Position Areas
Non-Instructional Support
Description
Position Summary:
To assist the Bus Driver with students on the bus.
Essential Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Arrive at the transportation center at least 10 minutes before route departure time
- Assist the driver, as directed, in safely operating the bus on its assigned route
- Provide student behavioral support if needed
- Physically assist students on and off the bus as needed
- Assist with evacuation drills
- Monitor and manage student behavior
- Follow the discipline policies and procedures established by the transportation department
- Accurately check the roster on their route each day
- Monitor the safe loading/unloading and seating of their students
- Treat passengers in a positive and courteous manner
- Follow the policy of not discussing any children or bus situation that involves the children
- Assist in maintaining a clean bus
- Properly operate wheelchair lift/tie downs
- Participate in training provided by the Transportation Department as needed
- Assist any student on their route with special needs
- Perform daily the required walk-through of checking for sleeping students, lost items, litter, vandalism, or other unforeseen problems
- Work any route or activity trip assigned by the Director of Transportation
- Complete and keep the Route Survey and Seating Chart current
- Adhere to all district policies
- Perform other related tasks as assigned by the Director of Transportation and other central office administrators as designated by the Superintendent
Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task and responsibility.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to appropriately use school bus lifts, seat belts, and doors
- Ability to learn and upgrade job skills to meet changing demands of the position
- Ability to react well under pressure, handle and balance multiple demands at one time, work with frequent interruptions, and perform duties and tasks at expected levels of professionalism
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
- Ability to use independent judgment and demonstrate initiative
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work
- Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students and others
Qualifications:
- Successful completion of all background checks
Contract Days: 178
Salary: Bus Aide Salary Schedule