Sandoval County, NM
Salary : $32,843.20 - $37,793.60 Annually
Location : 1500 Idalia Road Bernalillo, NM
Job Type: Classified Full Time
Job Number:
Division: Community Services
Department: Senior Services - Administration Transportation
Opening Date: 07/11/2025
Closing Date: Continuous
General Purpose
Under general supervision, provides a variety of daily transportation services for senior clients to and from congregate meals sites, medical appointments and scheduled activities; makes meal deliveries to homebound clients in assigned areas of the County; packages and sorts meals and products for meal deliveries to satellite sites and local routes; ensures proper temperatures of meals; checks on and ensures the well-being of the homebound clients during meal delivery; and notifies supervisor of changes or concerns related to client health and well-being.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience:
Additional Requirements:
This is a safety- sensitive position subject to random drug testing in accordance with Sandoval County Personnel Rules and Regulations Article XIII Drug and Alcohol Policy and Testing-Drug Free Workplace.
Essential Job Functions
Sandoval County offers benefits to full-time and part-time employees working 20 hours or more a week including: Health Care, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance, Long-Term and Short-Term disability insurance, Holiday pay, Vacation and Sick Leave, Deferred Compensation Plan.
Sandoval County non-union, non-safety positions are part of the Municipal Plan 2. Contributing 16.55% and employees contributing 3.65% to to the Public Employee Retirement Plan. (PERA)
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Which of the following best describes your level of education in the related field for this position?
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Do you have previous driving experience with a clean driving record for the past year?
03
Briefly describe when and where you obtained your experience stated above.
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I understand that if I do not attach a copy of my High School Diploma/GED Certificate, Degree or transcripts from an accredited institution showing degree conferred/awarded that my application will not be considered.
Required Question
Location : 1500 Idalia Road Bernalillo, NM
Job Type: Classified Full Time
Job Number:
Division: Community Services
Department: Senior Services - Administration Transportation
Opening Date: 07/11/2025
Closing Date: Continuous
General Purpose
Under general supervision, provides a variety of daily transportation services for senior clients to and from congregate meals sites, medical appointments and scheduled activities; makes meal deliveries to homebound clients in assigned areas of the County; packages and sorts meals and products for meal deliveries to satellite sites and local routes; ensures proper temperatures of meals; checks on and ensures the well-being of the homebound clients during meal delivery; and notifies supervisor of changes or concerns related to client health and well-being.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma/GED Certificate from an accredited institution and previous driving experience with a clean driving record for the past year; prefer some experience transporting clients to and from appointments/activities and/or making deliveries associated with a regular commercial or home delivery routes that includes customer service contact.
- Valid New Mexico driver's license or ability to obtain a valid New Mexico driver's license within 30 days of hire
Additional Requirements:
- Ability to maintain a valid New Mexico driver's license
- State of New Mexico Care Giver Screening
- Background Check
- Pre-employment drug and alcohol screening
This is a safety- sensitive position subject to random drug testing in accordance with Sandoval County Personnel Rules and Regulations Article XIII Drug and Alcohol Policy and Testing-Drug Free Workplace.
Essential Job Functions
- Provides a variety of transportation services to senior citizens as needed/assigned including daily transportation of senior clients to and from their home to congregate meal sites, authorized medical appointments and other authorized activities; and assists senior clients to and from transport vehicle and into or out of homes, senior centers, doctor's offices, grocery stores and other assigned locations.
- Ensures adherence with established driver safety guidelines; ensures that an assigned van or vehicle is not placed in operation until passenger and wheelchair restraints are properly fastened and/or until meal containers or other goods being transported are properly secured.
- Provides customer services to senior clientele in a courteous and professional manner; addresses customer concerns and complaints courteously and in a timely manner; informs supervisor of problems, complaints, schedule changes, or concerns promptly; and provides sufficient information to ensure that such issues can be addressed in an appropriate, effective and timely manner.
- Assists with daily meal preparation and food trays and sorting for meal route and deliveries; may provide assistance in the kitchen, utilizing various kitchen utensils and cleaning agents.
- Makes daily deliveries of meals to homebound clients; monitors and maintains correct temperatures of food by keeping food in the containers provided during transport; delivers meals to clients on route, greets them and checks to see how they are doing and assesses their overall well-being; and notifies supervisor of any concerns or changes to clients well-being.
- Performs a variety of related office support functions such as responding to e-mails and voice messages; conducts MapQuest research to ensure appropriate driver directions; coordinates vehicle maintenance; updates and maintains a variety of files and records associated with area of assignment; and communicates with the supervisor regarding issues related to scheduling.
- Monitors day-to-day vehicle performance and maintenance to ensure safety, sanitation, and upkeep of vehicles; ensures the cleanliness of vehicle at all times; arranges for regular vehicle maintenance per manufacturer's requirements; verifies readiness of on-van fire extinguishers and first aid kits; and maintains required daily records or logs including mileage, number of passengers and trips taken, and fuel usage.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Sandoval County offers benefits to full-time and part-time employees working 20 hours or more a week including: Health Care, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance, Long-Term and Short-Term disability insurance, Holiday pay, Vacation and Sick Leave, Deferred Compensation Plan.
Sandoval County non-union, non-safety positions are part of the Municipal Plan 2. Contributing 16.55% and employees contributing 3.65% to to the Public Employee Retirement Plan. (PERA)
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Which of the following best describes your level of education in the related field for this position?
- No High School Diploma or GED
- High School Diploma or GED
- Associates Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Ph.D./PsyD/Ed.D/M.D./D.O/Doctorate
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Do you have previous driving experience with a clean driving record for the past year?
- Yes
- No
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Briefly describe when and where you obtained your experience stated above.
04
I understand that if I do not attach a copy of my High School Diploma/GED Certificate, Degree or transcripts from an accredited institution showing degree conferred/awarded that my application will not be considered.
- I Understand
Required Question