Meals Delivery Driver (Contract)

Salary

$15.02 Hourly

Location

Las Cruces, NM

Job Type

Contract

Job Number

M005 01-25 MD

Department

Quality of Life

Opening Date

01/10/2025

Closing Date

1/27/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

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Nature of Work

Delivers meals to homebound senior citizens on a daily basis and assists them as possible; observes and reports any changes in the clients' condition or behavior and maintains accurate reports of daily activity.

Environmental Factors

Work is performed in a commercial kitchen work environment, and outdoors when driving to delivery sites.

Physical Factors

Moderate physical requirements; frequent lifting, carrying, and pushing/pulling fully-loaded meal bags weighing up to 50 pounds.

Work Situation Factors

Position involves competing demands, performing multiple tasks, working to deadlines, occasional work beyond normal business hours, and responding to customer issues. Regular attendance is an essential function of this job to ensure continuity of services. Position is subject to drug testing in accordance with applicable State and Federal regulations and City of Las Cruces policies.

Meeting or exceeding the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an invitation to participate in the process.

FIRST CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES WHO MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS.

This initial posting will be used to fill a part-time, contract, on-call positions but may be used to fill multiple vacancies to include positions that are regular, or contract and may be full-time, part-time, or temporary. Hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. but schedule may vary depending on need.

This position is graded CN03.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Delivers meals based on assigned route; ensures all clients are supported and reviews client roster; delivers meals to homebound senior clients on a daily basis, adhering to health code and nutrition policy standards; prepares special storage bags and trays for use in packing meals.
• Assists with meal packaging, observing clients in their surroundings, cleaning of vehicles, reporting relevant information regarding route, and recording/reporting daily route counts.
• Follows and adheres to all health and safety standards for meal handling and delivery.
• Delivers donation envelopes weekly and collects any donations received; completes financial reports required and sends locked bag to the Nutrition Office for deposit to be made; washes and cleans bags and other delivery equipment at the completion of the final delivery; ensures proper safety and sanitation rules are followed at all times.
• Performs daily required pre-run maintenance check on vehicle; maintains assigned delivery mini van in clean and safe condition and reports vehicle maintenance problems immediately to Supervisor; performs temperature test on test meal after last meal is delivered to ensure conformance with safe temperature rules.
• Assists the Program staff in various tasks to ensure the program goals are met; assists kitchen/office staff s necessary and may run various errands as needed.

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