Date Posted: September 13, 2023
Deadline: October 31, 2023
Organization: Greenwood Genetic Center
Location: Greenwood
City: Greenwood
Website: View Website
Job Type: Part Time
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to travel within South Carolina with some overnight assignments is required.
- Travel approximately two weeks per month (4 days per week).
Education and Experience:
- Candidates must possess and maintain DOT medical certification and a valid South Carolina Commercial Driver’s License with an excellent driving record. Passenger endorsement is not required.
- Graduation from high school, with experience in bus or similar vehicle operation, or any equivalent combination of education and experience which would provide knowledge, skills and abilities of demonstrated, substantive experience in the operation of large buses required.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to sit, drive and maneuver long-wheel-based vehicles for extended periods of time.
- Considerable ability to lend assistance to passengers with disabilities; ability to provide lifting/moving assistance to disabled persons (some wheelchair- bound) as they are boarding or exiting the bus.
- Must be able to carry or lift up to fifty pounds at times; push/pull up to fifty pounds at times.
The Greenwood Genetic Center has an opening for a part-time bus driver for the Mobile Genetics Lab. The Mobile Genetics Lab, also known as the Gene Machine, is a 41-foot custom coach equipped as a mobile science laboratory. It can accommodate up to 24 students at a time in the lab classroom setting and includes safety equipment and an ADA-approved automatic wheelchair lift. The Gene Machine allows students to engage in fun, entertaining and educational scenarios where they have the opportunity to learn about genetic traits and disorders, understand the lab techniques used in making a diagnosis as well as consider the ethical implications of testing and explore careers in the life sciences. The successful candidate would travel with a team of Genetic Education Instructors.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- None
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Drive the Mobile Genetics Lab within South Carolina
- Maintain all records of duty as required by the US Department of Transportation for the operation of the Mobile Genetics Lab.
- Work cooperatively with students, school system personnel, GGC employees and the general public.
- Demonstrate knowledge of bus operations and equipment, motor vehicle laws and safety standards.
- Assist instructors in setting up Mobile Lab as needed.
- Assist in the maintenance of the interior and exterior cleanliness of the Mobile Genetics Lab.
- Share driving assignments with other GGC mobile lab drivers.
101 Gregor Mendel Circle
Greenwood, SC 29646
United States
Our organization does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, or disability.