Transport Driver

Status: Permanent, Full-time

Range: $24.05 - $25.58

Location: TEP - Clubhouse, Vancouver, BC

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am- 4pm

Anticipated Start Date: August 3rd, 2026

Primary Role

The Transport Driver is responsible for operating a motor vehicle for the purpose of transporting supplies and materials. They perform routine inspections and maintenance duties on the vehicles as required, and ensure transport of supplies, materials and maintain the safety of storage sites.

Reporting

This role reports to the Coordinator of the TEP program and the Program Manager.

Job Duties

• Transports a variety of supplies and materials to various locations by operating motor vehicles such as cars, trucks, and vans.

• Loads and unloads items such as materials, supplies, Performs routine inspection and maintenance duties on vehicles and equipment such as securing load, cleaning interior and exterior of vehicle, fueling vehicle, checking belts, lights, and tires, and maintaining fluid levels. Recommends vehicle and equipment repairs as required.

• Completes and maintains related records and documentation such as log books and statistics.

• Performs administrative support duties such as answering telephones, arranging times for picking up and delivering supplies and materials, and altering schedules.

• Maintains up to date inventory of supplies required by the Employment Unit Program and TEP placements, program, orders and delivers supplies to the program sites.

• Drops off supplies required for the TEP placements

• Performs safety site inspections

• Ensures TEP sites and storage are in an organized orderly manner

• Alerts TEP Employment Counsellors of any safety concerns with TE program participants or safety concerns on the sites

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Grade 12 education or equivalent
• A valid Class 5 or 4 B.C. Driver’s License
• Clean Driver's abstract/record
• A Ministry of Justice Criminal Record Clearance
• WHMIS certificate

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to deal with others effectively
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position
• Ability to operate related equipment
• Ability to organize work
• Knowledge of basic vehicle maintenance
• Computer skills, knowledge of Excel, Word, Online search

About Coast

Coast Mental Health (Coast) is one of the largest mental health non-profit societies in Canada and operates a large array of innovative housing and community-based rehabilitation services for people with a mental illness living in and around Vancouver. Coast operates in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia providing approximately 1000 people with supportive housing and 4000 clients living in the community with a wide variety of programs and services.

Coast fosters a client-driven, recovery-oriented environment that promotes restoring health, personal growth and a return to society for individuals with a mental illness through advocacy and providing direct programs and services. Coast is deeply invested in cultural safety, reconciliation, and anti-racism. Our employees receive training on cultural humility, trauma-informed practice, and inclusive leadership. We strive to reflect the communities we serve and value lived experience alongside professional qualifications.

Why Coast

• We recognize safety as a top priority for the organization.
• We believe in our people and recognize hard work.
• We operate client-centered care under the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation.
• We offer a variety of work placement opportunities within the organization.
• We strive to be the best that we can be.
• We hold Exemplary Standing with Accreditation Canada.
• We have been recognized with numerous awards for our innovative programming.
• We care about our employees, and believe in living our values and culture throughout the organization

Some of the Benefits we Offer

• 100% employer-paid benefits for employees and their families.
• Vision Care, Dental Care, Prescription Drugs, Naturopath, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Group Life, Massage therapy, Physiotherapy, and Unlimited Out-of-Province and Out-of-Country Emergencies.
• General sick-leave accruals.
• Long-term disability programs. Short-term disability programs available to exempt positions only.
• 5 days of paid leave for Indigenous Employees for Ceremonial, Cultural, and Spiritual events per year.
• 8 weeks of paid leave for gender affirming care for medical procedures for transgender and gender diverse employees, cumulative total.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program, which includes personal counselling, Life Coaching, Financial Coaching, Legal Referral and Advisory Services, and Health Coaching. In addition, Coast provides a cognitive behavioural therapy program (CBT abilities program) and Headversity for managing a variety of life issues and includes self-paced therapeutic support.
• Municipal Pension Plan with guaranteed lifetime monthly pension when you retire. More information can be found at: (

*For any unionized positions, current/internal Coast employees must apply within seven (7) days of the posting date with their internal UKG account (using their Coast email address), in order to be considered as an internal applicant. Current/internal Coast employees who apply to a unionized position using an external account (or email), or after the seven (7) day deadline will be considered an external candidate. In this case, seniority will not be considered.*

Coast Mental Health is committed to creating a culture of diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion or disability.