Driver - Laundry - Boston, United States - Associated Home Care

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    Full time, Part time
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    About Associated Home Care

    Fueled by a real understanding of today's challenges, Associated is committed to a fundamental re-imagining of what it means to age. With over 20 years of operating experience, we have built a replicable service prototype, developed profitable, long-standing referral relationships, and created an innovative brand that positions us to serve the future customer. We are embarking on an exciting new growth chapter that focuses on client service excellence, caregiver engagement, technological innovation, and growth in new markets.

    The Opportunity

    We are a mission-driven organization that is dedicated to improving the lives of seniors as they age. We are passionate about what we do -- providing seniors and their families with a comprehensive, vetted and coordinated in-home service network that is high-touch, tech-enabled, compassionate and extremely well managed. We are in the exciting and dynamic home healthcare industry. Our market opportunity is large and growing as the baby boomers age and the home increasingly becomes the epicenter for care as consumers demand convenience and lower-cost solutions.

    Primary Function:
    Provide supportive services which are necessary to maintain a disabled or dependent person safely and comfortably within the home setting by transporting food, supplies, materials, laundry or equipment to clients' homes.

    Essential Functions:

    • Drives a car, passenger or courier van, or truck for pick-up and delivery of materials, or transportation of staff. NOTE: At no time will the driver transport clients, family members, or any person related to a client in any vehicle under any circumstances.
    • Moves materials to/from vehicles and loads and unloads materials into and out of vehicle.
    • Ensures compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards and guidelines, etc.
    • Detects and eliminates or minimizes safety hazards.
    • Inspects vehicle for safety, fuel, oil and water before departure and documents results of inspection.
    • Services equipment with fuel, oil and other needs: checks fluid levels, cleans equipment and vehicles externally and internally, replaces bulbs and filters, etc. in accordance with policies and procedures.
    • Performs other duties as assigned.

    Qualifications:

    Required

    • At least 21 years old.
    • Mature, flexible, reliable and dependable.
    • Valid Driver's License for the appropriate state and proof of safe driving record from the appropriate state.
    • Knowledge of and ability to apply applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures, and practices regarding highway safety, risk management, and applicable maintenance methods and techniques.
    • Ability to operate and drive vehicles, including passenger cars, passenger or courier vans and trucks.
    • Ability to perform general vehicular maintenance activities.

    Preferred

    • Prior experience as a delivery driver.
    • Competencies
    • Sensitive to the needs of others and able to cope in an emergency.
    • Able to communicate observations both verbally and in writing.
    • Able to carry out and understand directions and instructions.
    • Physically and emotionally capable of performing the job.

    Travel Requirements:

    • Significant degree of travel.

    HouseWorks, LLC and its Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.