Mini Bus Driver - Human Services Department

About the role

Under supervision, an employee in this class transports senior citizens, the handicapped, or other persons from their homes or other areas to and from designated locations. The employee operates a vehicle within flexible time frames and on varying routes as directed, adheres to schedules established by the supervisor. The employee is also responsible for testing the vehicle to determine whether it meets standards of safety and passenger comfort and for reporting maintenance and repair needs.

Responsibilities

• Operates a passenger-carrying vehicle with a capacity of twenty-two persons or fewer along varying routes at varying times
• Operates a mechanical or manual wheelchair lift on the vehicle, as needed
• Picks up and discharges ambulatory and/or handicapped clients transported from their homes to medical facilities, offices, agencies, shopping areas and nutrition sites
• May assist frail and handicapped passengers as they approach and board the vehicle
• Loads, transports, and delivers meals to homebound citizens
• Performs checks on assigned vehicle to determine safe and proper functioning of brakes, lights, heating equipment, wheelchair lift, and tires, as well as general running condition
• Determines maintenance and repair needs of vehicle and reports them to designated authorities
• Maintains cleanliness of vehicles
• Performs related work as required

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must possess a CDL with Passenger Endorsement, maintained throughout employment

Pay

Hourly rate of pay is $28.5181 ($59,317.65 annually)

Schedule

Full-time position, 40 hours per week

Benefits

• Paid vacation
• Enrollment in the New York State and Local Retirement system
• Health care, dental, and vision coverage