Transportation Aide - Local Schools

About the Employer

Job Description

5.5 hour per day, Monday through Friday

General Responsibilities

• Assist with the transportation of pupils with special transportation needs to and from school, providing help to the school bus driver;
• Secure passengers in their seats;
• Assist students boarding and leaving the school bus.

Essential Tasks

These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.
• Assist students on and off buses.
• Ensure that all student passengers, including those in wheelchairs and braces, are properly secured in their assigned seats or wheelchair slot.
• Assist in controlling student behavior.
• Tend to the special needs and conditions of each student.
• Learn bus routes, schedules, and pickup points.
• Assist substitute drivers with directions.
• Assist drivers in conducting bus evacuation drills.
• Assist drivers in maintaining a clean bus interior.
• Perform related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• General knowledge of the transportation of students;
• Some knowledge of transporting handicapped students;
• Ability to assist students with patience and understanding;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials, parents, associates, and students.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma

Physical Requirements

• Some standing, walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, kneeling, crawling, reaching, handling, pushing, and pulling.
• Must have the ability to drag 80 lbs. and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.