Description
This is a temporary assignment:
Primary Responsibility: The Senior Services and Transportation Driver 1 is responsible for assisting in the daily operation of The Older Americans Act senior programs in Gilpin County, including the Senior Congregate Lunch Program, the Meals on Wheels Program, and the Transportation Program. The Senior Services Aide is responsible for the delivery of meals to clients at home; transportation of older adults in Gilpin County to the dining center, and for medical/dental, local priority, and grocery shopping trips.
Supervised by: Senior Services Coordinator/Transportation Supervisor
Supervises: N/A
FLSA status: Non-exempt
Pay Grade: NE-4 - $16.16 - $21.83
Hiring Range: $16.16 - $19.02
Examples of Duties for Success:
- Provides appropriate, individual client assistance and client intervention as needed under direction of the Program Supervisor.
- Adheres to a published schedule for transportation services.
- Picks up seniors at their homes, transports them for program activities and medical appointments and returns them home safely. This includes assisting seniors in and out of vehicles, loading wheelchairs and carrying groceries.
- May help to maintain routine vehicle safety/maintenance procedures, established by Program Supervisor and Volunteers of America which will sustain the vehicle in optimum operating condition.
- Maintains vehicles in a clean and orderly condition.
- May assist in maintaining the senior meal site in a clean and orderly condition.
- Adheres to all Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment guidelines, and all federal, state, regional, county and agency program policies and procedures.
- Serves as a liaison between clients and the Senior Services Program Supervisor.
- Participates at interdisciplinary meetings to formulate/coordinate the Senior Program and case management
- The Senior Services Aide will be responsible for provision of services to participants at the Dining Center and in the community.
Additional Job Duties:
- Performs other appropriate duties as assigned and any duties needed to stabilize an emergency situation.
Hours: Office hours are from 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. Occasional working past 4:30pm.
Requirements
Qualifications for Success:
- Must be able to operate 12 passenger van and maneuver around mountain roads safely.
- Must be reliable and have flexibility to adapt to scheduling and job duty reassignments.
- Demonstrate self-motivation in resolving issues without waiting a directive.
- Strong interpersonal, analytical, verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate and interact with all levels of the organization.
- Ability to accurately and effectively transmit and receive information that is necessary to the accomplishment of goals and objectives, including effective written and oral communication in English; and the ability to listen.
- Must be able to maintain courteous and effective working relationships with the public, governmental agencies, and other County departments.
- Ability to problem solve; including critical thinking, research, data analysis, and innovation.
- Be flexible and adaptable to new situations.
- Show genuine caring through being courteous, friendly, and kind.
- Be able to handle and master conflict in a positive way.
- Ability to think creatively and come up with new ideas through being innovative.
- Must pass background check, including traffic and criminal history.
Mental/Physical Requirements:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; bend, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Certifications:
- Must possess FEMA IS100 and IS700a within six months of employment.
- Must possess a valid Colorado Driver’s license without any restriction due to driving record. Must also be able to drive a county vehicle.
Experience:
- Community contact with a senior citizen population.
- Any combination of experience and education that would likely provide the required abilities, knowledge and skills as determined by Gilpin County may be substituted for the requirements above.
Summary
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of requirements, duties and responsibilities. Gilpin County provides reasonable job-related accommodations for disabled persons. Must pass drug screen and pre-employment screening.
*Part-time and Temporary staff are ineligible for the following benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401A, Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability plans in additional to Long-term care. See the benefit details at the end of the job posting for part-time options.
Benefits for Full Time Employees:
Paid Holidays: Gilpin County provides 13 paid holidays per calendar year. An employee will be paid ten (10) hours per holiday.
Vacation: The first year of employment, (based on the anniversary of the hire date) full-time employees are given 40 hours of vacation and earn 3 hours of paid vacation leave bi-weekly. After that time, leave shall accrue as follows:
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Lump Sum on Date of Hire (Hours)
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Hourly Accrual Rate
(bi-weekly)
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Zero – 12 months
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40
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3
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13 – 60 months
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-
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5
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61 – 120 months
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-
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7
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121+ months
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-
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8
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Full-Time employees are encouraged to take their earned vacation leave each year. Vacation time accrual shall cap at the maximum amount and shall not exceed the maximum accrual amount, based on total months of service.
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Months of Service
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Maximum Vacation Accrual
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Zero – 60
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248
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61 – 131
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268
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132 – 192
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288
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193 – 239
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308
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240+
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328
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Sick Leave: Full-Time employees shall accrue four (4) hours of sick leave each bi-weekly pay period. The maximum sick leave that may be accumulated by such an employee is 600 hours.
Medical Plans: Gilpin County offers two medical plans with Kaiser and United Health Care. Gilpin County offers a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) for all employees to cover co-pays, deductibles, and other medical expenses. Employees are eligible for benefits the first of the month following 30 days of service. This HRA card will have $3,000.00 on it for an individual or $6,000.00 for a family. Both plans have a max out of pocket for $1,000 individual or $2,000 per family after the use of the HRA card for in network expenses.
