Van Driver

When you work for Gateway Hudson Valley, you make a difference in people’s lives.

Our Vision: To be a leader in supporting individuals as they strive to achieve a hopeful, satisfying, active, and contributing life.

Part Time position.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Van / Route Driver is supervised by the Director of Custom Cleaning / Fleet Maintenance and provides support to all departments within Business Services as needed. Primary responsibilities are in the Transportation Department and Senior Mobile Meals. Responsibilities include transporting day program participants to and from program, driving Senior Mobile Meals routes, and picking up meal deliveries.  

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Transportation

1. Transport Day Habilitation participants to and from program as assigned.
2. Maintain order among passengers, enforce all rules and provide assistance to passengers entering and/or leaving the van as needed.
3. Report vehicle maintenance and repair issues to Director of Custom Cleaning / Fleet Maintenance.
4. Report any and all scheduling and passenger changes to Custom Cleaning / Fleet Maintenance as well as any specific problems or needs encountered with passengers.
5. Operate agency vehicles safely in compliance with New York State Motor Vehicle and traffic laws and agency vehicle operation policies.
6. Report accidents to Supervisor.
7. Perform daily maintenance check on assigned vehicle and log into the Pre-Trip Inspection Form.
8. Maintain all vehicle and passenger logs.

Senior Mobile Meals

1. Drive assigned Home Delivered Meal routes.  
2. Pick up weekly meal order, load and unload into designated freezer(s). Operate pallet jack.
3. Assist with kitchen operations as needed; food packaging, meal packing, loading and unloading vehicles.

Facilities Maintenance

1. Assist Facilities Maintenance with summer lawn care and landscaping of the main office property. Assist Facilities Maintenance team with winter snow removal and maintenance of walkways at all facilities.
2. Assist Facilities Maintenance staff with office and residential moves and building inspections as assigned.

Custom Cleaning

1. Transport night shift staff to the FDR Library as needed.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Experience:

• One (1) year of driving experience

Licenses / Certifications:

• Valid NYS Driver’s License

WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be reviewed per ADA standards.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; handle, reach with hands and arms. This position may require the employee to bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, or climb. The position requires frequent lifting up to 50 pounds.

REGULATORY CLEARANCES REQUIRED:

• Must have a valid NYS Driver’s License.
• Background checks are required.

We are an EEO/AA employer.