Hourly Rate:              $15.70

Salary Band/Grade:  A11

Term:                         9.25 months Part-time (20 - 29 hours per week)
FSLA:                          Non-Exempt
Benefits:                     None

 

 

 

Position

Bus aides are assigned to special education bus routes to assist the school bus driver and students while they are being transported to and from school; to ensure their safe transportation and to provide assistance when entering and exiting the school bus; and to provide assistance with student health care.

 

Qualifications

• High School education or equivalent preferred
• Ability and willingness to be trained in CPR and First Aid (training provided)
• Ability and willingness to be trained to assist with students who are medically fragile and have special medical needs
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written) with students, parents, teachers and district personnel at all levels
• Ability to meet time schedules
• Ability to work varying route assignments
• Physical ability to pull, push, reach, bend and walk
• Successfully pass the bus aide agility test
• Ability to work both AM & PM bus routes every weekday. This is a split-shift position

 

Essential Duties   

• Assist school bus driver while the bus is in operation and with emergencies and with bus evacuations
• Assist the school bus driver special education students to provide for special needs during transport to include safe loading and unloading from buses during normal and emergency transport
• Instruct special education students and/or other passengers in the rules and regulations to maintain safety on the school bus
• Monitor students on and/or around the buses to ensure the safety and welfare of the students
• Assist in the implementation of strategies to manage student behavior
• Report observations and incidents (i.e. discipline, accidents, inappropriate social behavior, etc) and communicate information to appropriate district personnel
• Secure students with safety equipment (i.e. safety vest, seat belts, wheelchairs and tie downs, car seats, etc) to ensure the safety and welfare of students
• Assist bus drivers in school bus post-trip checks; assist relief drivers with routines and route destinations
• Complete all required paperwork; attend all required meetings
• Perform other related duties, as assigned, to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit
• Regular and on-time attendance required

 

Marginal Duties

• Assist other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities

 

Supervision

Supervisor, Transportation

 

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ORGANIZATION: The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex or gender, sexual orientation, disability, age or marital status.