Vehicle Assistant - Full Time

Qualifications

Education/Experience: Valid driver’s license, preferred.
Experience working with children, preferred.

Skills/Knowledge

• Ability to utilize technology effectively, including, but not limited to, internet and email.
• Demonstrates the ability to work in a team environment.
• Demonstrates the ability to maintain complete confidentiality.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrated by patience, understanding, and congeniality.
• Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to complete tasks with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Attends work regularly at assigned work hours subject to lawful leave rights and responsibilities.
• Proficient data collection and entry skills.
• Demonstrates the skills to provide the highest level of customer service, with patience and knowledge of the department’s services.
• Exhibits a personality that demonstrates interpersonal skills to relate well with students, staff, administration, parents and the community.
• Possesses high integrity and demonstrates good moral character and initiative.

Physical

• Must be able to physically assist students entering and exiting the vehicle.
• Ability to stand, bend, stoop, sit, lift, reach, and communicate (vision, hearing, and speech) to effectively carry out functions, duties, and responsibilities.
• Ability to independently ambulate in and around work areas.
• Ability to travel to and from assigned work locations without employer support.
• Ability to exhibit appropriate manual dexterity to effectively carry out functions, duties, and responsibilities.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time (3 hours).
• Must be able to push and pull wheelchairs safely and attach wheelchairs safely to vehicles for transportation to and from assigned schools.

Authority

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function/duty/responsibility at acceptable standards.
• In accordance with both state and/or federal law, reasonable accommodations will be considered upon employee request.

Functions/Duties/Responsibilities

• Cordially greets students upon arrival at vehicle.
• Affords assistance to students entering and exiting the vehicle.
• Ensures safe conduct on the vehicle to and from school.
• Assists the driver in any emergency situation.
• Completes reports and paperwork required by the Transportation Department accurately and by given timelines.
• Learns vehicle run locations on assigned run.
• Reports unsafe conduct on vehicle by completing an incident report and following department procedures on an as needed basis.
• Reports vehicle accidents by completing an accident form and following department procedures.
• Courteous to parents, students, and classroom staff.
• Recognizes individual student capabilities and exceptions while maintaining order on the bus and while administering to students' individual needs, as required.
• Occupies a seat that provides the best opportunity for student supervision while the bus is in motion.
• Provides appropriate intervention in conflict situations according to CPI standards; notifies supervisor when necessary.
• Collects student’s personal items left on the bus and turns them over to school officials.

Secondary

• Satisfactorily performs and/or carries out all functions/responsibilities/tasks assigned by the Transportation Supervisor, Transportation Manager, or Director of Transportation Services.