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.