Transportation Specialist

Essential Job Functions:

• Ensure proper vehicle inventory;
• Responsible for oversight of transportation services, including oversight of day-to-day transportation needs in accordance with all vehicle/transportation guidelines;
• General client supervision in daily living activities and general program operations.
• Assist the counselors when needed.
• Maintain log for vehicle service.
• Maintenance on a daily basis of vehicles used for client transportation.
• Maintain log sheet for client appointments made.
• Transport clients to daily appointments.
• Must Embrace and embody the mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision, and goals of WestCare Foundation; and
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the duties and responsibilities satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Experience and Competencies:

• Experience working within a substance abuse treatment setting is preferred;
• Ability to qualify for WestCare vehicle insurance and possession of a valid driver's license; and
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system.
• Excellent language and interpersonal skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Good documentation skills.
• Adherence to the highest standard of ethical conduct, especially to standards governing confidentiality.
• Professional appearance and demeanor.
• Must be culturally/linguistically sensitive to populations served.
• Regional travel is required.

Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent.

Working Conditions:

• Work is primarily performed outside an office setting;
• Some in office, residential or outpatient setting is required
• Transporting participants from WestCare facilities Community Based Providers
• Transportation of participants in company vehicle; and
• Outdoor activities are required.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB:

The employee must be able to perform the following essential duties and activities with or without accommodation:

Physical Demands:

• Tasks that involve no exposure to human blood, body fluids, or tissues but employment may require performing unplanned Category I tasks. The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues, BUT exposure or potential exposure may be required as a condition of employment. Appropriate personal protective equipment will be readily available to every employee engaged in Category II tasks
• Occasional lifting of more than 25 pounds;
• Occasional risk of intensive physical activity with clients; and
• Sitting, standing, walking, reaching are performed in the normal course of the position.
• Requires mobility and physical activity: Having an adequate range of body motion and mobility to work in an office, residential, or outdoor environment including standing and walking (even and uneven surfaces), sitting for extended periods of time, bending, twisting, reaching, balancing, occasional lifting and carrying of up to 25 pounds. Use of computer and telephone systems are required which includes coordination of eye and hand, and fine manipulation by the hands (typing, writing, and working with files). Requires the ability to defend oneself and clients in physically abusive situations using approved physical de-escalation techniques.
• Requires talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Talking is required to impart oral information to employees, clients, patients, and the public, and in those activities in which the employee is required to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Requires hearing: Hearing is required to receive and communicate detailed information through oral communication.
• Requires seeing: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less and at distance. This factor is required to complete paperwork for many of the employee's essential job functions and to observe client behavior and activities in and out of the facility.

• MENTAL DEMANDS:
• Requires the ability to collect and analyze complex numerical and written data and verbal information to reach logical conclusions.
• Requires the ability to work and cooperate with clients, co-workers, managers, the public and employees at all levels to exchange ideas, information, instructions, and opinions.
• Requires the ability to work under stress and in emotionally charged settings.
• The ability to defend oneself and clients in mentally/verbally abusive situations using approved mental/verbal de-escalation techniques.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

Not applicable for this position.