Transportation Aide - BMS

Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District; South Dakota; On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Transportation Aide - BMS at Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District provides individualized supervision and support to students with disabilities during transportation to and from school, ensuring safety and adherence to each student's IEP. The role requires patience and attentiveness to each student's needs.

The ideal candidate is patient, dependable, and able to translate IEP requirements into effective, individualized transportation support.

Qualifications

• Must read and understand relevant parts of a student's IEP.
• Experience with children with disabilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review, understand, and follow IEP components including accommodations and health/safety considerations.
• Provide individualized support based on each student's needs and IEP.
• Supervise and support students during transportation.
• Assist students with entering, exiting, and riding the bus.
• Support behavioral, social-emotional, communication, sensory, and physical needs as appropriate.
• Implement student-specific strategies and safety procedures consistently.
• Communicate observations or incidents to school personnel.
• Maintain student confidentiality and follow district safety procedures.

Job description

• Position Type:
  Special Education/ Special Education Aide
• Date Posted:
  9/1/2026
• Location:
  SPED - Todd

Position: Transportation Aide - BMS

Salary: $20 per hour

Effective: 9/2/26-6/30/27

The Transportation Aide provides individualized supervision and support to students with disabilities while they are being transported to and from school. The aide helps ensure a safe, supportive, and orderly transportation environment while providing assistance based on each student's unique needs and Individualized Education Program (IEP).

Responsibilities may include:

• Review, understand, and follow relevant components of a student's IEP, including accommodations, behavioral supports, communication needs, health and safety considerations, and other transportation-related requirements.
• Provide individualized support based on each student's identified needs, abilities, and IEP.
• Supervise and support students throughout transportation.
• Assist students with safely entering, exiting, and riding the bus.
• Support students with behavioral, social-emotional, communication, sensory, and/or physical needs, as appropriate.
• Implement student-specific strategies, accommodations, behavioral supports, and safety procedures consistently.
• Recognize individual student needs and respond calmly and appropriately to behavioral, emotional, or safety concerns.
• Communicate relevant observations, concerns, or incidents to appropriate school personnel.
• Maintain student confidentiality and follow all District safety procedures and protocols.

Ideal Candidate

• The ideal candidate is patient, dependable, attentive, and responsive to the individual needs of students with disabilities. The successful candidate must be able to read and understand relevant components of a student's IEP and translate that information into appropriate, individualized support during transportation.
• Experience working with children with disabilities and an understanding of behavioral, social-emotional, communication, and/or physical support needs is strongly preferred.