Bus Assistant - Transportation Central

Supervising Position : Operations Supervisor or designee

JOB SUMMARY : Collaborate with bus drivers by monitoring and assisting students with special needs to ensure safe, efficient, courteous, and customer-service oriented experience for students, parents/guardians, and staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES : The subsequent duties outline the fundamental operations of the position and exemplify the nature of the tasks carried out.

They do not encompass a comprehensive inventory of the obligations and responsibilities fulfilled in this role.

The approximation of frequencies and time allocation percentages are flexible and subject to the requirements of the organization.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS : This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS : The minimum prerequisites of formal education, professional work experience, certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, trainings, and other criteria that a candidate must fulfill to be considered for a position.

It is essential that certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, and trainings are fulfilled, valid, and not expired.

• Criminal background check and fingerprinting required
• High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma
• No professional work experience required
• CPR and First Aid certifications within 90 days of hire
• Intermediate verbal and written communication skills
• Intermediate interpersonal relations skills
• Intermediate organizational skills
• Ability to consistently report for scheduled work
• Ability to learn and master skills related to transporting students with special needs
• Ability to diffuse and manage stressful situations
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job
• Ability to demonstrate emotional stability with challenging situations
• Ability to work within a moving vehicle for up to four hours
• Ability to work in existing and varying weather conditions
• Ability to work alone and with others
• Ability to maneuver heavy wheelchairs (manual and electric) that total weight up to 800 pounds. Criminal background check and fingerprinting required for hire

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS : The physical demands, mental functions, cognitive capacities, and work environment factors required to perform a position’s essential functions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Heavy work strength level (lifting or carrying up to 100 pounds)
• Works both indoors and outdoors
• Typically a moderate noise level
• Work location is subject to change to meet the requirements of the organization

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS : Formal education, professional work experience, certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, trainings, and other qualifications relevant to the position that are strongly preferred but not mandatory for a candidate to be considered.

• Experience working in the public sector
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Racially conscious and culturally competent with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement
• Work requires maneuvering heavy wheelchairs (manual and electric) that total weight up to 800 pounds with student/chair combined (e.g. maneuvering up ramps, over curbs, and around the inside of a bus)
• Frequent bending, reaching, squatting, and climbing
• Eye/hand coordination
• Visual concentration
• Concentrated reading/writing/mathematics
• Prolonged standing and walking
• Overhead work
• Occasional lifting, pulling, and pushing
• Work within a moving vehicle for up to four hours
• Work in any existing weather conditions