Transporter, Client

Job Description

Job Description

Transporter (Driver)

Full-Time & Part-Time available w/Benefits

$20.00/hour, Monday-Friday

The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services

The Salvation Army's Family Place Program is hiring! We are seeking individuals with a passion for helping others, and a desire to do the most good in their own community.

We have an immediate opening for a full-time Transporter. As a Transporter, you are responsible for transporting our very special cargo, the children in foster care. You will provide safe door to door transportation assistance to the children in foster care in order for them to attend visitation at the Family Place Visitation Center.

The Salvation Army offers a truly excellent benefits package to eligible employees, including:

• Paid Vacation Days *Paid Sick Days *Paid Holiday's *Christmas Bonus *Personal Days
• Employer Funded Pension Plan *Tax Deferred Annuity (403b)
• Short Term Disability Insurance/Supplemental Insurances
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurances
• Remitted tuition
• Loan Forgiveness Program

Overview of responsibilities/job duties:

• To provide safe door through door transportation assistance to children in foster care in order for them to attend visitation at The Salvation Army Visitation Center.
• This assistance includes: assisting children in embarking and disembarking, securing them in seats/car seats appropriate to their age, assuring that seat belts are utilized to assure the safety of the children who are being transported.
• Assist and engage with visitors/clients who enter the building
• Maintain required and adequate trip records and preventive maintenance repair and fuel usage.
• Maintain vehicle care and cleanliness.
• Conduct daily vehicle pre-operations and post-operations to identify problems for repair.
• Pass all motor vehicles driving tests and requirements.
• Responsible for maintaining and renewing valid driver’s license.
• Provide program support at visitation center with visitation supplies for program participants.
• Attend training and supervision.
• Perform other assignments as requested.
• Demonstrate cultural competence, as well as integrate understanding into daily responsibilities and participate in meeting the objectives of The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services Strategic Plan.

Qualifications:

• Work requires a high school diploma or GED or equivalent.
• Minimum of one-year related experience.
• On an ongoing basis must maintain compliance with all DOT regulations require by program.
• Valid New York State Driver License > Drug Testing
• Training and/or experience with passenger assistance techniques desired.

Equal Opportunity Employer: The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to providing a respectful environment for all applicants and employees that is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment based on age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Our Motivation
Doing the Most Good - In these four words - to feed, to clothe, to comfort, to care.To rebuild broken homes and broken lives. By walking with the addicted, we can lead them to recovery. In fighting hunger and poverty, we can feed and nurture the spirit. And, in living and sharing the Christian Gospel by meeting tangible needs, we give the world a lasting display of the love behind our beliefs.

About The Empire State Division
The Empire State Division of The Salvation Army covers 48 counties in upstate New York and one city in Pennsylvania (Sayre, Pa.). Our annual Red Kettle Campaign in November and December helps our 40 community and worship centers, service areas in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse and 139 volunteer-driven service units raise funds that remain in each community to help those in need

The Salvation Army operates 7,546 centers in communities across the United States. These include food distribution, disaster relief, rehabilitation centers, anti-human trafficking efforts, and a

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Our Motivation\r\nDoing the Most Good - In these four words - to feed, to clothe, to comfort, to care.To rebuild broken homes and broken lives. By walking with the addicted, we can lead them to recovery. In fighting hunger and poverty, we can feed and nurture the spirit. And, in living and sharing the Christian Gospel by meeting tangible needs, we give the world a lasting display of the love behind our beliefs.\r\n\r\n About The Empire State Division\r\nThe Empire State Division of The Salvation Army covers 48 counties in upstate New York and one city in Pennsylvania (Sayre, Pa.). Our annual Red Kettle Campaign in November and December helps our 40 community and worship centers, service areas in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse and 139 volunteer-driven service units raise funds that remain in each community to help those in need\r\n\r\nThe Salvation Army operates 7,546 centers in communities across the United States. These include food distribution, disaster relief, rehabilitation centers, anti-human trafficking efforts, and a