Compassionate Activities & Driver for Seniors

Jewish Care; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Jewish Care in Pennsylvania is hiring an Activities Assistant & Driver to provide safe transportation and engaging activities for older community members. The role combines driving duties with delivering chair-based exercises, games, and social interactions at our centres.

You will support individuals per their care plans, participate in care plan meetings, and help with safeguarding while coordinating transport to and from the centres. The position runs 30 hours weekly, Monday to Thursday.

Qualifications

• Full clean driving license with D1 category.
• Midas (Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme) or willingness to undertake this training.
• Midas PATS (Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme – passenger assistance training) or willingness to undertake this training.
• Experience working with older and/or disabled people in a professional or personal capacity.
• Experience delivering activities in a similar social care environment.
• Experience socialising with or talking to older, disabled, or people living with dementia, in a personal or professional capacity.

Responsibilities

• Providing safe and effective driving and transport services for older people.
• Ensuring vehicles are maintained to a proper standard of road worthiness and cleanliness and coordinating maintenance and recovery.
• Responsible for route planning.
• Engaging with members throughout the journey to put them at ease and offer reassurance.
• Assisting passengers to agreed standards and procedures to and from their home.
• Raising safeguarding concerns to enhance quality of life.
• Running and taking part in activities and programmes in a Jewish Day service for older people and those living with dementia.
• Working with programming teams to set up technology to support activities.
• Raising and reporting safeguarding concerns.
• Providing personal care duties as indicated in care plans.
• Participating in care plan meetings with colleagues and relatives.
• Promoting innovative approaches to dementia care.
• Helping members coordinate transport arrangements to and from the centre.

Skills

Driving

Experience with older people

Midas training

Midas PATS training

Care plan adherence

Tools

D1 category license

Job description

Jewish Care in Pennsylvania is hiring an Activities Assistant & Driver to provide safe transportation and engaging activities for older community members. The role combines driving duties with delivering chair-based exercises, games, and social interactions at our centres.

You will support individuals per their care plans, participate in care plan meetings, and help with safeguarding while coordinating transport to and from the centres. The position runs 30 hours weekly, Monday to Thursday.