Ardmore Transport Driver

Drsecurityok; Ardmore (OK); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Drsecurityok is seeking a Transport Driver in Ardmore, OK. The role focuses on long- and short-distance driving to transport clients to care facilities, while providing excellent customer service and maintaining detailed logs in a mental health setting.

Qualified candidates will have a high school diploma or equivalent, be 26 or older, maintain a valid driver's license, and demonstrate strong English communication, data-entry skills, and the ability to work nights and weekends as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Proficient in English (oral and written); active listener.
• Tech-savvy with good typing skills and data entry experience.

Responsibilities

• Long- and short-distance driving, coordinating routes and schedules with dispatchers.
• Retrieve and secure clients and personal belongings for trip to destination facility.
• Maintain detailed log of working hours in compliance with state and company policies.
• Ensure vehicle mechanical issues are reported and corrected promptly.
• Perform daily vehicle maintenance (refueling, cleaning, snacks/water).
• Interact professionally with facility staff, clients, and family members.
• Enter data into Samsara system and submit monthly reports.
• Collaborate with Directors and Field Supervisors to update facility contacts.
• Strive to reduce transport arrival times and report overages.

Skills

Driving record

English proficiency

Data entry

Typing skills

Multi-tasking

Night/weekend availability

Stress management

Dispatch/logistics experience

Age 26+

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Ardmore - Ardmore, OK 73401, Position Type: Full Time, The Transport Driver plays a key role in our work of transporting clients to needed care within and outside our contracted area. They are often the only in-person representative of the company, providing excellent customer service to facility staff, clients and family members in a mental health setting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Long- and short-distance driving, coordinating routes and schedules with dispatchers.


• Retrieve and secure clients and personal belongings for trip to destination facility.


• Maintain detailed log of working hours in compliance with state and company policies, submitting monthly to Field Supervisor.


• Ensure mechanical issues with the vehicle are corrected promptly, reporting defects, accidents, and violations immediately.


• Perform daily maintenance of vehicle (refueling, cleaning, snacks/water, etc.)


• Interact with facility staff, clients, and family members in a professional manner.


• Address problems and create solutions, collaborating with Dispatcher and elevating problems to Field Supervisor when necessary.


• Enter data into Samsara system, maintain logs of calls, incidents, miles driven and more, submitting reports monthly to Field Supervisor.


• Work collaboratively with Director of Operations and Field Supervisors to update and maintain a list of facility contacts.


• Drive excellence by creating efficiencies that will reduce the arrival time for transports (under the 2-hour maximum). Report all overages to Field Supervisor.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.


• 26 years or older.


• Excellent driving record.


• Valid driver's license.


• Proficient in English (oral and written); active listener.


• Tech-savvy, good typing skills, and experience with data entry.


• Ability to work nights, weekends with flexible hours as needed.


• Operate in highly stressful situations from both internal and external sources, adapting and making decisions as needed.


• Ability to multi-task, interpreting on-going problems and suggesting possible solutions.


• Prior law enforcement, military, dispatch, logistics or mental health experience helpful, but not required.