Bus Aide - Substitute

Bus Aide
- Substitute

Joplin R 8 School District TRANSPORTATION
- Joplin, Missouri Open in Google Maps

Job : 4651196

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Jul 20, 2024 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Jul 1, 2024

Position

Substitute Bus Aide

Supervisory

No

Term

9 months

Reports To

Director of Transportation

Classification

Classified

Code

..3.000

Location

District Wide

Job Code

1129

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Summary:

Bus Aides support the needs of the students while boarding, riding, and de-boarding the bus. The Bus Aide will assist the driver of the bus with day-to-day responsibilities of care and welfare of the bus.

General Expectations:

• Supports the mission of Joplin Schools.
• Supports the value of education.
• Become familiar with, enforce, and follow all applicable Board policies and regulations, administrative procedures, other directions given by district administrators and supervisors, and state and federal laws.
• Properly supervise students at all times, if applicable to essential job functions.
• Obey all safety rules, including rules protecting the safety and welfare of students.
• Care for, properly use, and protect school property.
• Maintain courteous and professional relationships with students, parents/guardians, other district employees and the public.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors, department staff, all members of the school district, and community as required.
• Provides excellence in customer service both internally and externally.
• Complies with privacy rights and safeguards confidential and/or sensitive information pertaining to staff and students.
• Reacts to change productively and receive and transmit constructive criticism as it relates to job duties.
• Actively participate in professional development and obtain skills and information necessary to effectively perform job duties.
• Conduct all official business in a professional and timely manner, utilizing district technology resources.
• Arrive to work and leave work at the time specified by supervisors and attend all required meetings pertinent to the position.
• Maintains accurate records and filing systems for accountability and audit purposes as required by law and Board policy.
• Solve practical problems utilizing math functions as needed to complete job duties.
• Read and interpret documents such as work orders, safety rules, and handbooks and apply to job duties.

Essential Functions:

• Teach, monitor, and supervise safe bus practices to ensure student safety
• Know, understand, and implement specific safety accommodations for students with disabilities, such as those documented in an IEP, Section 504 plan, etc.
• Assist the bus driver with day-to-day responsibilities of care and welfare of the bus
• Assist with student-related documentation
• Effectively communicate with school personnel regarding any student-related issues
• Attend required meetings pertinent to the position
• Achieve and maintain prescribed certifications per job requirements through training as provided by the District
• Exhibit through performance, an understanding of effective behavior management
• Maintains records and submits reports in a timely fashion
• Able to follow prescribed procedures for body fluid and waste clean-up as needed
• Assist the Driver with maintaining a clean and healthy environment on the bus
• Effectively act as a liaison between the family of the student and the District
• Exhibits cooperative and courteous behavior when interacting with parents, other District employees, and community members
• Carry out all other duties as assigned

Physical Demands:

• Occasionally lift 50 pounds
• Sit for long periods of time on a school bus
• Frequently walk up and down stairs and isle of bus while assisting students
• Frequently walk on a variety of ground surfaces, including, but not limited to, paved, gravel, grass, or dirt
• Frequently bend and twist the torso and neck
• Frequently squat or kneel to the ground
• Frequently use repetitive arm, wrist and hand movements
• Use close, distance and peripheral vision as well as depth perception

Attendance:

Regular and consistent attendance is an essential function of this position.

The work conditions and environment described…