Transportation Team Lead

buckeyepace; Youngstown (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9 Paid Holidays

PTO 3 weeks + 1 day/year

Medical, Dental, Vision

Free Life and AD&D Insurance Plan

Health Savings and Flexible Spending?

Short Term Disability Insurance

Group Voluntary Term Life Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement and PaidTraining

Retirement Plan with company match

Mileage Reimbursement

Job summary

One Senior Care in Youngstown, OH is seeking a Transportation Team Lead to guide a team of schedulers and driver/PCAs, ensuring daily transportation services run safely and smoothly.

This role blends coaching, coordinating, problem-solving, and hands-on support, with a focus on clear communication with staff and the multidisciplinary team to support participant care. First shift, full-time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• One year of experience with frail or elderly population.
• Five+ years in supervision, scheduling, logistics, TripMaster, GPS software, Pacelogic, and Prime Suite.
• CPR and First Aid certification or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily transportation huddle covering staffing and vehicle status.
• Confirm route manifests, driver assignments, and vehicle readiness.
• Direct same-day response to delays and service disruptions.
• Maintain timely communication with participants, caregivers, and leadership.
• Provide supervision and accountability for transportation staff.
• Ensure safety, compliance, and fleet readiness.

Skills

Supervision

Scheduling

Logistics

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

TripMaster

GPS software

Pacelogic

Prime Suite

Job description

Do you enjoy contributing to a team where Participant safety, care, and satisfaction come first?

Do you enjoy keeping workflows, schedules, and systems organized and running smoothly?

If so, you may be the perfect fit for our One Senior Care family of businesses including LIFE-NWPA, Mountain View PACE, and Buckeye PACE.

Job Summary:

As a Transportation Team Lead, you’ll guide a team of schedulers and driver/PCAs while supporting the daily flow of transportation services.

This role is ideal for someone who is versatile, even-tempered, and comfortable moving between coaching, coordinating, problem-solving, and hands-on support. You’ll help keep operations smooth, maintain strong communication with staff, and work closely with the multidisciplinary team to support participant care.

Schedule:

First shift, full-time hours. Specific work hours will be established in consultation with your supervisor.

Benefits:

• 9 Paid Holidays
• PTO starting at 3 weeks + 1 day per year (accrued from date of hire for full-time employees)
• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Free Life and AD&D Insurance Plan
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Group Voluntary Term Life Insurance for Employee, Spouses, and Dependents
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement and Paid Training Opportunities
• Retirement Plan with company annual match
• Mileage Reimbursement at annual IRS rate as applicable

Duties and Responsibilities:

Center Operational Leadership

• Lead the daily transportation huddle covering staffing, vehicle status, weather, route risk, critical appointments, high-risk riders, and unresolved issues.
• Confirm route manifests, driver assignments, backup coverage, and vehicle readiness before service begins.
• Direct same-day response to delays, call-offs, no-shows, route disruptions, and participant service recovery.
• Ensure timely communication with participants, caregivers, Center Leadership, Clinical Operations, and external appointment functions.
• Maintain visible operational leadership rather than functioning primarily as the dispatcher or scheduler.

2. Scheduler Partnership and Dispatch Oversight

• Partner with the assigned scheduler to convert center schedules, external appointments, mobility needs, and service priorities into accurate daily transportation plans.
• Provide supervisory direction, escalation support, and decision-making while preserving the scheduler’s responsibility for route building, real-time adjustments, communication, and documentation.
• Review upcoming demand, capacity, special transportation needs, vendor requirements, and unresolved scheduling risks.
• Ensure standardized participant flags and ride requirements are accurately communicated, including mobility equipment, escort, oxygen, cognitive, behavioral, and infection-control needs.
• Escalate recurring scheduling, technology, capacity, or communication barriers with a clear recommendation.

