Elder Care Service Specialist (KD-48098)

**CLOSING DATE:** 07-22-2026 **POSITION:** Elder Care Service Specialist **SALARY:** $20.34 per hour DOE **REPORTS TO:** AAoA Manager **LOCATION:** AAoA Keller, WA **Basic Functions:** This is a non-exempt position. Incumbent drives a passenger van or equivalent vehicle to transport clients between locations using an established schedule and on special trips by dispatch or prior arrangement. Provides handyman services to assist elders in maintaining independence and residency in their own homes; delivers meals, performs a variety of minor yard maintenance and chore services. **BENIFITS**: We have excellent benefits including full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, 401k with employer contributions, Short-and Long- Term disability for Full-Time employees. Generous leave package includes paid holidays, sick leave, and annual leave for Full-Time and Part-Time employees. **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:** **Education and Training:** - Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent plus three to six months’ experience. - Requires a valid driver’s license and to be eligible for Tribe’s vehicle insurance. - Successful completion of the necessary classroom instruction related to skills and safety requirements for driving a passenger vehicle/van may be required. - Requires a Food Handler’s Card, First Aid and CPR card or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire and maintain throughout employment. - Requires a TB test with negative result. - Must have a healthy life style for the past three years and maintain alcohol and drug abuse free throughout employment. **Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:** - Requires a working knowledge and understanding of safe driving practices. - Requires a basic knowledge of the operating and mechanical characteristics of a passenger van/vehicle. - Requires a basic understanding of tribal, state laws, rules and regulations pertaining to passenger van/vehicle operations and transportation of personnel. - Requires knowledge and understanding of verbal and written communication with various types of ages. - Requires knowledge of reading road maps and using a Global Positioning System (GPS). Requires a working knowledge of vehicle maintenance. - Requires working knowledge of scheduling visitations. - Requires technical support for Social Workers managing case files. - Must know and understand how to apply first aid practices. - Requires sufficient reading and writing skills to prepare logs and reports following established formats. - Requires sufficient human relations skill to maintain harmony within a work team, show patience and enthusiasm, with customers, and convey a positive image of the Colville Tribes. - Must have a good understanding with senior citizens, have patience, and establish and sustain working relationships with clients, staff, other program/agency staff and the public. - Requires ability to perform all duties of the position with minimal supervision. - Requires the ability to follow oral and written instructions. - Requires the ability to drive a commercial bus safely and efficiently while keeping to well-established schedules. - Requires the ability to read and understand laws, rules, regulations and procedures for safe passenger van/vehicle operation and inspection. - Requires the ability to recognize malfunctions in equipment and take appropriate action. - Requires the ability to maintain the assigned vehicle in clean and safe operating condition. - Requires the ability to learn, become certified, and apply first aid. Requires the ability to read road maps and find locations with just an address and must be able to learn city street layouts and designated routes, including stops and traffic hazards. - Requires the ability to perform routine, repetitive tasks, on a continuous basis and to sit for prolonged periods of time. - Requires the ability to maintain required records. - Requires the ability to work cooperatively with co-workers, clients and the general public. - Requires the ability to work as con…