Transporter

Job description

The Reward of Helping a Foster Child Is One of the Greatest Personal Accomplishments That Exists in Our Society. Join our team and be a part of Kids Count Too, the premier foster care/ adoption agency in Ohio. Kids Count Too, Inc. is a statewide foster care/ adoption nonprofit agency focused on providing quality services and supports to foster youth and foster/adoptive families. Our staff are highly dedicated professionals who take pride in the services that we provide to both adoptive and foster parents as well as to the children in our care. At Kids Count Too, we are dedicated to working closely with our adoptive and foster parents as a team to provide the very best care for the children. Kids Count Too is adding staff and seeking applicants for our open part-time, as needed, Foster Youth Contract Transporter position based out of the Columbus Office. Qualified applicants will have their own vehicle for transportation, valid auto insurance and drivers license, be able to pass BCI/FBI background checks, be courteous, punctual, reliable, responsible, respectful of privacy and confidentiality, and agree not to smoke while transporting or around foster youth at any time. Foster Youth Transporters earn an hourly rate for travel time and waiting time during youth visits/ appointments, as well as mileage reimbursement of $.46/mile. Transporters are needed for weekly appointments as well as one-time appointments. Foster Youth Transporter duties include, but are not limited to: Providing transportation for foster youth to and from weekly visits or appointments as requested by the agency. Providing transportation for foster youth to and from respite services as needed/ requested by the agency. Providing transportation for foster youth to medical appointments where the foster parent or other agency representative would also be in attendance of the appointment. Maintaining records of transportation by completing the Transporter Timesheet/ Mileage Log. For more information, please visit the Kids Count Too website at