Van Driver
Job Location:
Bennington, VT - USA
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Job Summary
Bennington College seeks to hire a full-time Van Driver to work within the Office of Campus Safety. A Van Driver is responsible for providing safe transportation of students to and from campus based on established routes. Transportation services will also support various campus constituents including faculty staff and visitors/guests of the College. The hourly rate of pay is $20.81.
Bennington College offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes medical dental vision life and long-term disability insurance retirement and tuition benefits including Tuition Exchange scholarships. The College also offers an on-site fitness center as well as generous time off benefits.
Available Schedule*:(40 hours/week)
Thursday 2pm-10pm
Friday 4pm-12am
Saturday 4pm-12am
Sunday 2pm-10pm
Monday 2pm-10pm
*Schedule eligible for shift differential pay
Bennington serves a diverse student population inclusive of members of ethnically/racially minoritized international LGBTQIA and disability communities as well as diverse gender identities socioeconomic backgrounds religions and political beliefs. Our staff and faculty also reflect diverse and intersecting backgrounds and identities. All employees are expected to be respectful and responsive to these differences in the service of building a community that promotes student and employee success and community cohesiveness. Each individual (faculty staff and students) will be accountable for upholding these values. The Colleges approach to pluralism and inclusivityboth as fields of inquiry and practiceis to prioritize flexible thought and to invite the examination of access value power and privilege through its institutional policies and areas of study. We encourage applicants from diverse realms of interest backgrounds experience and accomplishment to apply.
General Responsibilities
- Operate a 15-passenger van or other College vehicles in a safe and professional manner. Drive established van loop/route to/from campus. Drop off and pick up students along the route as requested.
- Ensure that the customer service experience is welcoming courteous and responsive. As appropriate respond to inquiries and questions. Resolve issues quickly and appropriately. Where appropriate educate the passenger and provide meaningful and resourceful recommendations that may enhance the student/visitor/guest experience with the College. Upon receiving specific direction assist passengers with personal belongings. Advanced notice will be provided for these selected trips. Passengers are otherwise responsible for handling their personal belongings.
- Maintain operation of vehicle; add fuel as needed and vehicle cleaning interior and exterior. Report suspected maintenance issues with the vehicle to the Assistant Director of Campus Safety in a timely manner.
- Maintain regular and effective communication with Campus Safety Office for duration of shift.
- Observe and abide by all Federal and State traffic regulations in the respective states in which operating.
- Ensure the smooth transfer of duties when starting/ending shifts by sharing and accepting relevant shift information with other staff members; prioritize information to ensure an effective transfer of duties.
- Assist passengers with placing and securing personal belongings safely in the vehicle.
- Communicate to dispatch all pick ups and drop-offs including location.
- Remain aware of surroundings/happenings at all time to be able to effectively respond to a variety of situations. Report concerning incidents to Officer on duty.
- Submit accurate and timely Balance Sheets with reconciled cash and corresponding receipts at the conclusion of each driving shift.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent. Professional driving experience preferred. Knowledge of local and regional roads preferred.
- Must possess and maintain a clean/valid drivers license free from infractions for 24 months. Must complete and pass both road test and on-line National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course and/or other College-required defensive driving course.
- Superior oral and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated ability to accept sensitive/confidential information/situations and to facilitate initial handling/processing. Able to interact communicate and build/maintain effective working relationships with individuals at all levels of the College as well as guests/visitors and the general public.
- Must have demonstrated ability to work with limited supervision. Work requires continual attention to detail ability to use good judgment in decision-making and must be able to manage effectively under stress. Must be flexible to changing priorities able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands.
This position requires successful completion and acceptable results of a background check.
The College
Bennington College is a laboratory for innovation in higher education. At Bennington learning and makingon campus and in the fieldare inseparable and its graduates are noted for their outsized impact on the worlds stage. This campus celebrates the ongoing making of workshared on walls in shows and performances in lectures and readings and in conversationsand believes that equity diversity and inclusivity are vital to a collaborative community. This position captures contributes to and reflects the ethos of this creative community.
Nestled at the foot of the Green Mountains in Vermont the campus consists of approximately 370 acres. The College was named one of ten with the best architecture byArchitectural Digest. From campus it is a short drive to the cultural offerings of the northern Berkshires in Massachusetts Albany New York and many of Vermonts top recreational centers. New York City Boston and Burlington Vermont are all within three and a half hours by car.
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About Company
Bennington College is a residential, private liberal arts college founded in 1932 in Bennington, Vermont with more than 40 undergraduate degree offerings.
