Van Driver

About the Role

Join a team that shows up for each other as much as we show up for our clients. At Gaudenzia, your purpose fuels progress—for yourself and others. Gaudenzia's mission is to promote long-term recovery by providing comprehensive treatment and support to people with substance use disorder, co-occurring mental health disorders, and related conditions, regardless of individual circumstances.

Responsibilities

• Transport clients to appointments in agency vehicles, pick up prospective clients, and transport clients among agency sites.
• Coordinate regular maintenance of agency vehicle with Supervisor, including oil changes, inspections, and other maintenance.
• Arrange for repair of body damage to agency vehicles.
• Ensure the inside cleanliness of the vehicle using cleaning supplies before each pickup and after each drop off of clients.
• Ensure that vehicle equipment, including dispatching hardware and software, are functioning properly.
• Work with facility staff to ensure that transportation needs are being met.
• Perform written inspection of vehicles on a routine basis as determined by your supervisor.
• Work with Risk Management Department and your Supervisor to report all accidents or incidents involving vehicles in your region.
• Treat all clients and staff with dignity and respect.
• When not engaged in client driving responsibilities, assist with routine duties around the facility as needed and at the direction of the Division Director.

Requirements

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED.
• Valid Driver’s License with a good driving record.
• Ability to work effectively with clients and aid them in adjusting to their specific problems.
• Basic knowledge of drug and alcohol addiction.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain working relations with staff, other agencies, and the public.
• Knowledge of vehicle care and maintenance.
• Knowledge of general area and ability to use GPS systems.
• Ability to work various shifts.
• Ability to work independently.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Excellent benefits.
• On-the-job training.
• Upward mobility.
• Educational assistance to help you grow in this life-saving field.

For additional details regarding our benefits, please visit: https://www.gaudenzia.org/careers/

Operating Principles

• We hold client care as our top priority.
• We assume good intentions.
• We are present, we connect, and we communicate with transparency, dignity, and respect.
• We make data-driven decisions with courage, challenge the status quo, and find innovative ways to grow Gaudenzia and each other.
• We support each other publicly and privately in all circumstances.
• We provide and accept constructive, honest, respectful, and timely feedback with an open mind and without personalization.
• We operate with integrity, focus on outcomes, and have a bias for action.
• We follow through on agreements and honor commitments prioritized with a sense of urgency—someone's life may depend on it.