Paratransit Driver
Designer Fund is a venture fund and design partner that invests in early-stage technology companies where design is central to value creation. It supports founders with product and brand design, hiring, fundraising, and access to a design-focused community.
About Designer Fund
Designer Fund invests in early-stage startups from pre-seed through Series A that use design to improve health, sustainability, and prosperity. The fund provides capital, design strategy, product and brand guidance, design hiring support, fundraising assistance, investor introductions, and access to the Designer Fund Collective of founders, advisors, and design leaders. Its portfolio includes technology companies serving sectors such as financial infrastructure, healthcare, developer tools, collaboration, climate technology, and productivity.
Skills
About the Role
You will drive accessible vans and provide outstanding customer service to riders in the immediate Fort Worth area. You'll safely and courteously operate lift-equipped vehicles to transport elderly and/or persons with disabilities, learn the fundamentals of operations and related safety procedures, and perform the routine operation of vehicles, including pre- and post-shift inspections.
Requirements
- Possess good knowledge of the city
- Conversational proficiency in English
- Able to operate a wheelchair accessible vehicle within standard safety guidelines to ensure public safety
- Able to deal effectively and courteously with all customers and the public
- Must be able to safely push and maneuver more than 400 pounds of weight, such as in assisting passengers in wheelchairs or handling heavy equipment
- Must be comfortable bending down on one knee for extended periods of time to secure wheelchairs and other mobility aids
- Hold a valid driver's license
- Pass a drug screening, motor vehicle check, and criminal background check
- At least 25 years old
- Able to apply in person at Via's offices in the Fort Worth area
Responsibilities
- Safely and courteously operate lift-equipped vehicles to transport elderly and/or persons with disabilities
- Learn the fundamentals of operations and related safety procedures
- Perform the routine operation of vehicles, including pre- and post-shift inspections
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- 401K matching
- Holiday pay
- PTO