2026/27 Substitute Transportation Aide

Job Summary

We are establishing an eligibility list for Transportation Aide for the 2026/27 School Year RIDE ALONG. MAKE A DIFFERENCE. HELP STUDENTS SUCCEED! Paradise Unified School District is Hiring Substitute Transportation Aides! Looking for a flexible job that makes a real difference in the lives of students? We have a seat waiting for you!

Paradise Unified School District is looking for caring, dependable, and safety-minded individuals to join our Transportation Team as Substitute Transportation Aides! Our transportation aides do more than ride along. They help ensure that students, including those with special needs, travel safely and comfortably to and from school each day.

For some of our students, a familiar smile, a helping hand, and a little encouragement can make all the difference.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Assist students with safely boarding and exiting school buses and district transportation vehicles. Provide supervision and support to students during transportation. Assist students with disabilities and individual needs, which may include mobility, behavioral, and communication support. Help students remain safely seated and properly secured using appropriate safety equipment.

Work collaboratively with bus drivers to maintain a safe, positive, and supportive environment. Respond calmly and appropriately to student needs and unexpected situations. WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR You don't need to be a bus driver to make a difference! We're looking for people who are: Compassionate: You genuinely enjoy helping children and supporting students with different needs.

Dependable: Students and drivers count on you to be there when scheduled. Patient: You understand that every student is unique. Safety-minded: You recognize that student safety always comes first. Flexible: You're available to accept substitute assignments as needed, particularly during morning and afternoon transportation routes.

Experience working with child Job Description / Essential Elements PARADISE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Job Title: TRANSPORTATION AIDE

• SPECIAL EDUCATION Range 13 Position Purpose : To assist a bus driver in ensuring a safe ride for targeted special education students that ride a bus; complimenting at-home and at-school programs whenever possible; provide for any specialized physical health care procedures that may be required; and follow all special intervention procedures, as instructed. Employees in the classification receive direct to general supervision within a framework of well-defined policies and procedures. This job class requires a high degree of positive contact with assigned students. Supervisor: Director of Transportation Essential Job Duties: The following tasks are essential for this position. Ride bus to and/or from school to attend to needs of students who have medical or behavior needs. Supervise targeted students entering, leaving and traveling on the bus. Assist the bus driver with supervision of the behavior of all riders. Implement any individual programs deemed necessary to the bus environment. Maintain required reports on targeted students on a daily basis. Assist bus driver in loading and unloading students. Works flexible hours. Performs related duties as required. Minimum Knowledge, Skill and Ability: Knowledge of: Techniques and methods of child supervision. Cultural and physical differences and needs of children as assigned. Proper English usage, grammar, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation. Pertinent academic areas and learning situations. Skill and Ability to: Follow directions and carry through on indirect supervised programs. Interact with the students that ride the bus on a positive and practical level. Provide necessary assistance to students as needed. Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Understand and carry out both oral and written instructions. Maintain a firm but patient and courteous attitude toward students. Exercise tact, diplomacy and good judgment in dealing with students. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work. Training and Experience: Any combination equivalent to training and experience that could likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities would be: graduation from high school. Physical Requirements and Working Conditions : In order to perform this job successfully an individual must meet the physical requirements necessary to complete the essential job duties. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job duties. Require the mobility to stand, stoop, reach and bend. Require mobility of arms to reach and dexterity of hands to grasp and manipulate small objects. Perform lifting, pushing and or pulling of objects which may approximate 75 pounds and may occasionally weigh up to 100 pounds. Is subject to inside environmental conditions. Licenses and Certificates: First Aide and CPR Board Approved 3/16/99 Requirements / Qualifications READ CAREFULLY! All applications must be complete and include the following: Completed EdJoin application (all sections) Resume Letter of Introduction 3 Letters of Recommendation Please include a current CPR/First Aide Certificate if you have one All job candidates must pass a comprehensive background check including FBI/DOJ fingerprinting and reference verification and provide a negative TB test prior to placement. Additionally, all subs must complete the State of CA Mandated Reporter Training. This is a free online course and you will be issued a certificate upon completion. https://mandatedreportertraining.com/california/ General training (2 hrs).