Bus Monitor Support Staff; Anticipated

Bus Monitor (.8571), Permanent Support Staff (Anticipated)

Council Rock School District Transportation Office - Newtown, Pennsylvania Open in Google Maps

Job : 5912256

Final date to receive applications: Sep 16, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Sep 02, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Position:
Bus Monitor, Permanent Support Staff (Anticipated)

Schedule:

If a .8571 (6 hours a day, benefit eligible)

Position Summary:

Bus Monitors provide assistance, supervision, and ensure a safe environment for students traveling to or from school on district provided transportation. Additionally, bus monitors establish a positive rapport with students and staff throughout the school community.

• 1. Travel on school provided transportation vehicles in order to provide supervision for students traveling to and from school each.
• 2. Adhere to and enforce applicable discipline policies and procedures, and monitor student behavior to ensure a safe ride for all students.
• 3. Report to appropriate administrator issues that may arise with students during the transport or during on and off boarding.
• 4. Monitor student behavior and report issues and problems in a timely manner to appropriate administrator.
• 5. Maintain confidentiality of sensitive student and district matters.
• 6. Assist students with physical disabilities (i.e. maneuvering wheelchair, lifting, etc.) during the transport and during on and off boarding of the vehicle.
• 7. Perform other duties related to the position, which may be assigned by the supervising principal.

WORK 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.

• 1. The noise level in the work environment varies from moderate to occasionally loud in large group settings.
• 2. Workplace demands are often very high; job performance often requires continuous on task behavior in order to perform all job responsibilities.
• 3. Workplace activity may often seem chaotic - many stimuli may simultaneously demand the employee’s attention; e.g. students asking for assistance simultaneously, providing support and supervision to a number of students simultaneously.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
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.

• 1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, talk and hear.
• 2. The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms.
• 3. The employee may be required to lift objects/students from the floor or waist to the waist or above the shoulders.
• 4. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision of regular sized text and color vision.
• 5. Specific hearing abilities required by this job include perceiving normal oral conversation in person, over a public address system, and on the telephone with little to moderate background noise.
• 6. The employee is required to have the ability to verbally and physically de-escalate student behavior using the approved techniques (this includes physical restraint).

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable…