Transportation Services Worker - Part Time

The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Transportation Service Worker (Driver)/Part Time at Georgia Regional Hospital - Atlanta, located in Decatur, GA.

Salary:

$20.00 per hour

Job Description :

Transports passengers and/or mail and materials in an assigned geographical area traveling by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, van or public conveyance. Transmits, receives, and relays radio communication among remote office base stations and mobile units.

Job Responsibilities & Performance Standards :

• Assists in loading and unloading passengers, packages, goods and materials
• Checks with home offices after completed deliveries, in order to confirm deliveries and collections and to receive instructions for other deliveries
• Delivers messages and items, such as newspapers, documents, and packages, between establishment departments, and to other establishments and private homes
• Inspects vehicles for proper operating condition Checks fluid levels, tire pressure, and lights
• Obtains signatures and payments, or arranges for recipients to make payments
• Performs routine vehicle maintenance
• Provides transportation to program participants; assists clients on and off vehicles by traveling the most efficient routes
• Receives messages or materials to be delivered, and information on recipients, such as names, addresses, telephone numbers, and delivery instructions, communicated via telephone, two-way radio, or in person
• Records information, such as items received and delivered and recipients' responses to messages, disruptions by passengers and billing/utilization data
• Transports passengers to hospitals, clinics, social functions, and/or other activities according to established guidelines and time frames
• Unloads and sorts items collected/delivered along delivery routes
• Walks, rides bicycles, drives vehicles, or uses public conveyances in order to reach destinations to deliver participants, messages, or materials.

Sample Technical Competencies :

1. Ability to operate vehicles carefully and competently, following all traffic laws 2. Ability to assist passengers on and off of vehicle and help them with safety restraints 3. Ability to operate two-way radio and/or cellular telephone 4. Ability to recognize defects in the equipment that impact safety 5. Ability to perform pre-trip vehicle safety inspection. "Due to the volume of resumes/applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or email. However, please be assured that your resume/application will be evaluated and we will contact you if we need clarification or additional information." This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.

FOR THIS TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, STATE LAW REQUIRES A NATIONAL AND STATE BACKGROUND CHECK AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.

Additional Information Agency Logo:

Requisition ID:

TRA05

BT Number of Openings:

2

Shift:

Day Job