Monitor/Aide
Listed on 2026-06-21
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Transportation
Driver
Monitor/Aide
At First Student, Monitors/Aides ensure safe operation of routes, provide operational oversight, manage day‑to‑day operations, and assist drivers throughout routes.
Benefits- Tremendous career advancement opportunities due to a strong presence across North America
- Positive and rewarding work environment
- Know the route and remain alert to monitor the welfare of passengers while on the route
- Communicate behavior problems and conditions of various stops with the driver
- Assist in pre‑trip and post‑trip inspections of the bus
- Assist students in the loading and unloading process
- Cooperate and communicate with school personnel, students, and parents
- Attend all safety and training meetings
- Conduct emergency evacuation from the bus, including exit via emergency door
- Open and close service doors and move up and down steps multiple times daily
- Clean the inside of the bus
- Assist driver when necessary to safely direct the vehicle backwards
- Good verbal communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Early morning availability
- Judgment/problem‑solving skills
- Ability to manage high degrees of stress
In Washington state, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company‑owned vehicle, are considered safety‑sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug‑free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law.
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