So, you’re interested in becoming a CareDriver for HopSkipDrive? Well, here’s everything you need to know about becoming a CareDriver for HopSkipDrive.
Overview Of Sign-Up Process
As a HopSkipDrive CareDriver, you set your own schedule and can earn up to $32 per hour. CareDrivers know their earnings before they accept a ride, can earn bonuses, and are provided with comprehensive insurance coverage with no deductible, when driving on the platform.
If you Should meet the HopSkipDrive driver requirements, you can apply to be a HopSkipDrive driver on their website. You’ll be asked to provide your title, legal first name, last name, email, mobile phone number, and address.
Once your online application has been accepted, HopSkipDrive will ask for the following documents: driver’s license, insurance (your name and vehicle information must be listed), and vehicle registration. You will also be expected to complete an online orientation.
If your documents meet their requirements and you complete the online orientation successfully, you will be asked to attend a CareDriver orientation, an in-person meeting with a HopSkipDrive team member. There you will be fingerprinted, listen to a short presentation, and participate in a Q&A. Your vehicle with also need to pass an inspection.
After attending your orientation, you only have a few steps left until your activated as a driver.
- Pass an online background check
- Pass a Driving Record Check
- Complete a medical exam (as required by specific states)
- Complete a W9
- Brush up on the online training
Once you’ve passed these steps, you will receive an email or text from HopSkipDrive with instructions on how to get set up.
Requirements To Become A CareDriver
- At least five years of caregiving experience.
- No criminal record — HopSkipDrive conducts the deepest criminal record check allowed at the federal, state, and county levels in every location the applicant has lived in the last seven years.
- Being fingerprinted — for ongoing background checks.
- No sex offender record.
- Valid driver’s license — confirmed in person.
- Good driving record — confirmed upon hire and reconfirmed repeatedly during their driving tenure.
- 23 years of age or older.
- Owner or leaseholder of a four- to seven-seater vehicle less than 10 years old.
- Pass a 19-point vehicle inspection by a certified mechanic.
- Pass an in-person meeting with a HopSkipDrive team member.
- Complete an in-person driver orientation.
- Personal auto insurance coverage that meets or exceeds state-required limits
- Adopts the HopSkipRules
- Adopts HopSkipDrive’s zero tolerance policy for smoking, alcohol, and drinking while driving.
- Adopts the zero-tolerance policy for illegal mobile device usage while a HopSkipDrive rider is in the car.
What They Look For In Car Inspection
Like Uber and Lyft, HopSkipdrive does a 19-point inspection. Down below is what they will look at when they do your inspection.
- Foot brakes
- Rear windshield and remaining glass
- Steering mechanismWindshield
- Emergency brake
- Windshield wipers
- Tail lightsHeadlights
- Turn indicator lights
- Stop lights
- Front seat adjustments
- Doors
- Speedometer
- Horn
- Bumpers
- Muffler/exhaust system
- Tires and tread depth
- Interior/exterior rearview mirrors
- Safety belts for passengers and drivers
What You Will Need Once Your Approved To Be A CareDriver
Two HopSkipDrive Window Decals
Much like Uber and Lyft drivers, CareDrivers are required to display their company’s current trade dress on their front and back windshields. This gear, provided by HopSkipDrive, helps passengers identify you immediately. If you drive for any other rideshare service, your additional decals must be removed before you begin a trip.
A Booster Seat
HopSkipDrive will provide you with a booster seat (or more, if they anticipate the need) that you must keep in your vehicle when driving. Six- to eight-year-old children are required to use this booster seat.
A Cell Phone Mount
CareDrivers must place their phone in a cell phone car mount while driving with HopSkipDrive. This promotes hands-free driving and keeps your eyes closer to the road, so your passengers are guaranteed a safe ride.
A HopSkipDrive Safety Card
CareDrivers must print this safety card and keep it within their vehicles at all times. This helps you understand what to do in emergency situations.
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