Department:	Community Support Services
JOB PURPOSE:	The Driver is a Direct Support Professional who is a frontline leader responsible for promoting those with intellectual/developmental disabilities to live their best lives by providing transportation for people to reach their day to day and long-term goals.
EVALUATED BY:	Professional Manager
STATUS:	Non-Exempt Employee

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Qualifications for Driver

• High school diploma, GED / HiSET
• Age 21 or older
• Valid Class E Driver’s License and Good Driving Record
• Successful Background Screen
• Eligibility to Work in the U.S.
• Must be able to pass and maintain required trainings such as CPR/First Aid, etc.

Essential Functions

Promote the PCBS Mission

• Embody the PCBS vision, mission, and values statements.
• Support a person-centered philosophy.
• Support persons served to lead a healthy, clean, and safe lifestyle

Is a Strong Advocate

• Advocates for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities
• Ensure persons served know about their community and support them in making choices related to accessing the community.

Provide Excellent Direct Support Services

• Implement individualized person-centered plans which may include the following depending on the person(s) served:
  • Provide protected oversight at levels noted in the plan.
  • Administer medications according to policy and training
  • Physically assist (support, lift, transfer, etc.) persons as needed.
  • Provide transportation for persons served.
  • Support persons served to be active members of the community.
  • Provide personal hygiene support.
  • Provide nonviolent crisis intervention as needed according to policy and training.
  • Provide other supports for persons served, as needed.
• Document supports provided (as required), maintaining privacy and confidentiality of persons served following PCBS policy and procedures.
• Maintain current training in all required areas.

Contribute to A Positive Work Environment

• Communicate both verbally (in both oral and written formats) and nonverbally in a clear, efficient, and respectful way.
• Complete tasks on time and to the expected standard.
• Work through disagreements with honesty and transparency, fostering a trusting team environment.
• Work with teammates in a collaborative way that aids improvement of skills and outcomes.

Secondary Functions

• Report facility and maintenance/safety needs to supervisor.
• Perform general housecleaning chores as assigned.
• Attend all meetings and agency functions as required.
• Perform all other duties assigned by supervisor.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

• Extended periods of standing and walking, with some sitting.
• Regular lifting, kneeling, stooping, crouching, or bending, as appropriate.
• Possible physical intervention, as trained in CPI, if confronted by a person displaying combative or potentially dangerous behavior.
• Periods of driving agency vehicles.
• Possible administration of chest compressions and rescue breaths as trained in CPR.
• Exposure to noise from persons served, office machines, appliances, and telephones.
• Substantial use of video display terminal.
• Possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens and other communicable diseases.

Available Shifts

• Monday to Friday, 5:30am – 2pm.

Open Positions