EC Preschool Teacher Assistant​/Bus Driver

EC Preschool Teacher Assistant/ Bus Driver

Craven County Schools BEN D QUINN ELEMENTARY - New Bern, North Carolina

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Job : 4740046

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Sep 18, 2025 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

CRAVEN COUNTY SCHOOLS
EC Preschool

Teacher Assistant/Bus Driver

Position: EC Preschool Teacher Assistant/Bus Driver

Reports To: School Principal/Bus Supervisor/Exceptional Children’s Preschool Coordinator

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Salary Grade: 56AN

NATURE OF WORK

The EC preschool TA position would provide for the daily needs of children ages three to four years of age in addition to maintaining a clean, safe and healthy indoor and outdoor environment conducive to optimal growth and development of children.

An employee in this class shall obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with school bus certification, drive a school bus or activity bus to safely transport students to and from school, on field trips, and otherwise as assigned by the principal or designee.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Must have a minimum of 48 semester hours of general college credit, excluding cosmetology, nursing, and religion
• Must possess and maintain a school bus driver’s license (CDL) or willing to obtain within 90 days of employment

• Reporting directly to the classroom teacher assigned
• Assisting children with diapering, toileting and handwashing routines
• Assisting children with mealtimes, rest times and other transitions during the day
• Assisting children and parents with daily arrival and departure
• Preparing the classroom for mealtimes, rest times and center play
• Assisting with the daily maintenance of the program including, but not limited to, meal reporting, attendance reporting, accident reporting and daily care logs
• Building trusting relationships with children and parents
• Responding to children’s needs and wants
• Supporting children’s learning through play and verbal interactions
• Modeling good language and vocabulary skills for young children
• Fostering social and emotional development
• Performing housekeeping duties such as laundry, cleaning and disinfecting, and changing of linens
• Sanitizing toys and play equipment
• Keeping the classroom environment clean, safe, orderly and organized for learning
• Ride buses and perform duties as a bus monitor
• Performing other assigned duties necessary to maintain program quality and compliance
• Assists in data collection and reports student progress to teacher
• Obtains a CDL and drives school bus or activity bus.
• Serves as substitute teacher.

• Working knowledge of effective methods of dealing with children.
• Working knowledge of the core subjects at the grade level to which employment assignment is made.
• Some knowledge of the school organization and its community.
• Knowledge and experience working with young children
• CPR and First Aid certification is recommended
• SIDS certification recommended
• Willingness to work with colleagues to support the overall goals of the program
• Skill in verbal and written communication
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Participate in appropriate staff development opportunities
• Demonstrate professional and ethical behavior
• Ability to lift at least 25 pounds
• Ability to sit on the floor, crawl, stoop, bend, balance, climb, kneel, crouch, lift and walk
• Ability to solve independently most minor problems.
• Ability to follow minimally detailed written and oral instructions without constant supervision.
• Ability to record and store data accurately.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student information
• Assists in ensuring that the facility is a safe, clean, and inviting learning and working environment.
• Demonstrates professional and…