Transportation Safety Assistant

Asheville City Schools; San Jacinto (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Asheville City Schools is hiring a full-time Transportation Safety Assistant responsible for the safe transport of students with special needs. Key tasks include managing seating and restraints, maintaining bus discipline, and preparing school records. The ideal candidate should have a high school diploma or equivalent and hold a TSA Certification.

This role requires physical ability, effective communication skills, and a commitment to student safety. Join us in making a difference in students' lives!

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent qualifications are required.
• TSA Certification is mandatory.
• Physical ability to handle heavy lifting required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in safe transportation of students requiring restraints.
• Maintain discipline and cleanliness on the bus.
• Prepare school records and submit incident reports.

Skills

Ability to assist students with special needs

TSA Certification

Physical ability to lift 50 pounds

Effective communication skills

Education

High School or Equivalent

Job description

Overview

Position Type: Full-time Transportation Safety Assistant

Date Posted: 5/26/2026

Location: District wide

Date Available: When filled

Contact: [e-mail]

Job Title

Transportation Safety Assistant

Job Goals

Assist in the safe transportation of students with special needs.

Job Summary

Performs work, including but not limited to seating and restraining all students needing to be restrained; maintains bus discipline and cleanliness, loads and unloads students on the bus; and prepares school records.

Qualifications

• High School or Equivalent
• TSA Certification

Performance Responsibilities

Seat students and use restraints as needed for all students who need them. Seat students to minimize discord among them; follow student restraining procedures contained in the Asheville City Schools' Bus Driver/TSA Handbook and inspect restraining harnesses, straps, and seat belts to ensure safe and comfortable transport of students.

Loads and unloads students on the bus. Follow established Asheville City Schools procedures for loading and unloading wheelchair students; assist students needing assistance to board and depart from the bus; ensure all students picked up are unloaded at school; ascertain all students picked up in the morning are on the bus for the return trip; exit students from a bus on the return trip at morning pick-up points; and inspect the bus at the last bus stop to verify that all students have departed the bus.

Maintains bus discipline and cleanliness. Monitor student behavior; take actions to prevent disruptions among students; establish and enforce bus rules of conduct; control bus noise levels; respond to special needs of students; and make immediate clean‑ups of student‑caused body discharges during transport.

Prepare school records. Generate student incident reports of inappropriate bus behavior; assist a bus driver in completing transportation reports and payroll time sheets.

Essential Job Functions

Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to sit, stand, walk, and drive. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. Physical demand requirements are for Heavy Work.

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics (similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things.

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. This includes giving instructions, assignments, or directions to subordinates or assistants.

Language Ability: Requires the ability to read simple forms. Requires the ability to prepare timesheets and supply requisitions using a prescribed format.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, and follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in Standard English.

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas to add, subtract, divide, and multiply.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to rapidly and accurately coordinate hands and eyes using computers and other technology.

Manual Dexterity: Must have minimal eye/hand/foot coordination levels.

Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors or shades of color.

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under average levels of stress.