Transportation/Facilities Specialist

Essential Job Responsibilities and Performance Indicators:

Transportation

·         Arrives 10 minutes before the route to check messages and perform pre-trip inspections.

·         Maintain clean & safe bus (i.e., weekly disinfect seats, monthly pressure wash inside and outside, and bi-monthly wash windows).

·         Conduct pre/post-trip bus inspections before/after the route run daily. (i.e., registration, proof of insurance, first aid, emergency equipment, bus maintenance, etc.)

·         Adhere to bus safety rules as required by program and state standards (i.e., proper shoes, no food, sodas, no thongs, flip-flops, slides, open-toed shoes, coolers, glass containers, CD/Radio earplugs, aerosol cans, etc.)

·         Ensure every child is properly restrained in safety vests.

·         Ensure and be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the walkie-talkie radio daily

·         Be responsible for the use of the fuel card (i.e., maintain and submit gas receipts daily, return fuel card daily, etc.)

·         Document and report all accidents/incidents and mechanical problems to the Transportation Manager

·         Ensure that a Bus Policy, Emergency Card, and Parent Release Form on all bus riders are present at all times.

·         Report promptly to the immediate supervisor and/or Family Services any changes to the child’s address and/or family problems observed.

·         Ensure that the bus is attended at all times by an adult (i.e., driver, staff/monitor, or parent) when children are being transported.

·         Ensure that every attempt is made to pick up children and that an authorized person is present when children are delivered home or to a child care provider.

·         Submit monthly mileage sheets, evacuation drills, a vehicle safety checklist, and/or any other required documents/reports to the Transportation Manager.

·         Develop and maintain regular, functional bus routes.  Ensure that there is an updated route on the bus and at the center at all times.

·         Promote and use positive guidance techniques when supervising children and inform teachers of any behavioral problems observed/occurring on the bus.

·         Check the bus at the end of the AM & PM routes to ensure that “No” Child Is Left Behind.”  Sign MUST be posted in front Window.

Facilities Specialist

• Daily cleaning of classrooms, offices, bathrooms, and common areas, including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, and emptying trash.
• Perform minor plumbing repairs and maintenance. (If appropriate)
• Seasonal deep cleaning and maintenance of building interior and exterior (i.e., Floor waxing, carpet cleaning, pressure washing the building).
• Ensure that safety and health procedures are followed as directed by the Facilities Manager and established policy.
• Perform routine inspections and regular upkeep of interior and exterior areas to ensure areas are free of safety hazards, trash, weeds, and other foreign materials.
• Perform regular upkeep of outside areas, including lawns, landscaped beds, playgrounds, and parking lots, to include weeding, trash, and litter removal required to keep areas clean, neat, and safe.
• Assist with moving office and classroom furniture, fixtures, and equipment to support increased staffing changes, relocations, remodels, program expansion, and custodial requirements.
• Perform repairs, maintenance, moving, transporting, and installation of playground structures. (If appropriate)
• Ensure agency machinery and equipment are maintained and stored in a secure location.
• Ensures adequate supplies are kept on the center site for janitorial use.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications / Skills and Experience:

Transportation/Facilities

•           High School diploma or GED preferred and one year of custodial or related work experience.
• Commercial Driver License (CDL) with "S" Endorsement (preferred), training may be provided. Must be able to obtain within the 90-day probationary period if needed.
•          Ability to pass background checks and health screening.
• Must be able to communicate (verbal and written) effectively and appropriately with others.
•           Must be able to operate and maintain equipment (i.e., lawnmowers, weed eaters, pressure washers, etc.).
• Possesses minor carpentry skills or the necessary skills to complete tasks.
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Professional and Ethical Standards:

• Maintain confidentiality following agency policy and legal requirements.
• Attend mandatory training and meetings, and seek out staff development opportunities.
• Work as a team member with all staff and maintain a positive work ethic.
• Be honest, reliable, and dependable.
• Knowledgeable about and sensitive to an individual's values, beliefs, traditions, cultural influences, make-up, and circumstances.
• Demonstrate familiarity with employment policies, performance standards, work plans, and agency goals and objectives.
• Demonstrate commitment to mission, values, and policies in the performance of daily duties.
• Fulfill role as mandated reporter as stated in the Child Abuse & Neglect Policy.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

•  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear individuals in person and over the phone.
•  The employee frequently must stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
•  Ability to work outdoors intermittently with exposure to cold and hot weather.
•  Perform physical inventory of equipment and/or supplies.
•   Lift and move heavy and/or bulky objects and/or children weighing up to 50 lbs. 
•   Maintain a clean classroom area, which may require the use of a broom, mop, and vacuum, cleaning fluids, etc. 
•  Ability to physically interact with children (walk and run quickly, kneel, or sit on the floor, bend, lift, walk over rough or uneven grounds, and exposure to diverse weather conditions)
•  Ability to assist in setting up classrooms/office areas, which require but are not limited to moving tables, chairs, shelves, etc.)
•  Assist with the safety of children through seeing, hearing, touching, and smelling.
•  Performs physical maintenance duty, which requires the use of a broom, mop, vacuum, buffer/stripper, cleaning fluids, etc. 
•  Ability to operate and maintain equipment (i.e., lawn mowers, weed eaters, pressure washers, etc. 
•  Perform a physical inventory of equipment and/or janitorial supplies. 
•  Lift and move heavy and/or bulky objects weighing up to 75lbs. 
• Ability to drive a private or agency vehicle.