United Health Care Monthly Employee Cost:
Employee Only/Employee and Spouse/Employee and Child(ren)/Employee and Family
$80.85/$167.72/$149.40/$234.30
Kaiser Permanente Monthly Employee Cost:
Employee Only/Employee and Spouse/Employee and Child(ren)/Employee and Family
$72.60/$152.62/$134.47/$210.90
Dental Plan: Gilpin County offers dental coverage through Delta Dental with PPO and Premiere network coverages. Individual deductible at $50 and family deductible at $150. In network coverage for preventative and diagnostic services are covered 100%, basic services covered at 80%, major services at 50%, and ortho covered at 50% with a $2,000 max. The plan offers a “Right Start 4 Kids” plan that covers most children basic services up to their 13th birthday at 100% with no deductible (some exclusions apply). Annual max this plan pays for covered dental services is $2,000 per individual covered on the plan.
Delta Dental Monthly Employee Costs:
Employee Only/Employee and Spouse/Employee and Child(ren)/Employee and Family
$0.00/$28.71/$54.00/$72.50
Vision Plan: Gilpin County offers vision coverage through VSP. In network coverage includes copays at $10 copays with an allowance of $175 per pair of either one prescription eyeglasses or contacts yearly on a 12-month calendar basis and discounts on Lasik.
VSP Vision Monthly Employee Costs:
Employee Only/Employee and Spouse/Employee and Child(ren)/Employee and Family
$0.00/$3.20/$3.40/$5.60
Retirement: Two retirement savings plans are available through the Colorado Retirement Association: 401(a) and 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
· The 401(a) has a 5% required full match with a 4-year vesting period.
· The 457 Plan is optional and has Pre-tax and Roth Options available. After four years of service, this plan could also include a County match as described below.
Social Security, as required by law: 6.2% required full match.
Effective July 8, 2025, for all new employees hired on or after this date, the graduated vesting schedule for the 5% match on employees’ 401(a) plan is as follows:
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Years of Service
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Vesting Amount
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0 to less than 1 year
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0%
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1 year to less than 2 years
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25%
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2 years to less than 3 years
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50%
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3 years to less than 4 years
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75%
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4 years or more
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100%
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Starting January 1, 2026, two new voluntary retirement plan matches will be initiated, with one plan for POST (law enforcement officers) and a second for all other employees, based on years of service. The employee would need to make voluntary contributions into a 457 account at the minimum level in order to be eligible for the County match into the employee’s 401(a).
POST 401(a) eligible positions, 1:1 match
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Years of Service
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POST Employee Contribution to 457
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County Match to 401(a)
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4 to 8 years
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1%
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1%
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9 to 12 years
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2%
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2%
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13 or more years
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3%
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3%
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All other 401(a) eligible positions, 1:2 match
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Years of Service
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Employee Contribution to 457
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County Match to 401(a)
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4 to 8 years
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1%
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0.5%
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9 to 12 years
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2%
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1%
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13 or more years
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4%
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2%
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Short-Term Disability: Short-term disability pays 60% of your earnings with a max of $1,000 per week for up to 11 weeks. Benefits begin on day 15 and your first two weeks you will have to cover with sick, personal, or vacation time. Gilpin County covers 100% of the premium cost of this plan for the employee.
Long-Term Disability: Long-term disability kicks in after 90 consecutive calendar days of a qualified disability. The plan will pay 60% of your earnings with a max of $5,000 monthly. Gilpin County covers 100% of the premium cost of this plan for the employee.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): EAP is provided through Triad All one Health for employees and members of your household. Services are confidential and available 24/7. A wide variety of services including but not limited to: Emotion well-being support with up to 6 Counseling sessions per issue each year. Daily life assistance guidance on a variety of topics. Online resources with articles, assessments, search tools, webinars. Free 30-minute consultations on legal services and financial services. A discount center to find deals on products, services, travel and more!
Gilpin County Parks & Recreation: Employees receive free memberships, as well as 20% discounts on most services such as childcare, leagues, rentals, in house classes but does not include contract classes.
Benefits for Part Time and Temporary Employees:
Sick Leave: Leave accrues at the rate of 1 hours of sick leave per 30 hours worked to a maximum of 45 hours per year.
Retirement: As a part time or temporary employee, you may participate in the optional 457b or 457 Roth plan. These plans may be started, stopped, and changed anytime during your employment.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): EAP is provided through Triad All One Health for employees and members of your household. Services are confidential and available 24/7. A wide variety of services including but not limited to: Emotion well-being support with up to 6 Counseling sessions per issue each year. Daily life assistance guidance on a variety of topics. Online resources with articles, assessments, search tools, webinars. Free 30-minute consultations on legal services and financial services. A discount center to find deals on products, services, travel and more!
Retirement: Gilpin County offers optional 457b or 457 Roth plans. The optional 457b plans may be started, stopped, and changed anytime during your employment
Gilpin County Parks & Recreation: Employees receive free membership, as well as 20% discounts on most services such as childcare, leagues, rentals, in house classes but does not include contract classes.