Bus Aide (Special Education

Bus Aide (Special Education)

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Starting Date:
Immediately

Position Type:
Part-Time

Salary: $17.93 Per Hour

Job Categories:
Support Staff >
Supervisory Aide

Job Categories:
Support Staff >
Transportation

Muscatine Schools is hiring a Special Ed Bus Aide. Will work with special education students and will also assist with general supervision of students to provide overall support. May be asked to assist with other tasks, as needed.

Bus Aides are paid on an hourly basis. The rate of pay for these positions is $17.93/hour.

New hires will be required to complete a background check and onboarding/training session with The Department of Human Resources. Call the MCSD Department of Human Resources with any questions/concerns regarding the application process at .

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
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• Qualified candidates will hold a high school diploma or GED
• Bilingual preferred or highly desirable.
• The employee must have the physical capacity to assist the physically challenged student including lifting the student as required

LOCATION: Transportation

Knowledge skills and abilities required to carry out the job satisfactorily:

• Excellent communication skills both oral and written
• Computer proficient in skill level appropriate software
• Experience working with challenged students
• Self-starter and able to help student become more self-sufficient and/or successful in classes
• Physically able to help students
• Comfortability assisting with student's equipment including but not limited to the computer, wheel chair, health, mobilizer, immobilizer

• Regular attendance to ensure consistency with students

• Building and school bus safety procedures
• Building and school alarm systems

• Must genuinely like children and enjoy working with young people
• Must not get upset by occasional bad language, threat of physical violence or personal habits of student
• Possess patience so as not get easily discouraged
• Willingness to assume responsibility
• Help students to become one of the class
• Human relations skills and good interpersonal skills
• Confidentiality of all information is critical
• Ability to work well with others

AMERICAN DISABILITY ACT STATEMENT:

The information contained in this job description is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle and/or feel objects, tools or controls; talk and hear. The employee frequently must squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and forward 0 to 24 inches and on occasion up to 36 inches. The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp items.

The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 0 to 12 feet and occasionally up to 20 feet, such as tables, desks, chairs, and boxes. The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as tables and carts.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus while supervising students and working with computers, written materials, reports, data, etc.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT
:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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