Driver - Van/Automobile (Winnemucca) - Minimum Qualifications Waived
About The Position
The Division of Child and Family Services is recruiting for a DRIVER in Winnemucca for Child Welfare offices. This position requires a valid driver’s license at the time of appointment and the ability to properly install car seats/boosters for all ages and sizes of children. The transport duties may include parents, youth, small children, drug-affected infants, social workers, or entire families to various appointments. These transports can range from short trips to all-day excursions depending on the appointment location, waiting time, and return journey. Common transports are for parent/child and/or sibling visitation, placement changes across rural regions, school to daycare transfers, medical appointments, resource center visits, court hearings, counseling or evaluations, Social Security, Welfare, educational plan meetings, drug testing, meetings with attorneys, court appearances, or courier services for supplies, equipment, mail, reports, legal documents, and other required items. Additional duties include maintaining a spreadsheet for fleet vehicle maintenance, mileage, and passenger data for reports. The role also provides administrative support with routine duties, answering telephones, staffing the information desk, assisting the public with directions, questions, rule explanations, referrals, and providing necessary forms. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S., as sponsorship is not available.
Requirements
- Valid driver’s license at the time of appointment.
- Ability to properly install car seats/boosters for all ages and sizes of children.
- Two years of motor vehicle driving experience.
- Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to assist individuals with disabilities in getting in and out of the vehicle.
Responsibilities
- Operate various types of motor vehicles such as shuttle buses, automobiles, vans, or light trucks to transport people and/or materials to and from specified locations.
- Transport parents, youth, small children, drug-affected infants, social workers, or entire families to various appointments including visitation, placement changes, medical appointments, court hearings, and counseling.
- Provide courier services by delivering supplies, equipment, mail, reports, legal documents, and other items as required.
- Maintain a spreadsheet to track maintenance of the office's fleet vehicles, mileage, and passengers transported, and other data for various reports.
- Provide administrative support to the office with routine duties, answer telephones, and forward calls.
- Staff the information desk and have visitors sign in/out.
- Assist the public by giving directions, answering questions, explaining rules, referring to appropriate staff, or providing necessary forms.
- Clean the exterior and interior of assigned vehicles by washing, vacuuming, and sweeping.
- Perform basic vehicle maintenance, including checking and adding fluids, and potentially changing headlights/taillights.
- Perform pre-trip inspections of vehicles and report any malfunctions or needed repairs.
- Maintain records related to trip mileage and passengers transported.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
