Bus Monitor, Transportation Department, .FTE

Bus Monitor (26/27) – Transportation Department (.625 FTE)

Starting Date: Aug 17, 2026

Job Title: Bus Monitor
Pay Grade: ESP Salary Schedule
Job Family: Student Support
FLSA Status: Non‑exempt
Department: Transportation
Prepared Date: December 17, 2013 (Rev. 09/29/23)
Typical Work Year: 9 months

Assist the bus driver in managing student conduct and ensuring passenger safety during daily routes, and support students’ transportation needs.

• Assist the bus driver in maintaining safe student conduct by monitoring behavior, providing a positive tone, and redirecting inappropriate behavior.
• Help students load and unload the bus, including wheelchairs, strollers, and other passengers, and maneuver items onto ramps, curbs, and inside buildings.
• Coordinate with school staff and Student Support Services when working with students holding Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) or 504 plans to address transportation needs.
• Secure passengers’ wheelchairs, strollers, etc., and fasten all protective safety devices, car seats, lap belts, and T‑straps.
• Maintain the emergency card book for passengers.
• Complete and submit required paperwork while ensuring confidentiality of student information; provide written documentation for violations of the student code.
• Assist driver with emergency evacuation plans and drills; attend training and required meetings.
• Provide first aid, including CPR, during emergency situations or mechanical failures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

High school diploma or equivalent.

None required; experience working with children preferred.

CPR and First Aid training preferred at hire; required within two months after hire.
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training required within three months of hire.

• Communicate effectively in written and oral form using positive interpersonal skills.
• Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job.
• Manage multiple priorities.
• Promote and follow Board of Education policies, Superintendent policies, and department procedures.
• Work with students from diverse backgrounds and abilities.
• Utilize non‑violent and physical intervention techniques.
• Apply first-aide skills.

Operating knowledge with wheelchair lifts required within two weeks of hire.
Operating knowledge of protective safety devices, car seats, lap belts, and T‑straps required within one month of hire.

Durango School District is an equal‑opportunity educational institution and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability or need for special education services in admissions, access to treatment, or employment in educational programs or activities which it operates, or any other applicable status protected by federal, state or local law.

For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures, contact Laura Galido, Compliance Officer, Durango School District, 281 Sawyer Drive, Durango, CO 81303, , lgalido.

Full Time

$22.40 to $23.56 per hour