Driver's Aide

Connecticut Transportation Solutions • Waterbury, CT

8d • $17 - $17 • Onsite

About The Position

Connecticut Transportation Systems (CTS) provides transportation throughout Connecticut, specializing in transporting behaviorally challenged children and adults. The Driver's Aide is responsible for helping ensure the health, safety, and welfare of children and other individuals while they travel to and from various locations. The role involves working independently and in coordination with drivers, managers, parents, and school staff. Aides monitor and assist students during transport, ensure that appropriate safety restraints are used, maintain incident reports, and operate equipment needed for passenger safety.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate information and respond to questions from parents, school staff, and managers.
• Physical ability to step up and down steps and safely secure clients for transport using car seats, booster seats, seat belts, wheelchairs, and harnesses.
• Ability to maintain a positive and professional attitude in stressful situations.
• Professionalism, strong verbal and written communication, ability to work independently and as a team member, flexibility, problem-solving, positive attitude, patience, and respectfulness of others.

Nice To Haves

• Successful experience working with students or individuals with special needs.

Responsibilities

• Get to know assigned students and engage them in conversation or an appropriate activity during transport.
• Sit near students to monitor and assist them throughout transportation.
• Maintain professional behavior and communication with students, drivers, managers, school staff, and parents.
• Follow and ensure compliance with mandated child-restraint procedures, including proper positioning and restraint of children.
• Advise students about appropriate behavior to reinforce established guidelines and maintain passenger safety.
• Attend mandatory training sessions as directed by supervisors.
• Communicate road conditions, incidents, accidents, and emergency situations.
• Operate wheelchair lifts, harnesses, and other special equipment needed for students’ health and safety.
• Maintain incident reports.

Benefits

• Medical coverage (PPO or HSA plan) for part-time employees averaging 30 or more hours per week, subject to eligibility.
• Prescription drug coverage for ACA-eligible employees.
• Employee-paid dental coverage option.
• Employee-paid vision coverage option.
• 401(k) retirement plan, with possible profit sharing.
• Voluntary employee-paid supplemental coverage options, including life, short-term disability, hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED