Transportation Assistant (2 positions)

Position: Transportation Assistant; Department: Transportation; Reports to: Transportation Director; FLSA Status: Non-Exempt (Hourly); Educational Support Professional Association.

About the role

The Upper Moreland Township School District is an educational institution working in partnership with the community to provide all students with educational opportunities to develop knowledge, skills, behaviors, and habits of mind necessary for excellence and success as critical thinkers, as caring and confident individuals, and as contributing members of society. The District reflects the shared values of a diverse community of stakeholders and focuses on student success socially, emotionally, physically, and academically. Students of the Upper Moreland Township School District will be provided with the foundation and skills necessary to excel in the exciting, complex, and interdependent world in which they live.

To provide assistance to assigned students on district buses and vans as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assist student and driver to secure any equipment appropriately on the transportation vehicle;
• Assist in securing student in the transportation vehicle as assigned with driver assistance if needed;
• Monitor student conduct on vehicle, documenting any safety violations or behavior issues;
• Communicates with student, administrators and parents as needed and in a professional manner;
• Attend any in-service training as assigned

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and is able to talk and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• The employee may be required to push students in wheelchair/adaptive equipment.
• Must successfully complete and maintain compliance with all federal and state background and criminal record check requirements.
• Candidate must adhere to all local, state, federal, and school code requirements for employment.
• The position holder must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• It is the responsibility of the employee to inform the Director of Human Resources of any and all reasonable accommodations that will be required.

Schedule

Part Time, 10 Months