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Driver Position At Highgate Senior Living

Love your work. Join our team. A community, not a facility. As thought leaders in the industry, we take a positive, holistic approach to senior care and encourage independence, as people are happiest when they can make their own choices. We provide opportunities for physical activity, social engagement, intellectual stimulation, spiritual involvement, and fun. We treat our residents and our team members like family. This opportunity will allow you to positively impact the quality of life for over 700 seniors and their families.

We are looking for the right person to assist our residents with their transportation needs. We specialize in assisted living and memory care. Highgate Senior Living's mission is to devote ourselves to help each resident live a life of purpose and each of us plays a crucial role in doing so. We operate communities in the western US and are seeking the right Driver to join our team. Come help us create an environment that promotes a sense of well-being and the feeling of true community in a gracious, homelike setting.

This position is parttime and includes transportation and personal escort services for our residents to and from medical appointments, driving residents on group social outings, helping to maintain our vehicles, interacting with residents, their families, and physicians, and ensuring safe practices in the transport of our residents.

The successful candidate will be motivated by service, an organized and detail-oriented individual with a positive and self-motivated attitude. You must have strong communication and computer skills. Excellent time management skills are important along with relationship building, persistence, flexibility, and adaptability. You must want to have fun and spend time with others to be successful in this role.

Skills Needed

• Confidence to engage with seniors, individually and in small groups
• Excellent driving skills and safety awareness
• Aptitude to manage daily transportation schedule
• Ability to operate different types of vehicles including 13 passenger bus, vans, cars
• Calm demeanor in times of pressure and ability to promote this sense of calmness with others
• Communication skills that help encourage our residents throughout their day
• Comfortability to interact with residents that have varying levels of physical and cognitive abilities
• Team player with ability to develop strong working relationships along with customer service focus
• Ability to adapt/respond quickly to the needs and preferences of our residents
• An understanding or the willingness to gain an understanding of the various forms of dementia and how to help residents with dementia still live with purpose

Relatable Experience

• Experiences where you have driven passengers and provided for their safe transport
• Past roles in which you have been tasked with providing for the safety and comfort of others
• Jobs you've had that include working with seniors or other vulnerable populations
• Roles in which you have provided excellent customer service
• Prior volunteer work or other work with vulnerable groups of people
• Experiences that have given you a familiarity with the senior population and how aging can affect a person

Qualifications

• At least 21 years of age
• Experience transporting individuals and groups of people
• Current negative TB test
• State required licenses for specialized vehicles
• Willingness to learn how to work in a healthcare/assisted living environment
• Ability to pass criminal record/background check
• Level-headed and non-flappable nature
• Valid driver's license with a qualifying driver abstract
• Good time management skills
• Must be able to work well independently with little oversight

As an organization we offer our team members a good benefits package, the ability to be heard, have their opinions count and the opportunity to innovate. Our compensation package will be flexible for this role based on the credentialing, tenure and skill sets each candidate brings for consideration. The starting hourly wage range for this position is $18.00 to $24.00 per hour. Prior experience in seniors housing programming is preferred. A passion for your work and a commitment to serving others are essential job qualifications. This is an opportunity to work in a booming industry that is constantly evolving and is making a positive impact for seniors every day. We are a healthcare company and being vaccinated against COVID-19 is preferred. If you want to learn more about this opportunity, please reach out to connect with us.