Bilingual Youth Transportation Specialist

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Must be able to travel out of state up to 40%-50% for reunification efforts.
• •Performs all work in a manner consistent with the National Youth Advocate Program's Mission, Values and Philosophies.
• •Coordinates transportation including organizing and navigating travel destinations, physically escorts, and supervises youth while in transit to scheduled and emergency appointments.
• •Coordinates medical transport with Charge Nurse.
• •Coordinates clinical transport with clinical staff.
• •Coordinates reunification transport with team.
• •Tracks and assigns all doctor appointments via supervisors - attends weekly supervisor meeting.
• •Maintains a daily roster of times, dates, destinations, transporters and length of transport.
• •Provides documentation of all missed appointments or unusual events to the Management Team.
• •Tracks and schedules all group outings weekly via transportation outing schedule.
• •Maintains cell phone numbers of staff on transport.
• •Ensures daily cleanliness and upkeep of all vehicles assigned to the campus – includes inspecting for cleanliness, damage, proper equipment and safe operation of vehicle.
• •Ensures vehicles are properly fueled.
• •Maintains security over the vehicles and keys.
• •Reports vehicle needs and damage to maintenance and tracks all vehicle issues in regard to repair.
• •Maintains notebooks – includes inspecting logs for completion and accuracy.
• •Provides safety training to all new hires every three weeks.
• •Collects and tracks all safety checklist sheets and provides weekly report.
• •The supervision and transport of youth requires prolonged periods of walking and standing and physical agility.
• •May be required to run and climb flights of stairs.
• •Must be able to participate in physical interventions with youth when necessary.
• •Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
• •Will be required to complete Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) and CPR training.
• •Schedule will vary depending on transport need; flexibility is needed.
• •High school diploma or GED.
• •Experience working with at-risk youth.
• •Bilingual English/Spanish fluency is required.
• •Excellent time management and organization skills.
• •Excellent written and oral skills.
• •Applicants are required to pass an agility and strength evaluation.
• •Must have a valid driver's license, reliable transportation, automotive insurance, and a good driving record.
• •Proficient use of desktop and laptop computers, smartphones and tablets, printers, fax machines, and photocopiers, as well as software including word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.
• •Bilingual (English Spanish). Fluency in Spanish is required.
• •Minimum automobile insurance coverage of $100,000/300,000 bodily liability coverage.
• •21 years of age, valid state driver's license, reliable personal vehicle, and a good driving record.

Desired Qualifications

• •Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• •Sensitivity to cultural diversity.
• •Enthusiastic self-starter.
• •Works well independently and as a team member.
• •The qualified candidate will follow a team concept and support agency goals, colleagues and ORR liaisons.
• •Candidate must be able to effectively work with and be respectful and sensitive to persons from various cultures, socioeconomic, ethnic, gender, gender identity, sexual identity, disability, religious, and racial backgrounds.