Bus Monitor

Burke County Schools Public School Transportation Department – Morganton, North Carolina

• Job
• Final date to receive applications:
  Feb 01, 2027 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
• Re-Posted:
  Jun 03, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date:
  Aug 25, 2025

$15.00 per hour, 4-6 hours per day.

Ride a school bus on assigned route(s) to provide safe and efficient transportation for students while maintaining good relations with parents/guardians and school personnel.

• Lifts and carries students with disabilities on and off the bus according to their individual needs.
• Supervises student(s) as they board and leave the bus and cross streets.
• Takes children into the building and helps them find their way.
• Learns and adapts to each student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• Manages student behavior and reports student discipline problems to the appropriate administrator.
• Becomes familiar with all routes to and from the school campus to be of assistance to the driver.
• Supervises use of seat belts, harnesses, or car seats by students.
• Follows emergency procedures and helps driver administer first aid if necessary.
• Operates equipment according to established safety procedures.
• Follows established procedures and techniques to perform job duties including lifting, assisting students, etc.
• Becomes familiar with and follows procedures established by transportation and special education offices.
• Helps the driver keep the bus clean.
• Assumes responsibility for performing the personal care required under the I.E.P. during the pick-up, transporting, and unloading of students.
• Maintains regular attendance.
• Performs other related work as required.

• Be physically able to operate a school bus, including rapid braking, steering, and emergency exit within 20 seconds.
• Be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 25 pounds frequently, or up to 10 pounds constantly.
• Have ability to read correspondence, reports, instructions, etc.
• Possess strong verbal communication skills; express poise, voice control, and confidence.
• Apply common sense to carry out written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions.
• Coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately while operating a school bus.
• Recognize standard traffic signal colors (red, green, amber).
• Have sufficient hearing to distinguish warning sounds such as horns, screeching tires, sirens, grade‑crossing alarms, and train whistles.

• Considerable knowledge of safe and efficient practices and procedures for operating a school bus.
• Knowledge of traffic laws and school bus regulations.
• Knowledge of safety regulations and standards for school buses.
• General knowledge of Transportation Department instructions.
• Ability to physically inspect the bus per Department instructions.
• Ability to detect and report observable mechanical defects or failures on the school bus.
• Ability to maintain discipline of students assigned to ride the school bus.
• Ability to maintain a clean school bus.
• Ability to complete required reports.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and initiative in applying standards to a variety of work situations.
• Ability to exercise tact and courtesy with parents/guardians, students, and school personnel.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as needed.

Principal or Assistant Principal

Non‑Exempt

Part‑Time

$15 Per Hour

• High School/Trade School degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.

• Daniel Wall, Director of Transportation
• Burke County Public School Transportation Department
• Phone: 828‑437‑4770
• Email: dwall.nc.us