MH Technician/Driver

Homeward Bound; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Homeward Bound is hiring a full-time Driver in Dallas, TX to support crisis residential and respite units. The role requires transporting clients to housing, appointments, and medical facilities, with occasional aftercare follow-up.

Candidates must be 25+, possess a valid Texas driver’s license and Texas car insurance, and be able to work one weekend day per week. You will coordinate routes, maintain logs, and ensure vehicle readiness while supporting trauma-affected individuals.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 25 years old.
• Valid Texas driver’s license and proof of Texas car insurance.

Responsibilities

• Keep driver’s license and car insurance up to date.
• Exercise good judgment in time and service priorities with supervision when needed.
• Coordinate routes, prioritize needs, and communicate with supervisors when changes are needed.
• Complete annual driver trainings and facility trainings.
• Maintain vehicle keys, update transportation/mileage log, keep fuel up.
• Clean the vehicle interior, maintain first aid kit, and ensure safety equipment is up to date.
• Communicate with supervisors about vehicle maintenance and arrange service as needed.
• Assist other teams to coordinate transportation if trips cannot be provided.
• Be prepared to work with individuals who have experienced trauma.
• Support clients through admission processes at behavioral health hospital.
• Demonstrate neatness, accuracy, adaptability, initiative.

Skills

Valid TX license

TX car insurance

Weekend availability

Customer service

Route coordination

Job description

Job Details:

Job Location: Dallas, TX 75241, Homeward Bound, a behavioral health agency, is needing a full-time driver for the crisis residential and crisis respite units. Individuals on these units are often living with depression, substance use, and other mental health issues in addition to needing longer-term housing.

Candidates for this position will need to be at least 25 years old, have a valid Texas drivers license, and be able to show proof of car insurance in Texas in order to be considered. This is a full-time position that will require working one weekend day a week.

Transports can include taking clients to their new housing after discharging, taking them to their needed appointments, taking them to a medical or behavioral health hospital, and picking them up from the hospital.

Some of the responsibilities of this role include

• Keep drivers license and car insurance up to date
• Exercise good judgment in time and service priorities with the ability to consult when needed
• Possess the ability to coordinate routes, prioritize needs, and communicate well with multiple supervisors when changes are needed
• Complete all trainings required for facility personnel as well as online driver trainings annually
• Be responsible for vehicle keys, updating the transportation/mileage log, maintaining adequate fuel in the vehicle, and reviewing the vehicle spreadsheet weekly
• Clean the inside of the vehicle regularly, keep the fire extinguisher up to date, and maintain the first aid kit to ensure that it is full and accessible
• Communicate with supervisors when the vehicle needs any maintenance and ensure that it is taken to the dealership or other designated place for needed service
• Be able to work with other teams in order to coordinate transportation when unable to provide a necessary trip
• Become adept with working with individual who have had a significant amount of trauma
• Be prepared to stay with clients through the admission process when going to a behavioral health hospital
• Characteristics needed include neatness, accuracy, adaptability, striving towards excellence, and being able to take initiative
• At times when no driving is needed, the driver will operate as a mental health tech on both the crisis residential and the crisis respite units