About Casa Esperanza
Casa Esperanza, Inc. is a bilingual/bicultural behavioral health treatment provider serving Boston and the Merrimack Valley. Our mission is to empower individuals and families to recover from addiction, trauma, mental illness, and other chronic medical conditions; overcome homelessness and discrimination; and achieve health and wellness through comprehensive, integrated care. Casa Esperanza has an operating budget of $13 million and more than $9 million in assets.
About the role
- The role of the Driver is to transport our clientele from our treatment programs to residential placement, public transportation hubs, court appearances and related health care appointments.
What you'll do
- Perform daily inspection on assigned vehicle, at the beginning of each shift
- Ensure that vehicle is properly cleaned and maintained, and any need for repairs is outlined and reported
- Obtain orders for transporting clients or things to different locations and ensure that they are carried our properly.
- Complete inventory report on transport of goods and supplies
- Responsible for company gas credit card. Submit receipts weekly.
- Assist clients in embarking and disembarking to and from the vehicle when needed, ensuring their safety and wellbeing.
- Receive items, documents and medications and ensure they are safely transported to their destinations.
- Use GPS to map safe routes to destinations, ensuring that timelines are met.
- Drive assigned program vehicle to destinations, in a safe manner and follow all program rules, state and local traffic laws.
- Transport clients, to their destinations, or handle office pick up duties, medication pick up from community pharmacies and deliver parcels and documents.
- Maintain contact with program or team member to ensure that he or she is made aware of delivery or transport situations using assigned program cell phone (hands free while driving)
- Perform both preventative and regular maintenance on assigned vehicle, and ensure that proper detailing is performed.
- Weekly trips to Merrimack Valley Food Bank in Lowell to pick up snacks for clients
- Have working knowledge on using cell phone to make and receive phone calls, text and check emails.
- May require limited overtime, on limited occasions
- Properly search and administer drug test to clients upon returning to the program when needed.
- All other related duties as assigned
Qualifications
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Current and valid Massachusetts driver's license and a proven record of safe driving
- Must demonstrate compassion for the population served in Casa Esperanza and have the willingness to work in a multicultural setting and share a customer service orientation
- Spanish Bilingual encouraged to apply
Schedule
Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm
40 Hours
What we offer:
Casa Esperanza Benefits Package:
- Compensation: Rate $18.50 per hour
- Holiday Pay (12 days per year + 1 floating holiday)
- Paid Time Off (PTO) - 18 days year one, 20.5 days at year 2, 23 days at year 5
- Sick Pay - 10 paid days per year
- Long / Short Term Disability
- Paid by Company Life Insurance
- Health Insurance (Medical Dental, Vison)
- Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
- FSA/DCA (Flexible Spending Account & Dependent Care)
- ComPsych Guidance Resources - EAP
- Educational Opportunities
- Tuition Remission
- Employee Ticket at Work (Discounts for Entertainment, travel, movies; etc.)
- Career Advancement Opportunities
- Increased Salary for Credentials
- and more....
Physical & Mental Requirements
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
At Casa Esperanza, Inc., the health and safety of our people is our number one priority. That’s why all offers of employment are contingent on the candidate showing proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID 19 (currently one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and boosted, when eligible) to pass the pre-employment requirements. Individuals with medical issues or religious beliefs that prevent them from getting the vaccine may request an exemption from the vaccine requirement.
Casa Esperanza’s EEO Statement
Casa Esperanza, Inc. values its diverse workplace and encourages women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, older members of society, and others from minority groups and diverse backgrounds to apply.
We recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities. Casa Esperanza, Inc also has a longstanding policy of providing a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of each individual and is free from all forms of employment discrimination, including harassment, because of race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All employees, interns, volunteers and contractors of Casa Esperanza, Inc. are responsible for maintaining a work culture free from discrimination and harassment by treating others with kindness and respect.
Casa Esperanza, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief, in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about an accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email hr@casaesperanza.org.