Driver (Meals on Wheels)

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Headquarters (Senior Center and Administration) - New York, NY/div divstrongEducation Level/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;High School/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Undisclosed/div /div h4Description/h4pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongOrganization Overview:nbsp;/strongThe Goddard Riverside Community Center (Goddard Riverside) and the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center (Isaacs Center) are well-established Manhattan community-based agencies that support services to approximately 30,000 New Yorkers. We are two of New York Cityrsquo;s leading human services organizations meeting the needs of children, youth and families, homeless individuals, and older adults through-out Manhattan and New York City. We work every day for a fair and just society where all people have the opportunity to make choices that lead to better lives for themselves and their families./span/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongPosition Summary:nbsp;/strongDrives and maintains a vehicle used to deliver meals to homebound elders. Transports a team of delivers to complete all meal deliveries for their assigned routes within an established time frame. The Meals on Wheels driver is also responsible for an individual meal delivery route./span/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongSchedule:/strongnbsp;20-29 hours per week/span/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongSalary Range:/strong $20/hr/span/span/p h4Roles, Responsibilities, and Essential Duties/h4brul lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Picks-up and delivers meals to community members/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Picks-up and drops-off weekly wholesale produce order from Hepworth Farm to the Isaacs Center, approximately/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"155 miles round-trip/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Observe client and their surrounding area; report concerns as needed./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Keeps vehicles clean and in good operating condition, assist with the oversight of maintenance of vehicle./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Inspects vehicles daily and reports any operational or structural defects immediately./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Reviews vehicle documentation to ensure inspections, registration and insurance information is up-to-date./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Maintains accurate daily log of deliveries/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Assists in scheduling meal deliveries to minimize time and distance between delivery./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Keeps daily gasoline and mileage records./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Picks-up and returns vehicles to garage or parking place daily./span/span/li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"strongQualifications:/strong/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"High School Diploma is preferred/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"A valid NYS Drivers License/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"2 or more years of driving experience in NYC or high traffic areas/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"No more than 1 moving violation in 24 months/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Ability to stoop, bend, lift and carry up to 50 + lbs/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Demonstrated sensitivity to an aging population/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Ability to work holidays at times, with advance notice, based on distribution needs/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"Ability to work flexible hours including early mornings, if needed/span/span/li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"emstrongWe are committed to building an inclusive workplace community grounded in respect for differences. We support hiring a broadly diverse team of qualified individuals who will contribute to our organizations./strong/em/span/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"emstrongGoddard Riverside and Isaacs Center provide equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation,nbsp;gender identitynbsp;or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law./strong/em/span/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"emstrongThe intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of duties and responsibilities that will be required of this position and title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job./strong/em/span/span/p