Driver – Cornerstone Program

Children's Crisis Treatment Center; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Children’s Crisis Treatment Center (CCTC) is seeking a dedicated Driver to safely transport children ages 5-13 presenting with crisis and behavioral health challenges. You will provide door-to-door service, assist passengers on and off the vehicle, and coordinate with site teams to support daily operations.

Key duties include vehicle inspections, maintaining trip logs, reporting maintenance issues, and ensuring compliance with Sanctuary Model practices.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Have a valid driver's license and an excellent driving record.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse cultures served by CCTC.
• Strong organizational skills to support CCTC’s mission and vision.

Responsibilities

• Safely transport children aged 5–13 during morning arrivals and afternoon departures.
• Provide door-to-door transportation to scheduled site visits and assist passengers on/off the vehicle.
• Conduct pre- and post-shift vehicle inspections for safety and cleanliness.
• Report maintenance issues to the Facilities Director for timely action.
• Maintain trip logs and manifest accuracy; submit weekly to the Facilities Manager.
• Transport program staff to conduct home visits as needed.
• Support other program needs (facility cleanliness, interoffice mail, forms delivery).
• Pay parking or ticket violations incurred due to own actions within required timeframes.
• Participate in mandatory trainings and uphold Sanctuary Model practices.

Skills

Driving

Safety-conscious

Organizational skills

Cross-cultural communication

Job description

At Children’s Crisis Treatment Center (CCTC), our staff is dedicated to addressing the impact of childhood traumatic events and other challenges. The Driver will safely transport children ages 5-13 presenting with crisis and behavioral health issues. Responsibilities include;

• Transport children safely during morning arrivals and afternoon departures during the first 3 days of services while assisting passengers on and off the vehicle
• Provide families with safe transportation to scheduled site visits, ensuring door-to-door transport and assisting passengers on and off the vehicle
• Conduct pre & post shift inspection of the company vehicle to ensure a safe journey for our children and their families, including vehicle cleanliness and adequate gasoline for vehicle
• Immediately report to Facilities Director any maintenance or service repair issues so that immediate actions are taken
• Review ModivCare forms and manifest to ensure children are accepted for their service and adjust as needed to CCTC van manifest
• Provide manifest of children to be transported daily, submit to Administrative Specialist as well as Program Director by 2:30pm daily
• Maintain accurate records and logs of trip information and submit weekly to Facilities Manager
• Transport any of the four Care Coordinator and other program staff to conduct home visits as needed
• Assist with other program needs: cleanliness of facility, small maintenance issues that can be addressed on site, deliver interoffice mail to main office, deliver completed food service forms to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and support any other program needs as appropriate
• The driver is responsible for paying any parking or other vehicle violation tickets that are a result of their own actions and will do so within the expected timeframe once informed of the violation
• Participation in internal as well as external training to ensure completion of CCTC mandatory trainings
• Immediately employs Sanctuary Model with clients, families and staff and monitors its use in the Acute Partial Program to effectively maintain the Sanctuary Model for all

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Have a valid driver's license and possess an excellent driving record.
• The ability to work effectively with diverse cultures including those CCTC serves, staff, other provider agencies, payers and regulatory agencies.
• This individual will have strong organizational skills that serve to support CCTC’s mission and vision.