Vehicle Assistant - Substitute

Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit; Walnutport (Northampton County); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit is seeking a Vehicle Assistant to support school bus transportation by assisting the driver and ensuring safe, courteous service for students. The role requires strong communication, teamwork, and the ability to follow district policies during all trips.

Responsibilities include greeting students, helping them board and exit, maintaining order on the vehicle, reporting incidents, and assisting the driver in emergencies.

Qualifications

• Must have strong tech literacy for email/internet use.
• Experience in working with children is preferred.
• Commitment to confidentiality and teamwork is essential.

Responsibilities

• Cordially greets students upon arrival.
• Assists students entering and exiting the vehicle.
• Maintains safe conduct on the vehicle during travel.
• Attends to students' needs in a pleasant and courteous manner.
• Assists the driver in emergencies.
• Completes transportation reports on time.
• Learns vehicle run locations.
• Reports unsafe conduct with incident form.
• Reports vehicle accidents per procedures.
• Courteous to parents, students, staff.
• Recognizes individual student needs while maintaining order.
• Occupies supervision-friendly seat on the bus.
• Provides CPI-based intervention and notifies supervisor.
• Collects personal items left on the bus.

Skills

Tech literacy

Team player

Confidentiality

Interpersonal skills

Oral/Written comm

Attention to detail

Regular attendance

Data entry

Customer service

Interpersonal relations

Integrity

Education

Valid driver's license

Experience with children

Job description

Position Type: SUPPORT STAFF TRANSPORTATION/ VEHICLE ASSISTANT

Date Posted: 10/13/2026

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.