Vehicle Assistant - Full Time

Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit; Walnutport (Northampton County); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Walnutport is seeking a Vehicle Assistant to ensure the safe and courteous transport of students. The role requires assisting the driver, maintaining student safety, and addressing student needs on the vehicle. Ideal candidates should have excellent interpersonal skills, be comfortable working with children, and possess a valid driver’s license. This position demands physical capability as well as attention to detail and regular attendance in accordance with scheduled hours.

Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license preferred.
• Experience working with children preferred.
• Demonstrates ability to use internet and email.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Maintains complete confidentiality.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Regular attendance during assigned hours.
• Proficient data collection and entry skills.
• Provides high level of customer service with students, staff, and community.

Responsibilities

• Assists students entering and exiting the vehicle.
• Maintains safe conduct on the vehicle to and from school.
• Completes reports and paperwork accurately.
• Provides appropriate intervention in conflict situations.
• Assist the driver in emergencies.
• Complete transportation reports accurately and on time.
• Learn vehicle run locations on assigned routes.
• Report unsafe conduct with incident reports as needed.
• Assist driver in reporting vehicle accidents using department procedures.
• Be courteous to parents, students, and staff.
• Recognize individual student needs while maintaining order on the bus.
• Supervise student behavior and intervene per CPI standards.
• Collect students’ personal items left on the bus and return them to school officials.
• Perform duties assigned by Transportation Supervisor/Manager.

Skills

Ability to utilize technology effectively

Good interpersonal skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Attention to detail

Customer service skills

Ability to work in a team

Integrity and good moral character

Data entry

Customer service

Professional integrity

Education

Valid driver’s license

Experience with children (preferred)

Job description

Position Type: SUPPORT STAFF TRANSPORTATION/ VEHICLE ASSISTANT

Date Posted: 10/7/2024

Location: Walnutport, PA

Position Definition

The Vehicle Assistant shall have the primary responsibility of assisting the driver in providing safe and courteous transportation of students.

Relationship

The Vehicle Assistant will be directly responsible to the Transportation Supervisor.

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

The Vehicle Assistant will have the authority to perform all functions listed below in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Functions/Duties/Responsibilities

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.

Essential:

• Cordially greets students upon arrival at vehicle.
• Assists students entering and exiting the vehicle.
• Responsible for maintaining safe conduct on the vehicle to and from school.
• Responsible for tending to students’ needs on the vehicle in a pleasant and courteous manner.
• 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.
• Responsible for reporting unsafe conduct on vehicle by completing an incident report and following department procedures on an as needed basis.
• Responsible for assisting the driver in reporting vehicle accidents by completing an accident form and following department procedures.
• Courteous to parents, students, and classroom staff.
• Ability to recognize 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.
• This Job Description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to perform other duties as assigned.