About Us

Founded in 1985 at the height of the AIDS pandemic, God’s Love We Deliver improves the health and well-being of people affected by life-altering illnesses. We provide medically tailored meals and comprehensive nutrition care and education at no cost to those we serve, always delivered with love.

About The Role

Our Drivers ensure the efficient and safe delivery of meals to the door of our clients, making up to 60 delivery stops per day.  Drivers act as a public face of God’s Love We Deliver, and interact with our clients in a compassionate, courteous and professional manner.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares for delivery by picking up the assigned vehicle, and completing an exterior vehicle inspection and interior vehicle equipment inspection.
• Ensures that the assigned vehicle is in operational order and maintains the cleanliness of delivery equipment (e.g., refrigeration unit, insulated tubs/bags, etc.).
• Properly uses and maintains assigned smart phone for communications and route assistance.

• Loads the vehicle accounting for all stops on the route. Ensures no food is missing by matching the labels on the kitted bags to the Driver’s Delivery Manifest.
• Ensures the safe distribution of meals directly to the door of our clients or designated drop-off sites.
• Communicates with clients in a professional, compassionate and courteous manner; maintains client confidentiality of all personal and health information.

• Reports vehicle maintenance issues or concerns immediately to Delivery Management.

• Reviews daily routing to ensure deliveries are timely and that all changes have been incorporated in an effective way. Reviews each client/delivery stop change for impact on routing/timing efficiency.
• Notifies Delivery Management when deliveries will be affected by any delays or issues (e.g., traffic, weather).

• Follows all safety precautions for food safety, personal safety, volunteer or Van Assistant safety and vehicle safety.
• Provides guidance to volunteer Van Assistants and orients them in delivery safety practices.
• Maintains a valid NYS driver’s license.

Other Requirements

The work environment characteristics and requirements described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job:

• The employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions, and is occasionally exposed to extreme cold (non-weather); extreme heat (non-weather).
• The employee is exposed to loud noise levels in the work environment.
• The employee is often required to sit for several hours, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.