Home Delivered Meals Driver - Full Time

SERVING SENIORS • San Diego, CA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Serving Seniors, established in 1970, is dedicated to helping low-income seniors in San Diego County overcome poverty through comprehensive support services. These services include meals, housing, health and social services, and enrichment activities. The organization operates at various sites across the county and provides services to hundreds of homebound seniors. Their main facility, the Gary & Mary West Senior Wellness Center, offers integrated care with health and social services, housing navigation, enrichment activities, and connections to over 25 onsite service partners. Last fiscal year, Serving Seniors provided over 1.1 million meals and coordinated services for over 10,700 older adults. The mission is to help seniors in poverty live healthy and fulfilling lives, with a vision that all seniors can thrive, engage in their communities, lead purposeful lives, and have a home. The organization values advocacy, person-centered care, integrity, compassion, empathy, impact, and intentional involvement. Serving Seniors has been recognized as a Top Workplace by the San Diego Union-Tribune for nine out of the last ten years, including six consecutive years from 2019-2024.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• A valid California Driver's License and clean driving record
• Minimum of 2 - 4 years of related experience; AA/AS degree in lieu of experience.
• Experience working with older adults preferred
• Experience working in delivery preferred
• Operation of light vehicles and basic vehicle maintenance procedures.
• Obeys all applicable signs of the road, as well as engages in safe, defensive driving techniques.
• Basic record-keeping methods applicable to delivery functions.
• Sanitation and safety practices in the transport, handling and preparation of food.
• Cleaning and sanitation methods used in a food service environment.
• Food storage methods.
• Unflinching customer service.
• Positive interactions with diverse groups of people.
• Proactive and problem-solving.
• Ability to use good judgment and maintain confidentiality
• Communicates and cooperates with other drivers at the site for efficient daily operations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with older adults
• Experience working in delivery

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of routine duties related to the loading and delivery of meals for home-delivered and congregate and to-go dining sites.
• Delivers food to seniors on assigned routes.
• Picks up and transports food from an off-site storage facility to on-site storage.
• Takes and maintains temperature control standards at pick-up from kitchen, loading into vehicle, and delivery.
• Conduct wellness checks and connect clients with Serving Seniors Health and Social Services team, and other referral partners as needed.
• Build positive meaningful rapport with clients.
• As a mandated reporter for Elder Abuse, report any suspicious circumstances or suspected abuse to Adult Protective Services
• Maintain routine records related to delivery and food service duties.
• Performs daily safety inspection of vehicles and operates vehicles to and from the central kitchen.
• Obeys traffic laws and observes defensive driving practices.
• Wash, fuel, and perform minor preventive maintenance of assigned vehicles.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• 100% of employees medical & dental coverage paid by Serving Seniors (for employees who qualify for benefits)
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Floating holiday
• Up to a 3% match on 403(b) retirement plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED