Allentown YMCA Bus Driver
Greater Valley YMCA, United States

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The Greater Valley YMCA (GVYMCA or GVY) is a volunteer-led, nonprofit, community organization. The Y is committed to strengthening community by positively changing lives every day. At each of our branches, we concentrate our efforts in three areas: Healthy Living, Youth Development, and Social Responsibility. And we do so in a way that upholds the Y’s traditional family values of Respect, Responsibility, Caring, and Honesty.

For over 100 years, the Y has made tangible differences in the communities of Allentown, Bethlehem, Catasauqua, Easton, Forks, Nazareth, those comprising the Slate Belt region and the Lehigh Valley as a whole. Founded as individual YMCAs as early as 1897, the following branches of the Greater Valley Y merged together between 2010 and 2015: the Nazareth YMCA, the Suburban North Family YMCA, the Family YMCA of Easton, Phillipsburg amp; Vicinity and the Bethlehem YMCA. In 2014, the Forks YMCA Education Center was established. The Slate Belt branch was opened in 2015. In January 2017, the Allentown YMCA joined the Greater Valley YMCA.

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We are looking for an experienced Bus Driver to transport preschool and elementary aged program.

As a Bus Driver you will help the GVYMCA provide safe transportation to and from program sites. Bus Drivers are responsible for conducting themselves in an appropriate manner, setting an example for children, parents and co-workers by reflecting the YMCA core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.

• Childcare Director

• Part-time (10 - 20 hours per week)
• Monday - Friday
  • 7:45AM-9:00AM and
  • 2:45PM-4:00PM
  • (Potential for additional hours during late starts and early dismissals and field trips)

• $25.00 / hour

• Greater Valley YMCA Allentown Branch - 425 15th St, Allentown, PA 18102

Job Responsibilities

• Consistently demonstrate positive interaction with all children; talk to them and treat them with dignity and respect.
• Consistently demonstrate positive discipline; teach and redirect rather than scolding or reprimanding them.
• Express clear expectations and hold children accountable for adhering to them.
• Help children to develop a positive self-esteem and sense of self-worth.
• Consistently demonstrate and reinforce the values of caring, respect, honesty and responsibility.
• Performs other duties as assigned and in accordance with the planned Chart of Work.

Requirements

• HS Diploma or General Equivalent Diploma.
• At least one year work experience as a bus driver preferred.
• Possess class A or B CDL license: Including air brakes, passenger and school bus endorsements.
• Knowledge of the rules/guidelines related to commercial passenger vehicles (bus).
• Certifications required within 30 days of hire: Pediatric First Aid and CPR.
• Desire and ability to work with children.
• Track record of building relationships with staff, volunteers, and parents.
• Prefer knowledge of, and previous experience with, diverse populations (language, culture, race, physical ability, sexual orientation, etc.)
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish preferred, but not required

Job Rewards and Benefits