Bus Driver - Keswick

Bus Driver

Part Time | Day Shift | 24 hours per week

$18-$22/hour

(Pay based on experience)

Keswick is located in Baltimore, MD. We are seeking dedicated, caring team members willing and able to commit to our workplace values: Connection, Empathy, Inclusion and Advocacy!

Keswick was top-ranked for 2024 as High-Performing by U.S. News & World Report, a rating only reached by 19% of nursing homes in the country.

Keswick was recognized on Newsweek's 2023 and 2024 ranking of Best Nursing Homes in Maryland.

Keswick is an independently owned long-term care facility. With over 140 years of expertise, Keswick has become the area's premier provider of services for older adults. We are driven by our mission to improve the experience of aging, together.

Why Choose Keswick?

Keswick employees are part of a compassionate, and award-winning team, working together to deliver top care to the people of Baltimore. When you join our team, you can expect:

• Minimum rate of $18 for Full and Part Time GNA staff & $16 per hour campus wide
• Health and prescription coverage with lower-than-average deductibles and copays
• Dental and vision benefits (optional supplemental life insurance)
• Free short- and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) program with employer matching up to 6%
• Generous vacation, sick, and holiday pay with an option to "cash out" unused vacation hours
• MTA discounted bus passes
• Teledoc - Free 24-hour access to a physician
• Employee Assistance Program with a variety of free services
• Employee Recognition Program
• Free access to our Employee Wellness Program, such as Zumba and Pilates

As a Bus Driver, you will carry out our mission to improve the experience of aging together by providing safe transportation for Keswick residents to designated destinations. Working to meet scheduled appointments for customer service and efficiency. Supporting resident activities as schedule allows when not involved in resident transport.

What will I do as a Bus Driver?

• Assist in onboarding, securing, and offboarding residents for safe transport to various locations. Proactively follow scheduled appointments to ensure knowledge of location and route in advance of appointment. Work closely with supervisor to coordinate reasonable time allowance to reach various locations. Alert supervisor if scheduled times cannot be met within pre-determined timeframe. To the extent possible, requests time off with adequate time to enable alternate transportation arrangements for residents.
• Drive multiple residents and staff to various locations to support resident activities/recreation. May participate in resident assistance during outings; examples include but are not limited to, reaching items on high shelves for a wheelchair resident and/or assisting with moving a food order from counter to table, etc.
• Maintain documentation of trips provided and vehicle maintenance.
• During times when not involved in transportation activities, work with recreation to support resident activities such as escorting residents to and from activities and programs and/or assisting residents with participation in activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned, including assisting with evacuations and emergencies.

What is required in this position?

• Requires High School diploma or equivalent.
• Current CPR and First Aid Certification
• Valid Maryland driver's license, with no moving violations
• Certification as Geriatric Nursing Assistant a plus
• Requires a minimum of 5 years' driving experience.

What makes Keswick unique?

Our vision is for greater fulfillment and freedom of choice in aging, for all. Committed to enhancing the quality of life for the guests and residents it serves, Keswick provides various award-winning services that enhance their lives and get them back to doing what they love.

Keswick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.