Senior Center Porter/Driver

Job Duties

• Assists in preparing, serving and storing food for public consumption.
• Affords assistance with home delivered meal preparation, packaging and delivery.
• Affords assistance with dishwashing, sweeping and mopping of kitchen area.
• Affords assistance with receiving incoming food supply deliveries and inventories supplies when storing.
• Assists with cleaning all areas of the Senior Center Campus.
• Operates custodial equipment and other equipment as assigned.
• Sweeps, vacuums, mops, dusts, shampoos, steam cleans, strips, waxes, polishes, and buffs floors, carpets, and furniture.
• Cleans and sanitizes restrooms and activity rooms; cleans spills; cleans drinking fountains, mirrors, tables, chairs, walls, fixtures, blinds, light fixtures.
• Picks up litter from around buildings and grounds, empties trash cans and relines cans with liners.
• Works cooperatively with the custodial staff and keeps records of work completed.
• Operates a variety of motor vehicles to assist in carrying out the business of the department and the City including 11 passenger vans or mini-vans to transport senior citizens to and from the Senior Citizens Center for meals and activities center and to various appointments and/or errands.
• Responsible for assisting senior patrons who are transported by escorting/assisting them to and from the vans.
• Cooperates with the Transportation Coordinator and documents daily transportation routes, vehicles used and passengers transported.
• Affords assistance in maintaining and fueling City vehicles.
• Inputs financial data and customer information for department and funding agency use.
• Requests and tracks work orders and schedules repairs of center facilities.
• Employes good customer service while greeting and/or interviewing customers or while operating the registration desk.
• Maintains State rosters and statistics daily, weekly, and monthly.
• Registers and records HDM customer information and maintains customer confidentiality.
• Affords assistance in and with transportation route sheets, forms, and scheduling drivers and volunteer HDM drivers.
• Answers phones and responds to customer questions and requests for information.

Qualifications

• Must possess an understanding and caring attitude toward senior citizens, and must display a willingness to be available to the service of the seniors.
• Must possess a Food Handlers Card or ability to obtain an FHC within 30 days of hire.
• Valid New Mexico driver's license with acceptable driving record for the past three years or state of current residency.
• Ability to safely operate departmental vehicles.
• Extensive background checks required.
• Must be available to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• CPR and First Aid certification required within six months of hire.
• Must be adaptable and flexible in assignment of job duties.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to follow directions and work together as a team player.
• Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, other City personnel and the public.
• Ability to operate vehicles, tools and equipment listed.