BUS AIDE Job Palatka area,Florida USA,Education / Teaching

Position: BUS AIDE 5.0 HRS

Starting Date: Aug 10, 2026

Job Description

Putnam County School District Department of Transportation - Palatka, Florida

Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent preferred

Demonstrated ability to fulfill the dexterity and physical requirements of the work

Attend to the needs of school age children, including those with special medical needs, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

Requires ability to successfully complete wheelchair certification, first aid and CPR training; requires annual recertification in order to maintain employment

Satisfactory criminal background check

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ability to read and interpret documents such as policies and procedure manuals. Follow directions and apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of current Human Resources leave system and Skyward inventory system (if applicable).

Ability to utilize technology.

Ability to fulfill the dexterity and physical requirements of the work.

Ability to establish high standards and expectations for all students to accept responsibility for behavior.

Ability to adjust tasks and schedule to changed priorities.

Reports To

Director, Transportation

Job Goal

Under general supervision, the Bus Aide is to perform school bus monitoring, and provide student and bus operator assistance as needed during daily school transportation routes. Employees in this classification assist with the safe loading and unloading of students to and from destinations, and ensure all bus activities support the safety and welfare of all persons. Work includes ensuring appropriate securing of students, and provides assistance to students with special medical needs devices.

Performs related work as directed.

Performance Responsibilities

Serve as a role model for students, dressing and grooming professionally, demonstrating the importance and relevance of learning, accepting responsibility, and demonstrating pride in your position.

Maintain positive, cooperative, and mutually supportive relationships with the administration, instructional staff, students, parents, and representatives of resource agencies within the community.

Monitors daily school bus activities to ensure proper student conduct at all times, and adherence to appropriate disciplinary controls.

Maintains attendance records and assigns student seating; learns assigned bus route(s).

Continue to grow professionally through collaboration with colleagues and professional growth experiences.

Perform assigned tasks in a timely and efficient manner.

Performs routine cleaning and bus maintenance activities, to include attending to spills and cleaning of bodily fluids.

Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, being used by PCSD. Attend trainings to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform current position.

Ensures the safe loading and unloading of students to and from destinations, to include operation of specialized equipment for attending to students with special needs, i.e., wheelchair lifts and tie‑downs, toddler/infant seats and seat belts.

Perform all other non‑instructional duties as requested by director.

Physical Requirements

Heavy Work:
Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force as frequently and/or up to 20 pounds of force as needed to move objects. Tasks involve the regular and, at times, sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and that may involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds).

Terms

of Employment

Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with the District’s approved compensation plan. Length of the work year and hours of employment shall be those established by the District. Position is ten months. Classified Salary Schedule.

Evaluation

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the PCSD Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.

Job Code

Title:

BUS AIDE
Job Code: 78032
Job Classification: 13 INSTRUCTIONAL AIDES
Job Class Category: C INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL
EEO Line: 52

Position Type

Full-time

Salary

$15 to $18 Per Hour

Job Requirements

High School/Trade School degree preferred.
Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Contact Information

Rebecca Constantineau, Secretary
200 REID ST
Palatka, Florida 32177
Phone:
Email: bconstantineaunamschools.org

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