Bus Driver (Bilingual)

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Driver

Location: Rogers Park

Schedule: Monday to Friday (8:00am-4:30pm)

Summary:

Are you passionate about ensuring the safety and well-being of youth? Join our dedicated team at Youth and Residential Services as a Youth Program Driver and Support Staff. This vital role involves secure transportation of participants, delivering supplies, and maintaining a safe residential environment. If you have a heart for youth well-being and safety, and you're eager to make a positive impact, apply now to contribute to our dynamic programs.

If you are committed to youth safety and well-being, apply now to be a part of our impactful Youth and Residential Services team. Your dedication can contribute to creating a positive and supportive environment for the participants we serve. Join us in making a lasting difference in their lives!

Why Join Us?

• Make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals seeking education and career pathways.
• Collaborate with a diverse and passionate team dedicated to the mission and vision of our organization.
• Providing flexibility and work-life balance.
• Participate in professional development opportunities to enhance your skills and expertise.

Our Benefits:

• Medical insurance. BCBS PPO, EPO, and HSA Plans
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401(k) 3% Employer Contribution.
• Paid maternity leave.
• Paid paternity leave.
• Commuter benefits.
• Disability insurance
• FSA Spending Account
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Special Vendor Discounted Offerings on Travel, Amusement Parks, etc.

Essential Functions:

Duties and Responsibilities

• Transports/escorts program participants to any location necessitated by programmatic needs
• Delivers food to program sites
• Picks-up and/or purchases supplies for program
• Participates in implementation of program schedule, supervision of participants and provides for their safety and well-being to include immediate response to safety and security breaches in accordance with crisis intervention and program guidelines
• Performs housekeeping duties such as cleaning, laundering and preparing meals, among other similar tasks, and monitors the safety conditions and overall cleanliness of the residential program.
• Responds effectively and in a timely manner to unexpected situations and crises during transports such as transportation delays or vehicle-related emergencies, procedural failures, participant-related issues or concerns.
• Provides status updates to supervisor when appropriate
• Assists with routine maintenance and documentation of agency vehicles, such as cleanliness & organization, appropriate fuel levels, oil changes, placement of plates, city and safety stickers, and monthly vehicle inspections.
• Completes all necessary documentation in an accurate and timely manner.
• Participates and actively contributes to regular supervisory and staff meetings, training sessions, and other professional development activities as required.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or General Education Diploma equivalent is required.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience working with youth, in security-related roles, or the transportation sector is required.

Certifications/Licenses:

• A valid driver’s license is required.
• A CDL License with a passenger endorsement is preferred and may be required.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (K/S/A):

• Fluency in a second language may be required.
• Ability to read and write routine correspondence, staff communications and reports.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions provided in oral, written or diagram/image form.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to apply common sense to any given situation.
• Must have a clean driving record that complies with DCFS’ requirements for drivers (including no convictions related to reckless driving and no license suspensions/revocations in the past three years, among others).
• Must successfully pass criminal background check.
• Ability and willingness to accompany program participants to appointments and outings regardless of their own personal beliefs and values.
• Excellent communication skills. Strong networker, convener, relationship builder and communicator with experience collaborating with diverse work teams and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information possessing skills to handle situations in a professional and diplomatic manner.
• A high degree of collaboration and emotional intelligence, self-motivation, and analytical ability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange; Windows operating systems; and other software routinely used by Heartland Alliance.

Work Arrangement

• Given the duties of this role, the Driver’s job is ineligible for remote work.

Work Environment

Each YRS program site operates on a 24/7 basis, 365 days per year. To meet both the needs of our participants and contractual obligations, employees of YRS need to be flexible in regard to work location and scheduling, each of which may be altered by program management at any time. Employees must be willing to perform any relevant duty that may be required due to the needs of the program.

• Three primary shifts are scheduled each day including weekends and holidays. Employees may be required to work any one of these shifts and, if necessary, may be required to work a split-shift, or an extended or shorter shift, based on the needs of the program.
• All employees share responsibility for the cleaning and basic maintenance of our facilities.
• The employee will be required to work at various YRS facilities as necessitated by program needs.
• The employee may be required to remain on Organization premises during breaks and/or meal periods and may be required to stay on Organization premises until their replacement arrives.
• Crisis prevention and behavioral management techniques may include using approved physical holds and physically escorting participants.

Physical Demands

• May be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• May be required to walk and/or run in the event of an emergency or as needed to intervene in a crisis.
• May be required, with proper training, to assist in physically restraining youth.
• May be required to walk or remain standing for the majority of a shift.
• May be required to bend, stoop, squat, stand, walk, climb, twist, turn and reach out with arms and hands.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Heartland Human Care Services makes all hiring and employment decisions, and operates all programs, services, and functions without regard to race, receipt of an order of protection, creed, color, age, gender, gender identity, marital or parental status, religion, ancestry, national origin, amnesty, physical or mental disability, protected veterans status, genetic information, sexual orientation, immigrant status, political affiliation or belief, use of FMLA, VESSA, military, and family military rights, ex-offender status (depending on the offense and position to be filled), unfavorable military discharge, membership in an organization whose primary purpose is the protection of civil rights or improvement of living conditions and human relations, height, weight, or HIV infection, in accord with the organization's AIDS Policy Statement of September 1987.