Employment Status: Permanent, Part-Time (0.4 FTE)
Program Name: Meals on Wheels
Work Schedule: Days, Evenings
Number of Hours Bi-Weekly: 30
Area of Work: Greater Sydney area
Job Summary:
The Driver, Meals on Wheels provides assistance to clients by delivering nutritional meals through our Meals on Wheel program.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure the safe delivery of meals to clients as part of the Meals on Wheels program
- Ensure any necessary certification is completed as directed
- Maximize safety through daily maintenance of the driver’s primary vehicle and ensure all necessary certification is current
- Complete vehicle log sheets regularly
- Abides by all confidentiality and protection of personal information policies, regulations and practices and ensures appropriate safeguards are in place within their role
- Abide by the VON Volunteer/Community Support Services Driving Agreement
- Abides by all VON policies and work practices including any event and incident reports
- All other duties as assigned and delivery of service according to schedules
Education, Designations and Experience:
- High school diploma
- A minimum of one year of experience working with seniors and adults with disabilities
- Experience with, and physically capable of, handling vehicle restraints
Skill Requirements:
- Reliable, dependable, and flexible.
- Good verbal communication skills.
- Must be able to lift and carry a minimum of 35 pounds using appropriate lifting techniques.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Must be able to engage in physical activity as a regular component of the job.
- Ability to speak French is an asset.
Other:
- Must possess a valid driver’s permit and a clean driver’s abstract. The abstract must be obtained annually.
- Must provide proof of required insurance coverage when using personal vehicle.
- A current and original copy of a satisfactory Criminal Records Check is required upon the start of employment.
- A Vulnerable Sector Search and/or a Child Abuse Registry Check required.