Transportation Aide - BMS

Transportation Aide - BMS JobID: 1996 Position Type: Special Education/Special Education AideDate Posted: 9/1/2026Location: SPED - Todd Additional Information: Show/HidePosition: Transportation Aide - BMSLocation: BMS/Briarcliff Bus DepotSalary: $20 per hourEffective: 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 CandidateThe 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.