What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Attendant position at Lompoc Unified School District?
Description
TRANSPORTATION ATTENDANT
Open and Promotional
The established Eligibility List will remain in effect for one year.
The District has the right to limit the number of eligibles which can be reasonably used during the existence of the eligibility list. The provisions of this announcement do not constitute an expressed or implied contract and any provisions contained in this announcement may be modified or revoked without notice.
PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: www.lompocusd.org
An eligibility list is being established to fill future vacancies in this classification.
Application Process:
Applicants who successfully meet the employment standards outlined in the Required Qualifications in the job description and the supplemental questionnaire questions in the application will be invited to participate in the testing process.
Tentative Testing Schedule For This Recruitment:
Written Examination: May 27, 2026
Qualifications Appraisal Interviews (QAI's): June 11, 2026
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
Education And Experience:
In order to be considered for this position, applicants must provide detailed information on their application to demonstrate how they meet the employment standards (Minimum Qualifications for Education and Experience and Licenses and other Requirements) shown below:
Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school and one-year experience working with special needs children.
Licenses And Other Requirements
Under the direction of the Manager of Transportation, ride a school bus to provide safe and secure transportation for students with physical, medical, educational and emotional disabilities; assist school bus drivers in the loading, unloading and securing of disabled students.
Education and Experience:
Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school and one-year experience working with special needs children.
Licenses And Other Requirements
Employment Verification: In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the District must verify that all new employees, at the time of hire, have proof of their right to work in the United States.
Fingerprinting: State law requires that all employees be fingerprinted. AB 1610 prohibits employment until the Department of Justice completes its obligations regarding the arrest and conviction information.
Medical and Physical Requirements: Verification of freedom from tuberculosis will be required. A medical examination may be required of eligible candidates.
Anti-Discrimination Statement: The Lompoc Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying and sexual harassment based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, immigration status, marital status, parental status, family status, pregnancy status, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in all educational programs, school related or school-sponsored activities, school attendance or employment policies which may have an impact or create a hostile environment at school as required by Title IX of the 1972 Education amendments, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disability Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and other applicable laws and regulation. For questions or concerns regarding discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying or sexual harassment, please contact the District's Discrimination, Equity, and Title IX Compliance Officer: Assistant Superintendent Education Services, 1301 N. A ST, Lompoc CA 93436 (805)742-3300
Lompoc Unified School District offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including medical, dental, vision plans, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, long-term disability, cancer insurance, accident insurance, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
A fully paid District provided medical plan is provided for each full-time classified employee. A full-time employee who does not enroll in a medical plan will automatically be enrolled in the least expensive medical plan.
A less than full-time employee working at least four (4) hours or more a day may enroll District provided plans at a prorated rate.
Employees can choose to enroll and purchase dental, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, long-term disability, cancer insurance, and accident insurance.
District paid family and single-vision plans are offered to all employees regardless of full-time or part-time status.
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Testing and Interview Dates Notice: Please note and save the following dates for testing and interviews. All communication regarding your application and/or status will be sent to the email address listed on your application. Please check your email regularly throughout the recruitment process as you will not receive communications by any other method. Tentative Written Exam: May 27, 2026 - Qualifications Appraisal Interview (QAI): June 11, 2026.
Which statement below best describes the highest level of education you have completed?
Transportation Attendant - Do you have at least one-year experience working with special needs children?
Transportation Attendant - If you indicated having at least one-year experience working with special needs children in the previous question, please describe where and how you gained this experience, including: 1. Names of employers or volunteer experience, 2. Dates of employment or volunteer experience, 3. Duties performed, 4. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N/A." Note: For recruitment and screening purposes, all sections of this question must be completed. An incomplete response or answers such as ‘see résumé’ will not meet minimum application requirements.
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First Aid/CPR - Do you possess a valid first aid and CPR certificates? If you do not, are you willing to obtain these certificates within the first 6 months of employment?
I am willing to respond to physical and emotional emergencies (e.g. calm and soothe students who throw tantrums, are hitting or biting, and experiencing seizures)
I am willing to work with students who may bite, pinch, scratch, and slap employees.
I am willing to work where contact with bodily fluids may occur
I am willing to administer First Aid an CPR to students
I am willing to lift and position student in and out of wheelchairs, braces and/or orthopedic equipment
I am willing to clean bus or van areas (wiping seats, disposing of bodily fluids, vacuuming, etc..)
Before submitting your application, please make sure you have done the following: 1. Read the job description and understand the position you are applying for. 2. I meet the required experience and education requirements listed and have clearly stated my relevant experience and education on my application, including any proof of education required (this standard will be used to screen ALL applications received). 3. You have completed all sections of the application and answered all questions thoroughly.
TRANSPORTATION ATTENDANT
Open and Promotional
The established Eligibility List will remain in effect for one year.
The District has the right to limit the number of eligibles which can be reasonably used during the existence of the eligibility list. The provisions of this announcement do not constitute an expressed or implied contract and any provisions contained in this announcement may be modified or revoked without notice.
PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: www.lompocusd.org
An eligibility list is being established to fill future vacancies in this classification.
Application Process:
Applicants who successfully meet the employment standards outlined in the Required Qualifications in the job description and the supplemental questionnaire questions in the application will be invited to participate in the testing process.
Tentative Testing Schedule For This Recruitment:
Written Examination: May 27, 2026
Qualifications Appraisal Interviews (QAI's): June 11, 2026
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
Education And Experience:
In order to be considered for this position, applicants must provide detailed information on their application to demonstrate how they meet the employment standards (Minimum Qualifications for Education and Experience and Licenses and other Requirements) shown below:
Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school and one-year experience working with special needs children.
Licenses And Other Requirements
- CPR/First Aid Certificate.
- Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background.
- Clearance TB Clearance.
Under the direction of the Manager of Transportation, ride a school bus to provide safe and secure transportation for students with physical, medical, educational and emotional disabilities; assist school bus drivers in the loading, unloading and securing of disabled students.
- Assess potential emergency situations on the bus and within loading and unloading zones; undertake appropriate action to protect the well-being of passengers.
- Assist drivers with securing students and equipment with restraints, tie downs including wheelchairs and seat belts; ensure the safety and well-being of students.
- Assist special needs students during transport including safe loading and unloading from buses during both emergency situations and normal transport.
- Attend in-service meetings and trainings; receive and convey information to perform job functions.
- Instruct students on bus rules, regulations and maintaining safety.
- Monitor students to prevent distraction to the driver or injury to themselves or other students and passengers.
- Monitor students with special needs until released to teacher, instructional assistant, parent and guardian; ensure students’ safety.
- Prepare documentation including incident reports, passenger misconduct; provide written support and convey information.
- Report observations and incidents including discipline, inappropriate social behavior; communicate information to appropriate personnel.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school and one-year experience working with special needs children.
Licenses And Other Requirements
- CPR/First Aid Certificate.
- Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background.
- Clearance TB Clearance.
- Operation of mechanical lift, wheelchairs, seat belts, restraining harnesses and wheelchair clamping devices.
- Safe practices concerning school bus transportation.
- Problems and concerns of students with special needs.
- Basic record-keeping techniques.
- Applicable laws, rules and regulations.
- Health and safety regulations.
- Ride a school bus for children with special needs and assist school bus driver in maintaining discipline while bus is in operation assuring safety of students.
- Maintain proper records and documentation.
- Assist student loading, unloading and seating arrangements as required.
- Understand and relate to children with special needs.
- Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Lift students according to established guidelines.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Observe health and safety regulations.
- All sections of the application must be completed.
- Incomplete applications will be screened out.
- The section titled "Your Record of Experience" must demonstrate the type and years of experience required for this position.
- A resume will NOT be accepted in-lieu of a completed application.
- ALL correspondence will be done by email only. Please add Governmentjobs.com to your safe sender list as some emails go to junk and/or spam folders.
- All applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process for the position.
- The examination process may include one or more of the following: written, oral, and performance examination.
- Candidates must pass all parts of the examination process to be placed on the eligibility list. The final score will determine the candidate's rank on the eligibility list.
- A candidate in the top three ranks (including tie scores) on the eligibility list may be considered for hire; when there are multiple vacancies in the same job classification, additional ranks will be considered.
- Open and Promotional examinations are open to applicants inside and outside the Lompoc Unified School District. To qualify for the promotional examination, employees must have permanent status in the Lompoc Unified School District as a classified employee.
- Promotional Only examinations are open to current Lompoc Unified School District classified employees only. For employees to qualify for the promotional examination, they must have permanent status in the District as a classified employee.
- Dual Certification examinations are open to all applicants, including current Lompoc Unified School District employees and those from the general public. Dual Certification results are integrated into one eligibility list based on rank.
