Job Description
Category Senior Services / Transportation
Description Primary Responsibility: The Volunteer-Meals on Wheels Program position is responsible for assisting in the daily operation of the Older Americans Act senior programs in Gilpin County. The Volunteer is responsible for the delivery of meals to clients at home.
Supervised by: Senior Services/Transportation Supervisor
Supervises: N/A
FLSA status: Non-Exempt
Salary Information: This is an unpaid volunteer position.
Open Until Filled
Main Job Duties: - Required rime of service is 8am - 12 pm, delivered Monday through Friday (volunteers often do one day a week)
- Pick up meals at the Gilpin County Justice Center.
- Adheres to all Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment guidelines, and all federal, state, regional, county and agency program policies and procedures.
- Delivers meals to designated clients in the County.
- Spend time with each client to check on them and have some conversation, being careful to listen to their concerns and notifying the Senior Services/Transportation Supervisor of any concerns.
Additional Job Duties: - Performs other appropriate duties as assigned and any duties needed to stabilize an emergency situation.
Position Requirements Qualifications: - Must use own car, have a current insurance coverage. Mileage reimbursement is available.
- Ability to accurately and effectively transmit and receive information that is necessary to the accomplishment of goals and objectives, including effective written and oral communications in English; and the ability to listen.
- Must be able to maintain courteous and effective working relationships with the public, governmental agencies, and other County departments.
Certifications: - Must have a valid Colorado Driver's License without any restriction due to driving record.
Mental/Physical Requirements: - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Experience: - Community contact with a senior citizen population.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of requirements, duties and responsibilities. Gilpin County provides reasonable job-related accommodations for disabled persons. Must pass pre-employment screening.
Full-Time/Part-Time -unspecified-
Salary Information This is an unpaid volunteer position.
Benefits Statement Close Date Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt
Open Date 5/2/2024
Location Human Services
About the Organization Gilpin County is a rural community in Colorado's high country, neighboring the Continental Divide, yet less than an hour west of downtown Denver. Residents enjoy a quality of life enhanced by the vast recreational opportunities offered by Golden Gate State Park, the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, the limited-stakes gaming in Black Hawk and Central City, an amazing recreation center and fairgrounds, low taxes and financially secure local government.
EOE Statement We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.
This position is currently accepting applications.
Job Tags
Full time, Part time, Local area, 1 day per week, Monday to Friday,