Bus Paraeducator

Bus Para educator

Fort Dodge Community School District School Transportation Department - Fort Dodge, Iowa

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Job : 4760632

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: May 09, 2025 1:09 PM (UTC)

Supervisor: Building Administrator

Contract Length: 190 days, or as assigned

Job Classification: Para educator

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Summary

Ride the bus in the morning and afternoon. Hours are 6:30 am to 8 am & 2:30 PM to 4 PM. Fill out appropriate Medicaid forms. Manage the children on the bus.

Compensation

• $14.67/hr (+$0.40 extra for 60+ college credit and $0.30 for Para Certification)
• All positions assigned 30 or more hours weekly (typically 6 hours daily) are eligible for a full benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance and paid leave.

Essential Functions

• Riding as an attendant on a special education bus.
• Providing safety and supervision on a bus route.
• Assist in implementing consistent behavior management strategies and procedures.
• Chart/graph student riding dates.
• Perform personal care duties for students with disabilities, as needed.
• Correctly position students with physical disabilities.
• Implement strategies to maintain/increase appropriate behavior and reduce inappropriate behavior.
• Supervise students in waiting areas and transfer points.
• Follow directions from teachers, drivers and administrators.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Maintain satisfactory and harmonious working relationships with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Attend work on a prompt and reliable basis.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to engage students with special needs.
• Ability to carry out duties cooperatively with others.
• Ability to follow health, safety, and emergency procedures.
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Works in standard office and school building environments.
• Ability to work outdoors during outdoor student activities.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Amount of Time: (1%-32%) Occasionally

(33%-65%) Frequently

(66%-100%) Constantly

Mobility - X Bend - X Talk - X Hear - X Operate Computer - X Stationary Position - X Balance - X Lift Up to 10 pounds - X Lift up to 50 pounds - X Manual Dexterity Tasks - X Reaching/Pushing/Pulling - X Sitting - X Carrying (25 feet) - X

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Amount of Time: (1%-32%) Occasionally

(33%-65%) Frequently

(66%-100%) Constantly

District Office Hours - X Indoors - X Weekends/Off Schedule - X Temperature Extremes - X

EEO Statement
Fort Dodge Community School District is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. It is the policy of the district not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status. If you have questions or grievances, contact Roger Porter, Director of School Safety and Security, , rporter. For civil rights inquiries, contact the Office for Civil Rights Midwestern Division, U.S. Department of Education Office, John

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Fort Dodge Community School District is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Position Type: Full-time

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• Kimberly Whitmore, Director of HR
• 109 N 25th Street
• Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
• Phone:
• Email: kwhitmore