Position Title: Special Education Bus Aide
Start Date: 2026–2027 School Year
Classification: Term Position (Not a new position)
Reports To: Director of Transportation and/or Superintendent of Schools
Posting Type: Internal posting for USWA members with concurrent external posting, if needed
Work Schedule:
- Hours: Approximately 4–5 hours per day
- Bus/Route: Will vary depending on student and transportation needs
- Morning Schedule: Between 5:55 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.
- Afternoon Schedule: Between 2:20 p.m. and 4:55 p.m.
- No pre-trip duties are required
- No end-of-route clean-up duties are required
- Work is performed only on days of student instruction
- Exact time and schedule will be assigned by the Director of Transportation and/or Superintendent of Schools
Compensation & Benefits:
- Union Transfer: Per Master Contract
- New Hire Rate: $16.30 per hour
- Benefits: Eligible for Category 3 benefits
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assist with student supervision and maintain order while students are being transported
- Provide supervision and support for individual special education students or groups of students based on IEP and medical needs
- Assist students in following school bus safety procedures and expectations
- Support the safe transportation of students throughout assigned routes
- Participate in special training as required based on student needs
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Transportation and/or Superintendent of Schools
Qualifications:
- High school diploma
- Minimum 10th-grade reading level
- Experience supervising children
- Knowledge of school bus safety procedures and rules
- Ability to establish and maintain a positive rapport with students, teachers, administrators, and parents
- Ability to take direction and follow established procedures
- Dependable and responsible
- Available to participate in special training as required
- Qualifications for this classification may vary depending on the individual needs of the child or children assigned
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable
Equal Opportunity Employer
Pinconning Area Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, height, weight, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic in its programs or activities, including employment opportunities.
