Bus Driver - Adult Day Services - Catholic Charities Wichita

Under the General Supervision of the Fleet Transportation Coordinator, Adult Day Services (ADS) bus drivers are responsible for transporting participants to and from ADS and extracurricular events, following a scheduled route and ensuring the safety of all passengers. 
Total Hours:8-20 weekly, Monday-Friday
Driving Hours: Approximately 7:00am-9:00am and/or 1:30pm-3:30pm variable hours for driving to/from activities
Training hours, if applicable: Flexible

Responsibilities  

• Transport participants to and from the ADS facility and activities, as scheduled, in a safe and efficient manner 
• Conduct daily pre/post-trip inspection of vehicles, including checking vehicle fluid level 
• Maintain a clean and mechanically sound bus at all times 
• Assist with loading and unloading of participants 
• Secure wheelchairs at all tie-down points and fasten seatbelts and shoulder straps 
• Assure use of seat belts by all passengers AND the driver 
• Obey all traffic laws to ensure participants arrive to their destination safely  
• Notify appropriate persons of all vehicle defects in accordance with policy 
• Keep all safety-related equipment must in proper working order and stored when not in use 
• Carry bus bag with participant emergency information at all times
• Complete appropriate form for all accidents, incidents, or seizures that involve passengers
• Practice evacuation drills with persons served a minimum of one time per year

Education  

• High school diploma or GED required 

Experience 

• Five-years driving experience with excellent driving record required 

Certification, Registration or License

• Valid Kansas class C driver’s license required 
• Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) for vehicles of 16 passenger capacity with passenger or more with passenger endorsement, or obtain such license within a reasonable time after hired  

Skills and Abilities 

• Ability to treat persons served courteously 
• Strong written and verbal communication 
• Ability to read routing assignments, maps, and road signs 
• Ability to use hand radio 
• Ability to read GPS
• Ability to move individuals in wheelchairs on and off the vehicles using lifts, to include pushing and pulling 
• Training in first aid and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation preferred 

Exposures 

• Blended exposure to outside elements and weather exposures inherent to continuous driving in residential and commercial areas with noise/vibrations from motorized vehicle

Physical Demands 

• Work Type: Heavy, exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects
• Climbing/Balancing/Freedom to Move: Frequently mobile to move in and out of vehicle and assist passengers. Range of motion to moderate stooping, bending, lifting
• Stooping/Bending:  Moderate 
• Reaching: Moderate, overhead as well as horizontal and down
• Vision: Adequate to perform essential functions
• Color vision: As required for issuance of driver’s license
• Hearing: Frequently perceive nature of sounds by ear
• Speech: Frequently express ideas by means of spoken words 
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Frequently operates equipment requiring skilled ability 
• Manual Dexterity: Frequently operates equipment requiring skilled ability

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