Bus Monitor

Overview

The Roger Bacon Academy is an education management organization that manages multiple award-winning public charter schools in southeastern North Carolina, including Classical Charter Schools of Leland in Leland, NC.

Classical Charter Schools of Leland is a public charter school serving students grades K-8. We are always seeking outstanding applications for Bus Monitors.

• To teach the rules and techniques for effective expression and communication in the arts and sciences.
• To communicate, by these arts and sciences, our understandings of the universe and our role in it.
• To instill a love of learning and discovery justifying a lifelong dedication to health, truth, and virtue.
• Paramount for every job at every level on every campus is the fulfillment of this Mission.

• Purpose:
  
  The School Bus Monitor is responsible for monitoring the conduct of students on a school bus to maintain discipline and safety, following basic principles of early childhood development and establishing good relationships with the children, the bus driver, the parents and other staff.
• Directs loading of students to prevent congestion and unsafe conditions; assists children as needed with getting on and off the bus safely.
• Ensure children are in assigned seats, if applicable.
• Ensure children get off the bus at the correct stop and that they are released to the proper guardians.
• Rides the school bus to ensure students follow all bus rules, including prevention of altercations between students and damage to the bus.
• Maintains order on the bus.
• Pick up any trash left behind on the bus after each use; ensure bus is clean on the inside.
• Report any bus malfunctions or repairs needed.
• Participates in school bus safety drills.
• May disembark from school bus at railroad crossings and clear bus across tracks.
• Ensure that there are not any children left behind after the bus route is completed.
• Teach children how to maintain safety, such as putting their seat belts on or sit back and follow procedures.
• Other:
  School Bus Monitor is a non-exempt hourly paid position and is required to clock in and out to ensure accurate record keeping to comply with Department of Labor standards.
• Must have a reliable means of communication for quick response to the Office Manager and Headmaster to support effective school operations.

• The Bus Monitor will have the following experience and attributes:
• Prior experience working in early childhood educational settings a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for communication with children, bus driver, parents or other staff.
• Excellent communication skills: active listening, instruction, speaking.
• Excellent problem-solving and reasoning skills
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.