NY1480524 IMMEDIATE NEED! Driver for The Cedar Bus Co. in Utica, NY

Cedar Bus is hiring drivers! Opportunity can be full time or part time.

Summary:
Transport clients including medical, elderly, and individuals with developmental disabilities. Provides Safe, Prompt, and Courteous transportation.

Primary Responsibilities:
Completes daily paperwork accurately.
Communicates with dispatch team members.
Transports clients in wheelchairs in company vehicle.
Load clients on and off company vehicle using the proper techniques.
Secures wheelchair in company vehicle using the proper techniques.
Moves client in wheelchair from vehicle to proper destination within the facility.
Operates company vehicle in a safe manner obeying all traffic laws.
Takes attendance daily for fixed route assignments.
Completes required pre and post trip vehicle inspections properly.
Cleans the vehicle at the end of every shift.
Understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
Effectively communicate verbally with coworkers and others.
Interact with individuals with a range of moods and behaviors.
Recognize and respond to changing priorities.

Skills & Abilities:
Lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
Push and pull a minimum of 250 lbs.
Bend and squat while negotiating the small confines of vehicle while attaching and detaching securement system.
Enter exit buildings while controlling a wheelchair.
Sit for extended periods of time.
Able to take clients up-down stairs in a wheelchair when necessary.
Able to climb stairs to enter and exit a vehicle.
Ability to enter and exit buildings while controlling a wheelchair.
Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
Navigate with GPS and understand how to read and follow a map.
Basic math skills.
Required to work both inside and outside.
Be able to perform in all types of weather conditions including snow, rain, sun and darkness.

Qualifications:
Must have a clean Commercial Driver License (CDL) with Passenger endorsement.
Must pass DOT medical exam and drug test.
Minimum age 18 High school diploma or GED.
Minimum of 6-mos-1 year CDL driving experience preferred.

To Apply:
Please contact Sahrena Engram by phone at (716) 387-3935 or via email at sengram@cedarbus.com to learn more about this position or to apply.