SPED Non-CDL Driver - IDEA Harlingen (Immediate Opening)
About The Position
Provide safe transportation for SPED and/or RISE students to and from home and campus daily while reducing operational cost. This role involves safely transporting students, driving a SPED-approved vehicle in accordance with time schedules, and transporting students to and from their homes, various school sites, and on field trips. The driver will oversee the loading and unloading of students, release students only to authorized individuals, and ensure safety belts are fastened. Maintaining order and discipline among passengers, resolving disputes, and documenting/reporting severe disciplinary cases are also key aspects of the role. The driver must follow all safety rules and procedures, conduct daily vehicle inspections, and maintain various records including mileage, routing, maintenance, and time schedules. They will also notify appropriate individuals of any delays and maintain updated credentials according to DOT and IDEA policy. The role requires taking direction and feedback well, maintaining open communication with campus managers, accepting feedback, and self-reflecting on performance for continuous improvement. Additionally, the driver must manage multiple tasks by prioritizing work, adapt to changing circumstances, and handle various tasks simultaneously within established time constraints.
Requirements
- HS diploma or GED required
- Minimal 1 year experience driving a non-CDL vehicle passenger vehicle
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Must be able to work with open calendar
- Must be able to work on evenings, weekends, holidays, etc.
- Expected to work a minimum of 32 hours per week – not including extra-curricular activities assigned by campus
- Must be able to work extended hours when necessary to meet business needs
- Must be able to assist the SPED Monitor and students with equipment such as wheelchairs, car seats, child safety restraints, and any other equipment required by the IEP.
- Be able to participate in ARD and IEP Meetings with Special Education personnel and Principals
- Able to conduct pre and post trip vehicle inspections and report any maintenance related issues to SPED Transportation Manager
- Be able to report every morning to your SPED Transportation Manager or Campus Leaders of your availability status
Nice To Haves
- Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college
- Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
- Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly
- Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
- Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
- Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
- Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes
- We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students
Responsibilities
- Safely transport students
- Drives a SPED approved vehicle safely, in accordance with time schedules
- Transports students to and from their homes, a variety of school sites, and on field trips as assigned
- Oversees the loading and unloading of students; only releases students to authorized individuals; assures that safety belts are fastened in passenger vans
- Maintains order and proper discipline of passengers; resolves disputes; documents and reports severe disciplinary cases
- Conducts established safety and operational inspection of assigned vehicle daily
- Maintains a variety of records and reports including but not limited to mileage, routing, maintenance, and time schedules
- Notifies appropriate individuals of any delays in scheduled route
- Maintains and carries proper credentials updated accordingly to DOT and IDEA policy
- Takes direction and feedback well
- Has an open communication channel with campus managers
- Able to accept feedback, both positive and critical
- Able to self –reflect on own performance in order to improve continuously
- Manages multiple tasks by prioritizing work
- Needs to adapt to changing circumstances while performing various tasks
- Handles various tasks simultaneously and within established time constraints
- Assist the SPED Monitor and students with equipment such as wheelchairs, car seats, child safety restraints, and any other equipment required by the IEP.
- Participate in ARD and IEP Meetings with Special Education personnel and Principals
- Conduct pre and post trip vehicle inspections and report any maintenance related issues to SPED Transportation Manager
- Report every morning to your SPED Transportation Manager or Campus Leaders of your availability status
Benefits
- Hourly rate ranging between $15.34 for 0 years of experience and $18.56
- Eligible for a performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment
- Comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children
- Up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on tenure and caregiver designation
- Up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year
- 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services
- Dental and vision plans
- Disability
- Life insurance
- Parenting benefits
- Generous vacation time
- Referral bonuses
- Professional development
- Relocation allowance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
