Compassionate Home-Delivered Meals Driver (Mon–Fri)

Serving Seniors; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Serving Seniors in San Diego County seeks a Home Delivered Meal Driver to pick up prepared meals from the kitchen and deliver them to homebound seniors and eligible persons with disabilities. The driver also assists with bulk deliveries to congregate and to-go dining sites and performs wellness checks.

The role requires driving safely on defined routes, maintaining temperature controls, and sharing program information with clients.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• A valid California Driver's License and clean driving record.
• Minimum of 2–4 years of related experience; AA/AS degree in lieu of experience.
• Experience working with older adults preferred.
• Experience working in delivery preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of routine duties related to the loading and delivery of meals for home-delivered and congregate and to-go dining sites.
• Delivers food to seniors on assigned routes.
• Picks up and transports food from an off-site storage facility to on-site storage.
• Takes and maintains temperature control standards at pick-up from kitchen, loading into vehicle, and delivery.
• Conduct wellness checks and connect clients with Serving Seniors Health and Social Services team, and other referral partners as needed.
• Build positive meaningful rapport with clients.
• As a mandated reporter for Elder Abuse, report any suspicious circumstances or suspected abuse to Adult Protective Services
• Maintain routine records related to delivery and food service duties.
• Performs daily safety inspection of vehicles and operates vehicles to and from the central kitchen.
• Obeys traffic laws and observes defensive driving practices.
• Wash, fuel, and perform minor preventive maintenance of assigned vehicles.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Defensive driving

Recordkeeping

Customer service

Communication

Problem solving

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

AA/AS degree in lieu of experience

Job description

Serving Seniors in San Diego County seeks a Home Delivered Meal Driver to pick up prepared meals from the kitchen and deliver them to homebound seniors and eligible persons with disabilities. The driver also assists with bulk deliveries to congregate and to-go dining sites and performs wellness checks.

The role requires driving safely on defined routes, maintaining temperature controls, and sharing program information with clients.