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Transportation Assistant JobID: 1272

+ Position Type:

Transportation/ Transportation Assistant

+ Date Posted:

7/29/2025

+ Location:

Gates Chili CSD

+ Closing Date:

08/12/2025

The Gates Chili Central School District is dedicated to fostering curiosity, growth, and diversity within our school community. The District celebrates and embraces differences and strives to dismantle exclusion, bias, racism, and prejudice of all forms.

Position: Transportation Assistant

Purpose: This position is responsible for providing staff support duties for a school district transportation department. Work involves liaison with schools, parents, bus drivers and administration to facilitate proper operation of the district's transportation program. Work further involves maintaining a database and related clerical functions. The employee reports directly to and works under the general supervision of the Transportation Manager. Does related work as required.

Compensation/Pay Range: $45,000 (negotiable based on experience)

Benefits:

Qualifies for District contribution to Health/Vision and/or Dental Insurance

Yes No

Qualifies for Paid Personal Time

Yes No

Qualifies for Paid Sick Time

Yes No

Qualifies for Paid Vacation Time

Yes No

Schedule: Full-time Part-time

10-month (works student calendar)

12-month

Paid hours/day: 8.0/day

Essential Functions:

+ Assists parents and students with transportation-related problems such as walk/ride, bus pick up time, explaining denials of special requests, processing bus stop changes, etc.

+ Assists bus drivers with day-to-day activities such as notifying of additional stops, re-routing information and locating students;

+ Works with individual schools in the district to provide information relative to school bus activities such as notification of new students, kindergarten half-day sessions, walk/ride problems, and special situations;

+ Maintains and updates transportation data base including data base manipulation;

+ Prepares computerized payroll;

+ Maintains related files, prepares and disseminates reports, correspondence, bus passes, etc.;

+ Instructs other staff on proper use and retrieval of payroll and transportation computerized data.

Additional Duties:

Performs other related tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Good knowledge of data base maintenance including data retrieval and entry; good knowledge of district practices and policies regarding bus routing, pick-up, drop-off, attendance areas, etc.; working knowledge of the geographic area of the school district as related to transportation concerns; mathematical skill; organizational skill; ability to maintain computerized records and reports; ability to communicate effectively with parents, bus drivers, and school district personnel; ability to work independently; good judgment; tact; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma plus EITHER:

+ Three (3) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent clerical experience that must have involved data entry AND retrieval, AND public contact work;* OR,

+ Three (3) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent auto or bus mechanic experience using computerized testing or diagnostic equipment, AND public contact work;* OR,

+ Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate's degree plus one (1) year of experience as defined in (A) or (B) above; OR,

+ Any equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B), or (C) above.

*public contact work is defined as substantial face-to-face (or over the phone) communication with adults (12+) involving persuasion, teaching, negotiating, explaining, counseling, and similar activities.

Qualification Profile

This is a COMPETITIVE position under Monroe County Civil Service. To be eligible to apply for this position, applicants must meet one of the criteria listed below:

+ Currently possess the Monroe County Civil Service Title of Transportation Assistant;

+ have held the Monroe County Civil Service Title of Transportation Assistant within the last four years,

+ appear on the current list of eligibles for the title of Transportation Assistant (only) as established and provided to the Gates Chili Central School District by the Monroe County Department of Human Resources and Civil Service. Unfortunately, lists of eligibles established as a result of examinations for any other title do not satisfy this requirement.

+ or be hired as a Provisional Appointment. The qualified applicant may be provisionally appointed and serve in the position until an appropriate eligible list can be established and a permanent appointment made.