Adding Compassionate Companion Drivers to our team in the Los Angeles area!
At Onward, we are solving for transportation as a barrier to healthcare. Each year in the US, 5.8 million people miss or delay care due to lack of access to safe, reliable transportation as we are on a mission to change that. If you’re looking to make a difference and enjoy driving and assisting others, then we'd love for you to apply!
What is a Companion Driver? Companion Drivers are purpose-driven individuals who help riders that need a little extra assistance making it to their destination.
Companion Drivers:
- Transport older adults, people with disabilities, and those with mobility impairments Door-Through-Door ensuring safe arrival at their destination.
- Offer physical assistance for those with mobility or cognitive impairments, including offering an arm for support or folding walkers or wheelchairs.
- Provide companionship services for socially isolated individuals
Much like a traditional ride-share driver, you'll provide transportation, but as a Companion Driver, we’re slowing down, having conversations, offering a hand into and out of the vehicle, and providing that extra bit of assistance our riders need.
Qualifications:
- Preferred experience in caregiving or as a Community Health Worker (CHW).
- Genuine passion for assisting older adults.
- Minimum age requirement: 21 years.
- Ability to commit 24 hours per week with 8 hours per shift.
- Own a 4-door vehicle, model year 2013 or newer, with full insurance coverage; vehicle must have a maximum of 8 passenger seats, including the driver’s.
- Current, valid vehicle registration is required.
- Have a clean driving record with no DUI/DWIs and no more than 3 points on your driving record
- COVID Vaccine (2 doses) or Medical/Religious Exemption, Hepatitis B vaccine records and flu shot records or Medical/Religious Exemption.
- Must pass a state drug and alcohol test prior to employment and agree to random testing while you are active in Onward’s driver network.
- Requirement to be Livescan fingerprinted and pass a comprehensive criminal background check. No felony charges or charges involving violence regardless of how far back, and must not be listed on the National Sex Offender Registry.
- Must agree to take passengers with service animals. Even if a driver has allergies, the law requires that the driver take the rider and service animal.
- Must meet Onward’s credentialing standards, which include knowledge of senior conditions, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), physical transfers, safety protocols, etc.
To learn more about becoming a Companion Driver with us, check us out at .
About us: Onward Health is a health-system-ready transportation management solution that removes headaches for healthcare workers and transportation barriers to care for patients. By simplifying the experience of aligning transportation resources, ordering and managing transport, Onward creates seamless experiences for all. Onward’s team leverages tactical knowledge of the Healthcare Transportation Industry to shape its vision and offering. The high touch and high tech approach to transportation coordination saves staff time, reduces hospital length of stay and prevents missed appointments. Further, our signature service “Companion Rides” and patients’ ability to self schedule, helps to reduce avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Pay: From $40.00 per hour
Expected hours: 25 – 30 per week
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- After school
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Night shift
- On call
- Overtime
Supplemental pay types:
Application Question(s):
- What is your vehicle year, make and model?
- What is your email address (for interview scheduling purposes)?
- Are you willing to transport service animals?
- Can you commit to working 24 hours a week with three 8 hour shifts?
Experience:
- Senior Care/Elder Care/Caregiving: 2 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- California Driver's License (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Los Angeles, CA: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: On the road