Minimum Qualifications
- High school Graduate or equivalent, plus 2-year transportation experience preferred
- Valid AR driver’s license
- Driving record acceptable to insurance carrier
- Ability to maneuver and secure wheelchair passengers weighing up to 275 lbs. up wheelchair ramps and loading/unloading into vehicle with lifts
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Knowledge of traffic laws
- Knowledge of metropolitan geography
- Knowledge of basic vehicle maintenance
- Ability to use GPS and read a map
- Ability to read a map
- Ability to operate computer tablet, read and write
- Ability to exercise professionalism and patience with others
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides door to door service loading/securing and/or assists passengers on/off vehicles as needed
- Runs scheduled route for pick-up and/or delivery
- Contacts dispatcher of unusual situation regarding client/trip
- Obeys all traffic laws
- Uses most direct route to minimize time and distance traveled
- Log trip and vehicle information: status, times, and signatures as required
- Complete health screening questionnaire
- Conducts/documents daily vehicle safety inspection
- Keep vehicle interior/exterior clean, equipment is properly secured or stowed
- Ensures vehicle is refueled if less than 3/4 tank minimum
- Reports/documents vehicle maintenance issues to dispatch or supervisor immediately
- Conducts tire pressure inspection at the beginning of the month
