Location: Santa Maria Office
Pay Rate: $17.00–$18.00/hr
Schedule: Flexible | 4–12 hour shifts | You set your availability
Openings: 10 Positions Available
Care Connection believes that EVERY PERSON MATTERS. We're on a mission to provide compassionate, professional transportation for individuals on voluntary or involuntary mental health holds. We are a vital link to the care they need, when they need it most.
If you're someone who wants to make a difference in the lives of individuals facing mental health or behavioral challenges—and you're comfortable with long-distance driving, flexible hours, and independent work—this may be the role for you.
What You’ll Do
As a Long-Distance Driver, you'll:
- Transport clients safely in a company-provided vehicle to and from treatment facilities across various locations
- Ensure client safety, supervision, and dignity at all times
- Follow trauma-informed care practices and use de-escalation strategies as needed
- Build respectful, professional relationships with clients, staff, and partner facilities
Schedule & Training
- Flexible hours: You choose your availability
- Shifts: 4–12 hours depending on assignment
- Training: Paid in-person hands-on training and online Behavioral Health Driver certification (completed before first assignment)
What You Need
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Must be 22+ years old (insurance requirement)
- 3 Years of driving experience, business or personal
- Valid CA driver’s license and clean 5-year driving record
- Comfortable with long-distance driving and schedule flexibility
- Plus, if you have experience in behavioral health or as Behavioral Health Training relevant knowledge
Dress Code
- Company Uniform
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $16.50 - $18.00 per hour
Expected hours: 25 – 35 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person