Classroom Aide/Driver

Job Description

Job Description

Bridgewell strengthens communities by providing an unmatched range of social and human services that empower people with disabilities and other life challenges to live safe, self-directed, and productive lives. Bridgewell delivers support through community housing, day programs, outpatient treatment, recovery services, education, and employment training. We're committed to helping people in need, from those with autism to people with substance use disorders, become engaged members of their communities. Bridgewell is also the industry leader in developing innovative offerings responding to unmet or emerging needs.

Our employees take pride in making every day count to its fullest. They are committed to adding value to the lives of the people we support, and they bring energy, ideas, and a passion for service. Does this describe you? Then please consider joining our incredible team!

Connecting People with Possibilities

Mission : Bridgewell inspires hope and empowers people experiencing life challenges to achieve their fullest potential.

Summary: The Classroom Aide/Driver 2 transports individuals safely to and from day service programs as their Driver. As an Aide, duties include developing, implementing, and supervising a training program designed to meet each individual's needs, case management of designated individuals, and participation in general duties.

Schedule : Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm (40 hours per week)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Work with and train individuals on specific day service plan objectives.
2. Responsible for data collection of goals of each individual.
3. Responsible for daily documentation of medical data or target behaviors.
4. Participate in all general programmatic duties (arrivals, breaks, lunches, departures).
5. Assist with the upkeep and maintenance of the program, follow the cleaning schedule, and report any maintenance issues.
6. Protect each individual's rights and maintain confidentiality of any information relative to people.
7. Complete any administrative duties as assigned.
8. Participate in all required meetings.
9. Maintain all appropriate certifications including FA/CPR and PABC.
10. Assist all individuals in entering and exiting the vehicle and ensure all individuals have properly secured seatbelts.
11. Interact with patience and sensitivity in all contact with individuals, family members, staff, and others.
12. Operate the vehicle at all times within all federal, state, and local laws.
13. Have good knowledge of routes and locations of all houses, day facilities, and emergency locations.
14. Maintain and carry emergency fact sheets, daily attendance, and trip route sheets.
15. Complete a quick vehicle safety checklist before beginning your assigned route and report any issues to your supervisor immediately.
16. Immediately notify the supervisor of any variance in route time exceeding 15 minutes.
17. Maintain all required certifications
18. Other duties as assigned.

Required Education/Experience:

1. A minimum of a High School Diploma or GED is required.
2. Must be 20.5 years of age or older, with at least 3 years of driving experience.
3. Must have a valid MA driver's license and a good driving record history with no more than 2 moving violations in the last three years.

Required Skills/Knowledge:

1. Previous experience working with individuals with disabilities is preferred.
2. Ability to interact with patience and sensitivity in all contact with individuals, residential staff, parents, and facility staff.

Required Background Check:

1. Requires acceptable annual CORI according to Bridgewell policy and a fingerprint-based national criminal background check per DDS regulations and policies.
2. A Drug Screen and physical must be conducted as soon as possible after a successful interview; regular employment is contingent upon acceptable results according to Bridgewell policy.
3. An annual driving record history will be verified and results are subject to MART approval based on regulations and annual MART audits

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to climb stairs.
2. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
3. Must be able to drive a 12-passenger van and/or a handicap-accessible van.
4. Must have a normal range of eyesight with or without corrective lenses.
5. Must have a normal range of hearing with or without corrective equipment.
6. Must be able to climb in and out of vehicles.

Bridgewell offers:

• Excellent health benefits-medical, dental, vision. We believe our benefits package is one of the most competitive.
• Generous paid time off includes your birthday (that's right, we even give you your birthday off!)
• A collaborative work environment that values new insight and personal contributions
• With over one hundred programs in the North Shore, Lowell, and Merrimack Valley we provide excellent opportunities for training and development.
• Additional compensation for on-call rotations
• Opportunities for professional development and growth

Why Should You Apply: If the top benefits alone don't sway you, our compassionate and collaborative work environment should! Bridgewell is committed to training and developing staff and provides opportunities for you to have a positive impact on the work you do.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Requires acceptable CORI results according to Bridgewell policy.

Bridgewell is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.