Driver - Part time, 21.75 hours per week

Sarah Neuman - Mamaroneck, NY

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About The Company

Since 1848, The New Jewish Home has helped older New Yorkers live full and meaningful lives by providing outstanding health care and innovative programming. The New Jewish Home is a comprehensive, mission-driven nonprofit health care system serving older adults of all faiths, ethnicities, and income levels.

We proudly partner with leading hospitals to provide specialized short-stay rehabilitation and we house our own research institute to inform and enhance our care and also disseminate our findings nationally. We offer long-term (nursing home) care in Manhattan and Westchester, which is person-directed and caters to the preferences of our residents. We focus on creating a real home, full of engaging therapeutic recreation programs. For community-based older adults, we offer adult day health care and home care services to help them remain in the community with the care and support they need. Both our Manhattan and Westchester facilities are accredited by the Joint Commission, and last year, our Manhattan facility earned the highest possible assessment by U.S. News & World Report for its rehabilitation program. Our Manhattan skilled nursing facility is the only one in NYC to staff full-time Mount Sinai physicians and nurse practitioners.

The TNJH provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce. TNJH is also excited to announce it’s partnership with RAIN, which allows employees to access a portion of their paycheck before payday!

The New Jewish Home (TNJH) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and organizational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Job Description

The mission of The New Jewish Home is to empower older adults to enhance purpose and well-being through a portfolio of innovative health care services. We do this through a vision whereby we would create a new reality in which ageism is no longer, and society embraces its older adult members. Our values define our approach to care, our culture, and our working relationships, and include:

  • Extending Welcome
  • Embracing Diversity
  • Affirming Dignity
  • Respecting One Another
  • Embodying Compassion
  • Increasing Knowledge and
  • Pursuing Justice

The New Jewish Home, Sarah Neuman campus in Westchester, is currently seeking a part time Driver, 21.75 per hours ,  to join their team!

The schedule is 9:30 – 5:30; Monday – Friday; Week-end could be included as needed.  The successful candidate will be flexible with days.

    

Job Summary: The driver will provide resident transport to recreational programs, deliver packages and other duties as assigned. 

Specialized Skills and Competencies:
  • Effective time management skills
  • Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
  • Respond appropriately to verbal and behavioral observation
  • Transition quickly from job tasks in a fast paced work environment
  • Provide strong customer service

Age Related Skills and Competencies: 

  • Relate to the adult and geriatric populations in a manner that respects their needs and capabilities

 

Skills & Requirements

Qualifications:

  • Must possess a Commercial Driver’s License and maintain a clear driving record with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
  • High School Graduate/GED required and a minimum of one (1) year related work experience and/or equivalent combination of experience and education

Physical Demands:

  • Frequent standing, sitting, walking, stooping, twisting, turning, pivoting, and reaching overhead, reaching extension, grasping pinching, pushing, pulling, lifting carrying supplies and equipment
  • Ability to transport a person in a wheelchair including on flat and ramp grades
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising resident/client care.
  • Ability to push/pull and lift/carry items up to 50+ pounds