Job Postings
TRANSPORTATION DRIVER - BEULAH AREAPosted: 10/07/2019
NATURE OF WORK
Primary purpose of the position is to provide safe, dependable and reliable transportation to agency consumers. Every employee is required to adhere to Council on Aging of West Florida policies and procedures.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist consumers both elderly and disabled in and out of transportation vehicles
- Assist consumers with transferring from vehicle to destination. This may include assistance with walking, wheelchairs, canes or walkers
- Meet consumers at locations and times as prearranged
- Assist consumers with the transferring of personal belongings from the vehicle to their destination
- Ensure consumers are kept as safe as possible
- Ability to handle problem consumer behavior and maintain order in the vehicle
- Responsible for ensuring that a family member or other designated person is home to receive the consumer
- Ensure vehicle has correct fuel levels and tire pressure at all times. Clean and schedule vehicle maintenance (repair, oil changes or adjustments as preventative measure)
- Prepare and submit vehicle usage logs for billing purposes
- Document pre/post trip vehicle inspection checklist
- Act with ethics and integrity, maintaining confidentiality and privacy of agency and consumer identification
- Prepare program reports and appropriate paperwork as required
- Meet and maintain requirements of agency Vehicle Fleet Safety program
- When required, may perform duties of a Meals-on-Wheels driver
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
- High school diploma or GED
- Valid Florida driver's license
- Excellent driving record, good judgment and decision making skills especially during hazardous weather conditions
- Basic understanding of vehicle mechanics
- Previous driving experience and knowledge of local area preferred
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and complete reports
- Good communication skills
- Ability to relate to and interact with the elderly and disabled
- Ability to locate addresses and operate various sizes of passenger vans
- Successfully pass a Level II background screen
- Successsfully pass pre-employment and annual medical exam to be medically certified as physically qualified to operate agency vehicles
Council on Aging of West Florida is an EOE/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability of veteran status.
SALARY: $9/hr. plus paid time off, holiday pay, retirement benefits
HOURS: M-F, 25 hours/week
APPLY ON WEBSITE OR IN PERSON AT 875 ROYCE STREET, PENSACOLA, FL. COMPLETED AGENCY APPLICATION REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION.
POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED
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ADULT DAY CARE ASSISTANTPosted: 10/04/2019
NATURE OF WORK
A person in this posiiton is responsible for providing personal, emotional, cognitive and physical care of an adult participant. Every employee is required to adhere to Council on Aging of West Florida policies and procedures and abide by strictly defined instructions, rules and regulations.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist participants with eating and drinking
- Assist participants with toileting (toileting may include limited changing of undergarments/clothing and cleaning of the body for participants with incontinence problems)
- Assist participants with grooming as needed
- Assist with ambulation and physical exercise
- Assist with transferring upon arrival/departure to include walking, wheelchairs, walkers and canes
- Assist with transferring to accommodate funtionally impaired participants
- Prepare and serve light meals and snacks
- Promote daily activities and socialization
- Assist with cognitive exercises and activities; being the active leader when assigned
- Assist with keeping a clean safe environment
- Complete documentation and reports accurately
- Other duties as assigned by the Adult Day Care Director
BASIC TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- High School Diploma or GED
- Ability to follow written and verbal instsructions and to complete reports
- Good communication skills
- Ability to relate to and interact with the elderly and disabled
- Previous experience and/or training as a nursing assistant or attendant
- Previous experience with toileting and transferring elderly adults preferred
- CNA strongly preferred
- Ability to lift and transport clients
- Ability to relate to and interact with the elderly and disabled
- Agency paid pre-employment examination and health screening required to include physician's statement indicting physical fitness to perform required duties and T.B. skin test
- Successful completion of Standard First Aid and Adult CPR training required
- Positions located within the Adult Day Care Center require drug/alcohol testing and successful completion of Level II background screening as a condition of employment
Council on Aging of West Florida is an EOE/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. DRUG FREE WORKPLACE
Salary: $9.50/hr. plus paid time off/paid holidays, health, life, disability, retirement benefits
Hours: Monday - Friday, no nights or weekends
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED AT 875 ROYCE STREET, PENSACOLA, FL OR ON-LINE AT www.coawfla.org
COMPLETED AGENCY APPLICATION REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION
POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED
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