Bus Monitor

SUMMARY

To assist in providing safe transportation of students to and from designated locations.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Other duties may be assigned.

• Follows instructions from the school bus driver pertaining to daily procedures and help as needed.
• Assists in the loading and unloading of passengers as directed by the driver. This may involve leaving the bus to operate the lift and/or staying on the bus to secure or release wheelchairs.
• Securing wheelchairs properly to meet safety standards and check security of all straps and wheelchair trays.
• Check on riders and watch them during transport.
• Assist in putting preschoolers in booster seats and getting them properly secured.
• Assist in the supervision of students at bus stops and before departing school and while traveling to and from school.
• Help with fueling and routine bus maintenance like checking fluids.
• Help keep the bus clean inside and outside. This will include attending to spills and cleaning of body fluids as necessary.
• Participate in in-service programs related to district policies and procedures, first aid, safety, emergency procedures and other subjects.
• Assist driver in backing the bus or turning the bus around as needed.
• Perform related and other duties as assigned that are a logical part of this position.
• Maintains professional appearance.
• Ensures own regular and prompt attendance.
• Effectively completes regular and other job performance criteria as assigned.
• Promotes good public relations for the school district and community.
• Remains free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the Corporation.
• Performs such other tasks and assumes such other duties and responsibilities as the Superintendent may assign.

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 individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to read a limited number of two and three syllable words and to recognized similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.

Need to be able to work and communicate well with the driver and students. Must be able to discuss situations as they arise on and off the bus. Is polite and courteous to parents and other school personnel.

Be willing to work toward obtaining a CDL with appropriate endorsements for the transport of students. Possess a willingness to learn the assigned bus route and operate the two-way radio as needed.

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Ability to work in a friendly manner with co-workers and students. Ability to read and understand maps. Ability to pass State Skill Test, State Written Test, Department of Transportation physical. Ability to physically manage students and equipment. Be able to observe unusual student behavior and advise supervisor. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.

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 sit and occasionally required to walk or stand. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk while performing the duties of this job. The employee frequently will reach above the head and forward. The employee frequently uses hand strength to grasp equipment or students.

Essentially the employee must be able to drive. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and push or pull up to 90 pounds such as student or students in wheelchairs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and depth perception and peripheral vision. The employee is required to ride a school bus in all types of weather from cold to hot and wet to dry.

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.

While performing the duties of this job,…