EC Preschool Teacher Assistant/ Bus Driver

BEN D QUINN ELEMENTARY; New Bern (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional school district is seeking an EC Preschool Teacher Assistant/Bus Driver to support children aged three to four, ensuring their daily needs are met in a safe and engaging environment. Responsibilities include assisting children, driving them to and from school, and maintaining physical spaces. A high school diploma and at least 48 college credit hours are required, along with a Commercial Driver’s License. This is a full-time position offering immediate start.

Qualifications

• Possesses or obtains a valid commercial driver’s license within 90 days employment.
• CPR and First Aid certification is recommended.

Responsibilities

• Assist children with diapering, toileting, and hand washing.
• Drive a school bus or activity bus to transport students safely.
• Maintain a clean, safe and healthy environment.

Skills

Working knowledge of effective methods of dealing with children

Skill in verbal and written communication

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Ability to lift at least 25 pounds

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Minimum of 48 semester hours of general college credit

Tools

Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)

Job description

EC Preschool Teacher Assistant/ Bus Driver

Craven County Schools BEN D QUINN ELEMENTARY - New Bern, North Carolina

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Job Details

Job ID: 4740046

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Sep 18, 2025 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

CRAVEN COUNTY SCHOOLS EC Preschool

Teacher Assistant/Bus Driver

Position: EC Preschool Teacher Assistant/Bus Driver

Reports To: School Principal/Bus Supervisor/Exceptional Children’s Preschool Coordinator

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Salary Grade: 56AN

NATURE OF WORK

The EC preschool TA position would provide for the daily needs of children ages three to four years of age in addition to maintaining a clean, safe and healthy indoor and outdoor environment conducive to optimal growth and development of children.

An employee in this class shall obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with school bus certification, drive a school bus or activity bus to safely transport students to and from school, on field trips, and otherwise as assigned by the principal or designee.

EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or GED
• Must have a minimum of 48 semester hours of general college credit, excluding cosmetology, nursing, and religion
• Must possess and maintain a school bus driver’s license (CDL) or willing to obtain within 90 days of employment

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES

• Reporting directly to the classroom teacher assigned
• Assisting children with diapering, toileting and handwashing routines
• Assisting children with mealtimes, rest times and other transitions during the day
• Assisting children and parents with daily arrival and departure
• Preparing the classroom for mealtimes, rest times and center play
• Assisting with the daily maintenance of the program including, but not limited to, meal reporting, attendance reporting, accident reporting and daily care logs
• Building trusting relationships with children and parents
• Responding to children’s needs and wants
• Supporting children’s learning through play and verbal interactions
• Modeling good language and vocabulary skills for young children
• Fostering social and emotional development
• Performing housekeeping duties such as laundry, cleaning and disinfecting, and changing of linens
• Sanitizing toys and play equipment
• Keeping the classroom environment clean, safe, orderly and organized for learning
• Ride buses and perform duties as a bus monitor
• Performing other assigned duties necessary to maintain program quality and compliance
• Assists in data collection and reports student progress to teacher
• Obtains a CDL and drives school bus or activity bus.
• Serves as substitute teacher.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Working knowledge of effective methods of dealing with children.
• Working knowledge of the core subjects at the grade level to which employment assignment is made.
• Some knowledge of the school organization and its community.
• Knowledge and experience working with young children
• CPR and First Aid certification is recommended
• SIDS certification recommended
• Willingness to work with colleagues to support the overall goals of the program
• Skill in verbal and written communication
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Participate in appropriate staff development opportunities
• Demonstrate professional and ethical behavior
• Ability to lift at least 25 pounds
• Ability to sit on the floor, crawl, stoop, bend, balance, climb, kneel, crouch, lift and walk
• Ability to solve independently most minor problems.
• Ability to follow minimally detailed written and oral instructions without constant supervision.
• Ability to record and store data accurately.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student information
• Assists in ensuring that the facility is a safe, clean, and inviting learning and working environment.
• Demonstrates professional and ethical behavior
• Maintains a valid CDL with school bus certification and is readily available to assist building administrators or other schools with transportation needs students

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to use hands to fingers, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee must be able to perform medium work exerting in excess of 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to lift objects. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must meet the physical demands necessary to obtain and maintain a CDL.

REQUIRED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Possesses or obtains a valid commercial driver’s license within 90 days employment to remain eligible for continued

This specification has been designed to represent the general nature and level of work found in positions in this class. As such, it is not intended to contain all of the duties and qualifications required of an employee in a single position (job). Consequently, it is not to be perceived as a position (job) description or as identification of essential functions as required by ADA.

Your signature below indicates that you agree to perform each of the duties identified on this job description and understand that failure to perform any of the duties may lead to reprimand up to and including dismissal by the Craven County Schools Board of Education. I understand the obtaining and maintaining a CDL and driving a bus are essential functions of my job.

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Signature of Employee Date

* In compliance with Federal Law, Craven County Schools administers all education programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination against any person on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age or disability.

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Categories: Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Contact Information

• Alisha Plescher
• CENTRAL SERVICES
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