Group Instructor

MV Transportation • Kent, WA

1d • $30 - $32 • Remote

About The Position

MV Transportation is seeking a Transit Instructor to facilitate the independence of individuals, who may be Developmentally Disabled, Physically Disabled, Low Visually Impaired, Deaf or Hard of Hearing, and/or a Senior Citizen, by teaching them the skills required to utilize public transportation; while working closely with the Program Manager, Outreach Coordinator, and all outside sources answering questions regarding the program and supporting requests for monthly and quarterly reporting.

Requirements

• Education is equivalent to an AA degree from an accredited institution, specializing in social services, special education, preferred or two (2) years of experience providing instruction or working one-on-one with a special demographics who display a developmental and/or physical disability, as well as support our senior population.
• Must have a valid Driver’s license, good driving record, proof of insurance, and own transportation.
• Must have a strong user knowledge of Word and Excel.
• Customer service skill in the field.
• Have a dedicated home office space for working remotely.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and detail oriented, while demonstrating a concern for the safety of the vulnerable population.
• Ability to self-manage in remote settings.
• Inspire confidence in the participants ability to independently use public transportation safely through modeling professionalism, and training.
• Showing a passion for our vulnerable populations by displaying integrity, responsibility, dependability, punctuality, flexibility, initiative, ability to communicate in simply clearly sentences is a must.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessment with clients and family in their home to determine participants’ functional skills, abilities, and necessary training requirements.
• Maintain daily contact with family and/or other agency staff as required for individual training.
• Teach while traveling on public transportation, and within the community.
• Patience, compassion, and empathy for people with physical and/ or developmental disabilities, as well as senior citizens.
• Be a strong self-manager, team orientated with excellent communication skills.
• Be able to solve problems independently in changing environments.
• Knowledge of the local transit system.
• Make safety a top priority.
• Strong customer service skills, with a strong understanding of working with individuals with physical and developmental disabilities, and senior community.
• Have a dedicated home office space for working remotely.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of different disabilities, and the ability to research disabilities, if needed, for a better understanding of the student
• Develop individual training plans for participants.
• Provide one-on-one field training to people with physical and/or developmental disabilities, as well as senior citizens community.
• Maintain accurate confidential documentation.
• Ability to teach independence skills to individuals with physical and/or developmental disabilities
• Prepare a final report on training activity at the conclusion.

Benefits

• Healthcare Benefits: PPO Medical, Medical HSA, Prescription, Dental, Vision (spouse and dependent children), Telemedicine, FSA, Life, AD&D, Group Accident, LTD, STD, EAP, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Substance Abuse Professionals programming
• Retirement Benefits: 401k and Union pension: the Company contributes to the WCT Pension for each hour for which compensation is paid to maximum of 2080 hours per calendar year
• Paid Time Off: 0 months - year 2 = 1.538 bi-weekly accrual w/ 40 yearly accrual cap
• Paid Holidays: 8 paid holidays
• More Generous Paid Sick Leave: 1 hour/per 30 hours for all FT employees
• Other Compensation: $1,000.00 Driver referral bonus ($500.00 upon training completion and $500.00 upon completion of probationary period); $1,000.00 Mechanic referral bonus ($500.00 upon training completion and $500.00 upon completion of probationary period)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees