenger Transport), S (School Bus/Passenger Transport), T (Double/Triples), or X (Tanker and Hazardous Materials).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual (Spanish and English) proficiency, oral and written.
• Knowledge of CDL preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge: Thorough understanding of traffic laws and regulations governing the operation of assigned vehicles.
• Skills: Customer relations, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Abilities:
  • Customer Focus: Ensuring the customer perspective drives business decisions and activities.
  • Engagement Readiness: Demonstrating commitment to work and investing time, talent, and effort in accomplishing organizational goals.
  • Safety Awareness: Identifying and correcting conditions affecting employee safety; upholding safety standards.
  • Safety Intervention: Knowledge of conditions affecting safety under normal and crisis situations; skilled in removing hazards and ensuring a safe environment.
  • Work Standards: Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for assignments.
  • Organization/Job Fit: Aligning personal satisfaction with the organization’s values and job responsibilities.
  • Technical Skills: Maintaining a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill in position-related areas.
• Basic computer skills.

Reasonable Accommodations

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.