3. People Supervision and Workforce Accountability

• Interview, onboard, schedule, coach, observe, evaluate, recognize, and hold accountable assigned transportation employees in partnership with Human Resources and transportation leadership.
• Manage attendance, conduct, performance, overtime, training completion, and coverage plans within delegated authority.
• Maintain an identified backup for daily leadership and support succession development for scheduler and frontline roles.
• Build a respectful, safety-first culture focused on participant dignity, teamwork, reliability, and early escalation.

4. Safety, Compliance, and Fleet Readiness

• Verify required vehicle inspections, securement practices, driver qualifications, competencies, and documentation.
• Immediately remove unsafe vehicles, equipment, or practices from service and elevate according to policy.
• Ensure incidents, near misses, injuries, complaints, and defects are reported promptly and corrective actions are completed.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance, vehicle defects, downtime, road calls, and documentation with centralized Fleet and transportation leadership.
• Support audits, field observations, ride-alongs, retraining, and readiness reviews.

5. Performance, Clinical Integration, and Service Recovery

• Monitor on-time performance, missed rides, critical appointment reliability, ride-time exceptions, complaints, vacancies, overtime, vehicle availability, and corrective-action closure.
• Use trend review and root-cause analysis to identify center-level improvement priorities and implement time-bound action plans.
• Partner with the IDT, Center Leadership, Clinical Operations, and external appointment teams to protect access to required care.
• Lead local recovery when service is disrupted and elevate issues that exceed center authority or capacity.

6. State Framework Contribution and Peer Leadership

• Provide practical center-level input into state transportation SOPs, escalation pathways, dashboard definitions, staffing approaches, training tools, and readiness standards.
• Participate in state operating reviews and present concise updates on results, risk, root cause, corrective action, and decisions needed.
• Serve as a resource to other center supervisors through peer coaching, orientation support, problem-solving, and sharing effective practices, without assuming their formal supervisory authority unless specifically delegated.
• Accept delegated cross-center assignments such as launch readiness, temporary stabilization support, workflow pilots, audits, or contingency planning.
• Help identify systemic themes across centers and recommend state-level solutions while maintaining accountability for the assigned center.
• Other duties as assigned.

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Owns center outcomes and escalates early when safety, participant access, staffing, fleet, or service performance is at risk.
• Balances hands-on operational awareness with protected time for coaching, performance management, analysis, and improvement.
• Influences peers through credibility, consistency, data, and collaboration rather than title alone.
• Demonstrates the ability to think beyond one center and distinguish local issues from state-wide patterns.
• Communicates clearly with frontline staff, peer leaders, Clinical Operations, and executive transportation leadership.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• 8+ direct reports depending on census.

Everyone’s journey is unique. Even if you haven’t done it all, your dedication to learning and helping others is what counts. With our training, mentorship, and career development programs, we’ll help you grow and succeed.

What Makes You a Great Fit:

• Versatile, patient, and able to adjust easily to shifting needs.
• Calm under pressure while still keeping tasks moving forward.
• Skilled at building relationships and supporting team dynamics.
• Comfortable mediating differences and helping others stay aligned.
• Clear, steady communicator who listens well and supports others.
• Organized, reliable, and detail-focused.
• Committed to participant safety and a positive team environment.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• One year of experience working with the frail or elderly population.
• Five or more years of experience in supervision, scheduling, logistics, Tripmaster, GPS software, Pacelogic, and Prime Suite.
• Intermediate to advanced experience with Microsoft Office.
• CPR and First Aid Certification (or willingness to obtain after hire — we’ll provide the training!)
• Must be at least 18 years of age

Requirements:

• Requires valid State driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Successful completion of background check, physical, drug screening, TB Screening

Physical Requirements:

• Works in well-lighted and ventilated office and therapy areas.
• Sits, stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during the workday.
• Must be able to assist with participant evacuations.
• May experience frequent interruptions and shifting priorities.

Join Us!

At One Senior Care, you’ll be part of a compassionate team that makes a tangible difference in seniors’ lives — working together to keep participants safe, healthy, connected, and at home.

One Senior Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of required background checks, health and safety screenings, and any clearances required for healthcare programs.