Transportation Aide

Transportation Aide

The Transportation Aide is responsible to the Director of Special Education and is under the direct supervision of the Transportation and Safety Supervisor. Transportation Aide are assigned to Special Education buses as needed.

Knowledge of:

• Basic concepts of children with special needs
• Behavior management strategies
• Appropriate English usage, proper grammar, and written and oral communication skills
• EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Ability to:

• Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Comprehend and perform training modules as needed.
• Communicate both orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Hear and speak to exchange and retrieve information in person and on the telephone.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Apply policies and procedures related to the assigned duties and responsibilities of the position.
• Maintain strict confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently with little direction
• Maintain appropriate student behavior
• Perform appropriately in situations requiring tact and diplomacy
• Bend, squat, run and ride on a bus for up to four hours at a time
• Lift 50 pound

Duties and responsibilities (sample of daily duties, not limited to the following):

• Under general supervision, assists with the safe transportation of students
• Performs a variety of functions related to the special needs of students being transported in a school bus
• Assists students in loading and unloading
• Secures students in safety seats/seat belts
• Monitors students while they are on the bus and at school site bus loading zones
• Assists students in transferring to other assigned buses
• Assists the bus driver with transportation issues including student behavior
• Works with parents, teachers, instructional aides, and drivers to meet the needs of the students and their IEP's if applicable
• Administers first aide/CPR/medication as needed
• Attends training sessions related to job duties
• Ability to understand and follow specific and/or special instructions for students
• Other job-related duties as required
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required by the Superintendent or designee, in order to accomplish the goals and objectives of the district

Physical abilities:

• Visual ability to read handwritten or typed documents and the display screen of various office equipment and machines.
• Conduct verbal conversation in English or other designated language.
• Hear normal range verbal conversation (approximately 60 decibels.)
• Sit, stand, stoop, kneel, bend, and walk.
• Sit for sustained periods of time.
• Kneel or squat for extended periods of time.
• Climb slopes, stairs, steps, ramps, and ladders.
• Lift and carry up to twenty (20) pounds frequently, and fifty (50) pounds occasionally.
• Push and pull objects weighing up to forty (40) pounds.
• Sustain strenuous manual labor for two (2) hours.
• Exhibit full range of motion for shoulder external rotation and internal rotation.
• Demonstrate manual dexterity necessary to operate calculator, typewriter, and/or computer keyboard at the required speed and accuracy in a safe and effective manner.
• Demonstrate manual dexterity necessary to assist students with buttoning clothing, eating, operating a computer or assist staff with student toileting procedures.
• Work with cleaning solutions, disinfectants, and sanitizers in a safe and effective manner without allergic reaction.

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with Board of Education policy and provisions of the collective bargaining agreement if applicable. The evaluation will be completed by the Site Principal or his/her designee.

Right to revise: This job description is not meant to be all-inclusive, and the school reserves the right to revise the job description as necessary without advance notice.

Qualified applicants may be considered for an interview appointment.

The Greenfield Union School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment, or bullying based on a person's actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, immigration status, marital status, national origin, parental status, pregnancy status, race, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

For questions or complaints, contact:

• Equity Compliance Officer: Ramon Hendrix
• Title IX Coordinator: Dr. Debra Thompson
• Section 504 Coordinator: Jennifer Morales
• Address: 1624 Fairview Rd., Bakersfield, CA, 93307
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