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VAN DRIVER - MARILLAC

Program : Marillac Family Homeless Shelter

Type: Full-time/ Non-Exempt

Pay Range: $18.91 – $23.58 (hourly)

Schedule : Monday - Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm w/ flexibility as needed

Job Ref. # : 0506

Our Mission

St. Catherine's Center for Children provides a comprehensive range of human services designed to offer hope, foster growth, and improve the lives of the children, families and adults we serve.

Our Vision

St. Catherine’s willingness to embrace change and develop new services is, and will remain, our guiding philosophy as we support the human service needs of children, families, and adults throughout the region.

If you would like to learn more about us, please visit our website at: www.st-cath.org

Position Overview

The Marillac Van Driver serves to ensure a safe, healthy, clean and positive environment for the resident families as they make their transition from homelessness through after care. This position is responsible for the safety and careful transportation of the Marillac Family Shelter’s residents from one location to another; Performing regular upkeep and maintenance of the Shelter’s vehicles; Maintaining a respectful, supportive, and caring family atmosphere for all residents and fellow staff members of the facility.

Experience & Requirements

+ Ability to work: Monday - Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm w/ flexibility as needed.

+ High School diploma / GED Equivalent, required.

+ A current Clean and Valid New York State Driver’s License (actively licensed at least one year) - is required*

+ Previous client transportation experience is a preferred.

+ Comfortable working around individuals with mental health issues, substance abuse and/or developmental disabilities.

+ Previous experience working in a human services agency is a plus!

+ Capacity and openness to work with populations from culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged backgrounds, including but not limited to a broad range of people with various developmental and functional levels.

+ Have a professional record of integrity, proven reliability and dependability; with qualities of positivity, flexibility and adaptability.

+ Capable of exercising ethical, independent judgment and discretion, and handle sensitive data with strict confidentiality.

+ Complete pre-employment background check requirements, including fingerprinting.

*Staff in driving positions must be able to meet the agency’s minimum requirements of our insurance policy for authorized drivers including, but not limited to, the minimum age of 21 at time of hire; with the ability to maintain insurability throughout employment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

+ Establish and maintain professional and supportive working relationships with residents and staff members, in accordance with all agency procedures, policies and practices; Maintain appropriate personal boundaries.

+ Provide transportation for facility Residents to/from designated drop-off points.

+ Post sign-up sheets for all scheduled transportation trips.

+ Maintain logs/reports of all conducted transportation activities.

+ Provide transportation related to Food Bank pick-ups, donated items, and Resident moves (admissions and discharges).

+ Maintain and safeguard facility vehicles in order to ensure safe, clean and dependable operating conditions.

+ Perform facility maintenance and repair functions as assigned.

+ Document significant interactions with Resident families, using critical incident reports, progress notes section of the case file, log, etc.

+ Respect the rights of others and protect all confidential information, at all times.

+ Clearly communicate concerns and suggestions to supervisor.

+ Actively contribute to the mindset of a “client supportive” and respectful community.

+ Other position-related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

What We Offer You*

+ Competitive Pay with an Excellent Benefits Package

+ Health Insurance options: Medical, Dental and Vision

+ $600 Well-being Reimbursement Benefit

+ Generous Combined Leave Time (CLT) and Paid Holidays!

+ $500 Employee Referral Bonus

+ We are a 501(c) (3) agency, which is a qualifying employer for eligible staff under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

+ Pension Plan with Generous Agency Contribution

+ 403b Retirement Savings Plan

+ Life Insurance – Automatic Benefit at no cost to employee

+ Paid Training, including TCI and CPR/AED/First Aid Certification & Update courses, if role appropriate

+ Tuition Reimbursement* & Travel/ Mileage Reimbursement

+ Professional Development & Career Growth Opportunities

+ The Comfort of a Business Casual Environment

+ Our Commitment to Collaboratively Embrace Mindfulness, Relevance, Respect and Solidarity.

*To qualify, certain conditions may apply

About Us

St. Catherine’s Center for Children is a non-profit organization located in the Greater Capital Region of New York. We offer a wide array of human services designed to meet the needs of vulnerable children, families and adults, including residential and therapeutic foster care programs for children and youth, Kinship support, homeless and community-based services for adults and families, a special education elementary school for ages 5-13, and so much more.

St. Catherine’s is committed to cultivating a culture where all employees feel safe to bring their authentic and best selves to the workplace. We are invested in fostering an equitable, inclusive and diversified workplace; collaboratively embracing mindfulness, relevance, respect and solidarity .

If you would like to learn more about our programs, please visit our website at: www.st-cath.org

EEO Statement

St. Catherine’s Center for Children is committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, reproductive health and pregnancy, family history and genetics, disability, age, military status, veteran status, politics, or other beliefs, and any other characteristics protected by law.

Background Check

We are required to run a thorough and complete background check on All Candidates being considered for any position within our agency. Whether you are going to be a Permanent Employee, work with us through a staffing agency as a Temp, completing an Internship or perhaps you will be Volunteering with us. The background check includes Criminal Background Check (CBC) fingerprinting for the NYS Justice Center (NYS-JC) under the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS). Some positions require additional fingerprinting under the Office of Mental Health (OMH) and/or the Department of Health (DOH). All candidates must successfully clear the background check process, following NYS-DOJ requirements. We pay for all our background checks !

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