Van Driver (Local Government) Wayne County Area Agency on Aging (Part-Time)

Do you enjoy helping others? Are you considered a great listener? If you love driving and working independently consider becoming an essential part of our transportation team. Wayne County Area Agency on Aging is looking for a Van Driver to interact and provide a necessary service to residents in need of door-to-door transportation service. This position gives you the opportunity to leave a positive footprint in the community while enhancing the lives of our members in need. Apply today!

As a part-time Van Driver, you will be tasked with enhancing the mobility of consumers by providing professional and accessible transportation in a safe, reliable, comfortable, and courteous manner. Work includes independently operating a county vehicle an average of 150 miles each day. This is an opportunity to provide transportation services as well as social contact for our consumers. Excellent communication skills are required, both person to person and via two-way radio. You must have patience and the ability to assist consumers, including senior adults and wheelchair-dependent consumers along rough payment or unpaved paths. As every day is different, you must be willing to easily adjust your daily work schedule.

If you are a people-person, we highly encourage you to join our team to make a positive impact throughout the community as you provide assistance and socialization to the consumers of Wayne County!

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Part-time employment, 14 to 21+ hours per week.
• Work hours vary between 4:00 AM to 9:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with limited hours on Saturday.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of employment which required operation of a motor vehicle as a regular duty; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Special Requirements:

• You must possess a valid Pennsylvania driver's license.

Conditions of Employment:

• No suspension of driver's license within the last three years.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, or Wayne counties. If no eligible candidates who live within these counties apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation.
• A conditional offer of employment will require a drug screening.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
  • Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  1. your score may be lower than deserved.
  2. you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.