Monitor Jobs

Job Details

Job Location

Utica - Cedar - New Hartford, NY

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

High School

Salary Range

$13.20

Job Category

Transportation

Position Summary

A monitor is responsible for assisting the Driver in transporting individuals with developmental disabilities to a designated destination in a safe manner.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensure that all passengers are off the vehicle at the conclusion of transport.
• Direct Driver as they back-up vehicle.
• Aid passengers boarding and disembarking the vehicle. Passengers may require assistance with walking or with wheelchair maneuvering.
• Load clients on and off company vehicles using proper techniques.
• Assists Driver to transport ambulatory and wheelchair passengers to a destination determined by the Operations team.
• Secure wheelchairs in the company vehicle using proper techniques and ensures passengers are secured during transport.

Skills & Abilities

• Bend and squat while negotiating the small confines of vehicle while attaching and detaching securement system.
• Be able to deal with individuals with a range of moods and behaviors in a tactful and professional manner.
• Sit for extended periods of time.
• Lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Push and pull a minimum of 250 lbs.
• Required to work both inside and outside; perform in all types of weather conditions including snow, rain, sun and darkness.
• Able to climb stairs to enter and exit a vehicle
• Effectively communicate with co-workers and others, communicate basic ideas through writing such as completing forms, provide basic information as well as communicate routine polices and procedures.
• Able to take clients up-down stairs in a wheelchair when necessary

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Age 18
• Speak and write English
• Able to work legally in the USA

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabilities