Job Description

Bus Monitor

Qualifications: Completed district employment application, Must pass a background check, High School Diploma or GED, CPR/First Aid Certificate required, must obtain within 6 months. To perform this job successfully, an employee must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Previous experience working with students and with special needs students preferred. Special knowledge, skills and abilities in reading and comprehending simple instructions, Applying common sense in carrying out detailed instructions; dealing with problems involving unusual student behavior, Ability to communicate clearly and concisely. Must be able to successfully complete performance responsibilities listed below. Any other qualifications as the School Board may find appropriate and/or acceptable.

Reports To: Transportation Director

Terms of Employment: 8 hours per day, 10 months. Hourly rate established by classified employee wage matrix.

Evaluation: To be performed in accordance with School Board Policy.

Job Goal: Assist school bus driver in maintaining discipline while bus is in operation; maintain proper records and documentation; assist student loading, unloading and seating arrangements as required.

Performance Responsibilities: (may include but not limited to the following): Assist the bus driver in maintaining discipline on school bus; monitor and assist students while bus is in operation, Consult with and assist bus driver in documentation of student information, record-keeping and completing route surveys, Assist driver in assuring seat belts, harnesses and wheel chair clamps are secured as required, Assist parents and school personnel with safe loading and unloading of students; coordinate seating of pre-kindergarten students as required by State Transportation Guidelines, Communicate with classroom aides, teachers, principals, and parents concerning student background, medical problems and behavior as appropriate, Maintain current knowledge of Emergency Evacuation procedures, Assist handicapped children on and off the bus and escort children across street upon return home; lift children as required; assure responsible adult meets students leaving the bus, Attend in-service meetings and training courses as assigned, Maintain regular attendance, Other duties assigned.

Knowledge and Abilities: Knowledge of safe practices concerning school bus transportation, Basic record-keeping techniques, Health and safety regulations, Ability to 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 current knowledge of Emergency Evacuation procedures, Maintain routine records, Observe health and safety regulations, Must be able to lift heavy objects (minimum 50 lbs.)

Physical Demands: Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking, Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing, Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations, Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching, Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull medium weights, up to 50 pounds, Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases.

An Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer: This employer does not knowingly discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or national origin.

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