Transportation Assistant

**We are Accepting Applications** **Position**: Transportation Assistant **Contract Type**: Part Time; Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (4 hrs./day) **Duration of Position**: Immediately - June 30, 2025; with the possibility of extension **Location**: Grasslands Public Schools Transportation Department **Application close date**: ****Check your 'jobs Applied To' to confirm you successfully applied ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... **Treaty Acknowledgement** We wish to acknowledge Treaty 7 territory - the ancestral and traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy: Kainai, Piikani and Siksika as well as the Tsuu Tina First Nation and Stoney Nakoda First Nation. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We recognize the land as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting. At Grasslands Public Schools we look for people who are passionate about being a part of a collaborative team that thrives on a foundation of: Student Learning School + Community Relationships Inclusive + Healthy Environments ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... **.....................................................................................................................................................................................** **GRASSLANDS TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT** is hiring **GRASSLANDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS**MISSION** Provide opportunities that inspire students to achieve and succeed as resilient learners who positively impact their communities. ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... **..................................................................................................................................................................................** **It's great to work at Grasslands** - Up to 92% of benefit premiums paid and effective your first day under contract (extended health & dental, Extended Disability, Group Life and more) - premium percentage paid is based on hours worked - ** Paid Sick Leave, Family Medical Leave,** and** Personal leave.**: - Grasslands Public Schools, has partnerships with the City of Brooks Recreation Services and Anytime Fitness, to offer discounts**at the **JBS Canada Centre**and**Anytime Fitness,**on**memberships and passes, for Grasslands employees and qualifying family members* **Job Duties**: - Enter bus shop inventory into the maintenance management system in a timely and accurate manner. - Support the Lead Mechanic in annual inventory counts and reconciliation in the maintenance management system, ensuring this is completed in a timely and accurate manner. - Create and maintain bus shop work orders, in the maintenance management system, in a timely and accurate manner. - Code invoices for approval and submission by the Transportation Supervisor, in a timely and accurate manner. - Assist drivers with entering daily driving logs into the electronic logging device (ELD). - Set up and maintain driver profiles in the GPS program. - Working as a team, support the department by booking drivers for school field trips and booking substitute drivers to replace absent drivers. - File department documents in a timely and accurate manner. - Support the department in seasonal and ongoing routine tasks such as generating and distributing student bus passes. - Provide exceptional customer service to parental, guardian and public contacts. - As required, take phone inquiries and comments and resolve or escalate as appropriate. - other administrative and support duties as assigned. - Good communication skills. - Good interpersonal skills and a teamwork mindset. - Strong organizational and multitasking skills. - Attention to detail. - Respect and value all individuals with sensitivity to diversity. **Preferred Education and Certifications**: - High School diploma Valid class 5 drivers license - Previous training or experience in a similar role would be considered an asset. - Class 2 drivers licence with "S" endorsement would be considered an asset, but not a requirement. Successful applicants will be **required to submit before start date**: - Current Criminal Record Check (CRC) with Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) **Original document**reported within the **last 6 months of hire date; Thi