Transportation Assistant - Part Time

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:

Application close date:

March 14, 2025 @ 12 PM

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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!

The Grasslands Transportation Department, located in Brooks at the Grasslands Central Office, is seeking applications for a part time Transportation Assistant. This placement has a possibility of extension past the contract end date of June 30, 2025. Reporting directly to the Transportation Supervisor, this position will work as part of a team alongside the current Transportation Assistant to provide administrative support to the Transportation Supervisor, Lead Mechanic, and the entire department. This role will require a candidate that can work well under pressure, whether individually or with others, while maintaining accuracy, professionalism, cooperation, patience, and kindness. This role also interacts with students, parents and guardians, and the community, therefore, it is imperative that the successful candidate can establish and maintain effective and courteous working and interpersonal relationships.

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*

• 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.
• As required, support transportation employees with routine tasks such as signing on to the Grasslands site to log absences and to check emails.
• 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.

Ideal candidates skills & abilities:

• Good communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and a teamwork mindset.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Able to effectively use, and has the aptitude to learn, a variety of computer programs such as Google suite applications (Docs, Sheets, calendar, ect.) and maintenance management systems.
• Respect and value all individuals with sensitivity to diversity.
• Able to understand, appreciate and apply Grasslands Public Schools mission and values to all work.

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; This is a condition of employment.

*Applicants cannot work before a clear CRC with VSC has been provided and approved*

• Clean drivers abstract.

Please take note of the documentation required:

Required to Apply:

• current cover letter and resume
• contacts for three (3) professional references; preferably in an educational and/or professional setting

If selected for an interview please feel free to provide:

• applicable post secondary transcripts

*Thank you for your interest and applying to being a part of the Grasslands Public Schools team! Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.