Bus Monitor; Edinburg, TX

Bus Monitor Responsibilities

• Conduct daily child health observation to determine child health status or injuries for children boarding the bus.
• Obtain and secure child medications for proper pickup and delivery utilizing safe handling procedures and documenting such activities appropriately.
• Responsible for safety and supervision of children during transportation, including securing children in appropriate safety restraints prior to departure, monitoring them throughout transportation, securing “Red Bags,” and loading/unloading of children from the bus following Transportation policies and procedures.
• Assist Bus Driver during emergencies and evacuation drills and ensure the vehicle is maintained in a sanitary condition.
• Implement, monitor, and enforce bus rules during transportation, provide educational activities as part of school readiness, and provide feedback to teaching staff/coordinating staff regarding observed behaviors/development during bus activities.
• Act as a liaison between parents and center staff regarding center activities, child issues, and upcoming program events based on the PFCE Framework.
• Provide child engagement through activities such as singing, fingerplays, stories, and positive conversations based on the HSELOF.
• Ensure all children are properly released from the school bus to the parent, guardian, and/or designated person as documented in the child’s file.
• Provide short‑term relief (breaks) to classroom staff when supervised by a qualified teacher; coverage is contingent on prior training and qualifications.
• Provide interpretation services in the classroom while assisting with coverage, at home visits, and Parent/Teacher conferences.
• Assist in fulfilling staff/child ratios in classrooms, kitchen duties, or other areas of the center as assigned, when a staff member is absent; coverage requires prior training and qualifications.
• Assist the Bus Driver/Janitor in cleaning and maintaining the building and playground as needed.
• Transport and supervise children and parents during parent meetings, field trips, health clinic visits, and as assigned.
• Participate in trainings for serving children with disabilities or special needs (e.g., wheelchairs, special car seats, allergies) per child’s IEP and/or IFSP.
• Assist in ongoing recruitment plan activities, including recruitment of children with disabilities.
• Provide support or T/TA to other locations (centers) with some travel requirements.
• Attend all staff meetings and trainings and other program activities as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Be 18 years of age.
• High School Diploma or GED (dependent on each state’s childcare licensing requirements).
• A CDA credential is preferred and/or must enroll in the CDA for classroom coverage.
• Ability to work irregular and flexible hours.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred – both oral and written.
• Have dependable transportation to and from work.

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be considered to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position requires occasional pushing, handling boxes, bending, reaching, and standing for long hours.

• Required to stand, walk, sit, and bend.
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 30 lbs.
• Occasionally required to drive to training sites and/or if requested to do so for other tasks.
• Frequently exposed to moderate temperature generally encountered in a controlled temperature environment.
• Occasionally exposed to moderate to high noise levels.
• Required to ride in a school bus.
• Occasionally exposed to bumpy travel conditions.

• Phones and computer system.
• Fax/copy machine, laminator, calculator.
• Use first aid equipment and fire extinguisher.
• Usage of these items varies by position.

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