Substitute - Bus Assistant

Substitute – Bus Assistant ()

Position Type:
Transportation / Substitutes
Date Posted: 7/1/2025

Location:

Transportation
Closing Date: 06/30/2026

2025-26 Substitute Bus Assistant Rate: $20.10 per hour

• Assist special education students in boarding and departing from the bus; secure them and their equipment.
• Maintain rapport with students and parents; observe students for seizures, disruptive behavior, hygiene, medical conditions; maintain confidentiality.
• Work with the bus driver to respond to medical, behavioral, physical, accident, and evacuation emergencies.
• Operate lifts, wheelchairs, tie‑downs, harnesses, and emergency ramps.
• Assist in cleaning and sanitizing the bus; apply cleaning compounds as needed.
• Create a positive atmosphere for students.
• Maintain current knowledge and skills in the field of special‑needs students, equipment, and emergency procedures.
• Assist new and substitute drivers in locating routes and student locations.
• Assist driver in various functions as requested.
• May serve on district committees and/or departmental work teams; model appropriate behavior.
• Perform related duties consistent with the scope and intent of the position.

Reports to the Director of Transportation; works closely with assigned bus driver.

Requires prioritization of responses; may encounter distraught or difficult students; must adhere to inflexible schedule deadlines.

Requires prolonged sitting; lifting, moving, and carrying equipment; exposure to bodily fluids; diesel fumes; weather; extended bus confinement; potential biting or outbursts; noise; equipment hazards; crouching, bending, pushing, pulling; personal hygiene tasks.

• Education, training, skills and experience to carry out assignment; experience with special needs students preferred.
• Skill in oral communication.
• Knowledge of district streets, highways and boundaries.
• Ability to diffuse situations and resolve conflicts.
• Skill in managing concurrent situations and problems.
• Skill in dealing with crisis situations.
• Ability to deal with students warmly and confidently.
• Ability to remain flexible to changes.
• Ability to coordinate student needs with parents and district staff.
• Ability to work with special education students individually or in groups.
• Knowledge of various disabilities.
• Ability to operate special needs equipment such as wheelchairs, lifts, harnesses and restraints.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, parents and students.
• Must pass fingerprinting and background check; complete infection control training; hepatitis‑B immunization; valid CPR and first aid certification required.

Includes wages, insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, paid holidays and other compensation as per district policies.

Bethel School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, homelessness, immigration or citizenship status, disability, neurodivergence, the use of a trained dog guide or service animal, age, or honorably discharged veteran or military status. Employees may contact the Civil Rights Compliance / Gender‑Inclusive Schools Coordinator, Title‑IX Coordinator, or 504 Coordinator for concerns.