School Bus Assistant​/Monitor at B&G Transportation Inc Hobbs, NM

School Bus Assistant / Monitor job at B&G Transportation Inc. Hobbs, NM.

Job Description

Salary: $12 Hourly

Job Title:

School Bus Assistant / Monitor

Position Description

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions consistently and to the satisfaction of the employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified disabled individuals. This job description is not an exhaustive list, as employees may be required to perform duties not specifically designated within this document, at the employer's discretion. B&G Transportation, Inc.

reserves the right to modify or interpret this job description as needed.

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Reports to: Appropriate Supervisor or Designee

Supervises: Appropriate Staff as required

JOB SUMMARY

The purpose of this position is to assist Special Education Bus Drivers with the transportation of students to and from various school bus stops, extracurricular activities, planned events, and school facilities.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Maintains optimum safety on board school bus with heightened awareness of driving conditions and surroundings, and in observance of established safety precautions and driving procedures.
• Assists students on and off school bus;
  Buckles seat belts; renders sensitive assistance to riders with special needs;
  Facilitates the safety of all passengers.
• Assists bus operators with wheelchair tie downs and
• Attends to the needs of special needs students during transportation, e.g., oxygen tasks, tubing, wheelchairs, and braces.
• Identifies and responds to health emergencies and provide life sustaining procedures as needed.
  
  Assists the bus operator with the route and student
• Instructs children in safety precautions and practices;
  Assists with conducting emergency evacuation drills with students on buses.
• Maintains discipline on the bus;
  Assists with reporting tasks of unruly behavior to school administrator.
• Signals children when to cross street or highway and assures that children are safely across before departure of bus.
• Assists in maintaining school bus cleanliness and
• Assists with the preparation of daily logs and reports of transportation
• Gathers property left behind and handles
• Performs other duties as

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma, GED, or other
• A demonstrated ability to perform physical and mental requirements of the work and all applicable certifications.
• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Must be able to possess and maintain a current First Aid
• Must be able to possess and maintain a current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Requires the ability to display knowledge of occupational hazards and standard safety
• Requires the ability to display knowledge of District School Board policies and
• Requires the ability to display knowledge of record keeping principles and
• Requires the ability to display knowledge of safety principles, practices, and equipment related to the work.
• Requires the ability to display knowledge of First Aid and CPR
• Requires the ability to display knowledge of techniques for dealing with children, parents, and a variety of situations that may arise in the transporting of school
• Requires the ability to display knowledge of various medical and mechanical equipment used by disabled students.
• Requires the ability to use of a two-way
• Requires the ability to read and understand road
• Requires the ability to maintain order and discipline on a school bus with a capacity of 16 or more students.
• Requires the ability to display knowledge of operation of special needs bus
• Requires the ability to think clearly and taking effective action in emergency
• Requires the ability to make sound decisions under
• Requires the ability to control students, give orders, and gain
• Requires the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with parents and with those contacted in the course of the work.
• Requires the ability to coordinate with school and professional staff regarding the specialized needs of each student in their care.
• Requires the ability to deal effectively with disabled and/or special needs individuals and others needing special assistance.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the essential functions of this job the employee is regularly required to travel on a school bus or other vehicle, assist special needs and/or disabled students in loading and unloading, lift and or move up to 25 pounds, read printed materials, and communicate in person and over a radio. The work also requires the following physical abilities to perform the essential job functions: climbing, balancing, crouching, grasping, handling, hearing, mental acuity, speaking, standing, talking, visual acuity, and walking.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Employees in this position work in a safe and secure work environment that may periodically have unpredictable requirements or…