- Eligibility lists are generally valid for up to one (1) year. Lists may be exhausted prior to the original expiration date, or they may be extended with the approval of the Personnel Commission.
- If you require disability accommodation for any step of the application and selection process, please notify the Classified Human Resources office in writing by the final date of this recruitment (or as soon as possible for an open continuous recruitment).
- The Lompoc Unified School District reserves the right to limit the applicants in the second examination, the Qualifications Appraisal Interview, to a number which can be expected to be used during the life of the eligibility list.
- Veterans' Preference Points: This recruitment is eligible for veterans' preference points for qualifying veterans upon initial hire.
Employment Verification: In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the District must verify that all new employees, at the time of hire, have proof of their right to work in the United States.
Fingerprinting: State law requires that all employees be fingerprinted. AB 1610 prohibits employment until the Department of Justice completes its obligations regarding the arrest and conviction information.
Medical and Physical Requirements: Verification of freedom from tuberculosis will be required. A medical examination may be required of eligible candidates.
Anti-Discrimination Statement: The Lompoc Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying and sexual harassment based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, immigration status, marital status, parental status, family status, pregnancy status, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in all educational programs, school related or school-sponsored activities, school attendance or employment policies which may have an impact or create a hostile environment at school as required by Title IX of the 1972 Education amendments, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disability Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and other applicable laws and regulation. For questions or concerns regarding discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying or sexual harassment, please contact the District's Discrimination, Equity, and Title IX Compliance Officer: Assistant Superintendent Education Services, 1301 N. A ST, Lompoc CA 93436 (805)742-3300
Lompoc Unified School District offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including medical, dental, vision plans, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, long-term disability, cancer insurance, accident insurance, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
A fully paid District provided medical plan is provided for each full-time classified employee. A full-time employee who does not enroll in a medical plan will automatically be enrolled in the least expensive medical plan.
A less than full-time employee working at least four (4) hours or more a day may enroll District provided plans at a prorated rate.
Employees can choose to enroll and purchase dental, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, long-term disability, cancer insurance, and accident insurance.
District paid family and single-vision plans are offered to all employees regardless of full-time or part-time status.
01
Testing and Interview Dates Notice: Please note and save the following dates for testing and interviews. All communication regarding your application and/or status will be sent to the email address listed on your application. Please check your email regularly throughout the recruitment process as you will not receive communications by any other method. Tentative Written Exam: May 27, 2026 - Qualifications Appraisal Interview (QAI): June 11, 2026.
- I certify that I have read this notice and understand the instructions provided.
Which statement below best describes the highest level of education you have completed?
- High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent (GED)
- Associate degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- Professional degree
- Doctorate degree
Transportation Attendant - Do you have at least one-year experience working with special needs children?
- Yes
- No
Transportation Attendant - If you indicated having at least one-year experience working with special needs children in the previous question, please describe where and how you gained this experience, including: 1. Names of employers or volunteer experience, 2. Dates of employment or volunteer experience, 3. Duties performed, 4. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N/A." Note: For recruitment and screening purposes, all sections of this question must be completed. An incomplete response or answers such as ‘see résumé’ will not meet minimum application requirements.
05
First Aid/CPR - Do you possess a valid first aid and CPR certificates? If you do not, are you willing to obtain these certificates within the first 6 months of employment?
- Yes
- No
I am willing to respond to physical and emotional emergencies (e.g. calm and soothe students who throw tantrums, are hitting or biting, and experiencing seizures)
- Yes
- No
I am willing to work with students who may bite, pinch, scratch, and slap employees.
- Yes
- No
I am willing to work where contact with bodily fluids may occur
- Yes
- No
I am willing to administer First Aid an CPR to students
- Yes
- No
I am willing to lift and position student in and out of wheelchairs, braces and/or orthopedic equipment
- Yes
- No
I am willing to clean bus or van areas (wiping seats, disposing of bodily fluids, vacuuming, etc..)
- Yes
- No
Before submitting your application, please make sure you have done the following: 1. Read the job description and understand the position you are applying for. 2. I meet the required experience and education requirements listed and have clearly stated my relevant experience and education on my application, including any proof of education required (this standard will be used to screen ALL applications received). 3. You have completed all sections of the application and answered all questions thoroughly.
- I certify that I have read this notice and understand the instructions provided.
- Required Question