Early Education Van Driver

About the role

YWCA Tri-County Area is seeking a dedicated Van Driver professional to join the STARS 4 Early Education Center team in Pottstown. This multifaceted role is essential to our daily operations, serving as a vital link between our community and our high-quality educational programming by ensuring the safe, reliable, and compassionate transportation of children and passengers. As a key representative of our mission, you will be responsible for maintaining the highest standards of safety, professionalism, and legal compliance, ensuring that every journey is conducted with the utmost care.

Responsibilities

• Provide reliable transportation for Early Education students and adult passengers to and from local schools, field trips, camp, and YW3CA events.
• Maintain active supervision of children during transit, ensuring a safe and respectful environment using Conscious Discipline skills and structures.
• Manage the daily upkeep of the organization’s van, including fueling, cleaning the interior and exterior, and the frequent installation and removal of car seats.
• Strictly adhere to all Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) safety regulations and maintain accurate mileage and safety reports as required by YW3CA.
• Uphold the YW3CA mission by treating all children, staff, and community members with dignity and professional integrity.
• Complete reports necessary as required by the YW3CA.
• Attend required staff meetings.
• Other duties as assigned within the scope of the position.

Requirements

• Must possess high school diploma or GED.
• 2 years of verifiable experience working directly with children.
• Pediatric CPR and First Aid certification.
• Must be willing to submit to background checks in accordance with local law and regulations.
• Current Health Assessment and TB test.
• Strong desire for continued growth and learning.

Other Position Factors

The other position factors described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential tasks of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The ability to take frequent walks, use hands and fingers, handle objects, tools, or controls, talk to and hear voices at many levels.
• The ability to kneel, bend, squat or crawl and stand for periods of time in both indoor and outdoor environments.
• A specific vision ability including the ability to see up close and up to a certain distance, to see colors, have peripheral vision and depth perception.
• The ability to lift 50 pounds.
• May require working non-traditional hours based on operational needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Keystone STARS and Conscious Discipline principles preferred.
• CDL with bus certification preferred.

Benefits

• Employee discounts
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Wellness resources