Van Aide-Part Time

Athelas Institute • Baltimore, MD

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About The Position

The Van Aide supports people with developmental disabilities while they travel from their residences to Athelas Institute day program locations or supportive employment work sites. The aide assists the van driver by monitoring passengers, helping passengers board and exit, assisting with safety equipment such as seatbelts, and maintaining an orderly transportation process. The role promotes passenger safety and welfare during transit, boarding, and disembarking, and follows applicable agency procedures and Maryland transportation laws and regulations. The schedule is listed as TBD, and the position is part-time.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Ability to walk, stand, and sit for up to 8 hours.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds or more depending on the assigned supported person, using safe lifting and turning techniques or assistive devices.
• Ability to demonstrate Mandt Systems physical interventions and techniques, including assisting a supported person to stand, helping with ambulation, physical releases, and physical restraints.

Nice To Haves

• DDA core competencies.
• Mandt Systems training.
• CPR and First Aid training.
• MTTP training or experience.
• Experience working with people with IDD/DD; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in safely transporting individuals with developmental disabilities between their residences and day programs or supportive employment work sites during designated operating hours.
• Maintain professional relationships with clients and their caregivers.
• Promote clients’ safety and welfare while they are in transit, boarding, and disembarking.
• Follow emergency and safety regulations in transportation-program policies and procedures.
• Comply with transportation requirements and Maryland State laws and regulations.
• Ensure passengers wear seatbelts and promptly report vehicle- or client-related safety concerns to the transportation coordinator.
• Complete agency forms for accidents, injuries, and incidents and submit them immediately to a supervisor.
• Participate in training at designated times.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Transportation Director.

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental coverage, plus supplemental coverage through Aflac.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Company-paid term life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Flexible spending account.
• Sunny Day Fund.
• Vacation, sick, personal, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• 403B plan.
• Employee Credit Union (SECU).
• Paid DDA and new-hire training.
• Paid Red Cross CPR and First Aid certification.
• Paid Medication Administration Training, if applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED