Driver's Aide
Type of Position Full time
Search Location(s) Bronx, NY, Brooklyn, NY, Manhattan, NY, Queens, NY, Staten Island, NY
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Job Brief
Driver Aide
Shift Worked:
6-4
Weekly Hours:
37.5
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Pay range:
$17.50
POSITION DUTIES:
+ Assist passengers boarding and disembarking vehicles.
+ Secure all passengers in vehicles using seat belts and/or wheelchair securing equipment.
+ Responsible for monitoring all passengers during transit, in order to identify problems which may develop such as seizures, behavioral problems, and/or seat belting concerns, incontinence problems, and report same to driver immediately.
+ Intervene in situations where client behaviors create a hazardous or unhealthy situation to themselves, other clients, and/or driver, such as: head banging, eating foreign objects, undressing, scratching or hitting others. Follow up in writing as required by company policy.
+ To be aware of all safety plans of evacuation on all types of equipment.
+ To become totally familiar with your assigned run so as to assist any new driver that may be assigned.
+ To assist drivers while maneuvering their vehicles, when extra caution is necessary, for example when backing up the school bus.
+ Attend staff meetings and training modules as required.
+ Perform all other duties as assigned.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
+ 1 year experience working, or desire to work with multiply disabled individuals