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SUMMARY

Assist driver with student management and ensure the safety and welfare of students including Exceptional Education students while on the bus and at transfer sites. Must be able to operate mechanical or manual wheelchair lift on a bus and properly strap in a wheelchair inside the bus.

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Speak, read and write in English.
• One year of experience working with children or special education children.
• Related training or experience

REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO START DATE

• FBI Background Check Fingerprint.
• CPR and First Aid Certification, certification must be maintained current during course of employment.
• Post-offer/pre-employment physical exam and 50 lb. lift test.
• Must submit to a post-offer/pre-employment drug/alcohol screen
• Proof of immunity to rubeola (measles) and rubella (German measles) or proof of MMR immunization
• Bloodborne Pathogen training offered by TUSD Risk Management Department.

COMMENTS
Effective: 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR
Location: Transportation Department - Multiple Sites
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Classification: Blue Collar
FTE : 0.75 - 6 hours per day
Work Calendar: 9.5 month

Positions less than 30 hours per week are not eligible for district benefits.

Internal candidates will transfer at a rate commensurate with their bargaining unit language. For more information on salary schedule, please reference the Employee Agreements Webpage.

Tucson Unified School District is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination based on disability, race, color, religion/religious beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or national origin.