Bus Aide

Essential Job Functions

• Aids students with boarding and exiting the bus.
• Utilizes appropriate safety equipment.
• Supports driver in managing student behavior.
• Enforces individualized education plans (IEPs).
• Performs record-keeping as needed.
• Assists with field trips as required.
• Constructs, copies, and distributes educational materials.
• Participates in Individualized Education Program (IEP) processes.
• Maintains compliance with safety rules and regulations.

Additional Duties

• Supports guidance, pupil services staff, or building administration.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Equipment Use

• Standard office equipment (personal computers, copiers).
• Special needs safety and loading equipment.

Travel Requirements

• May travel between schools or between schools and central offices.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to follow instructions and perform arithmetic operations.
• Proficiency in using personal computers and software applications.
• Ability to work with diverse groups and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to establish supportive relationships with students and staff.
• Effective communication and writing skills.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Works in a bus environment.
• Provides behavior interventions and administers student restraint if necessary.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of college-level coursework or passing of examinations as required by the No Child Left Behind Act (as needed).
• Prior experience working with special needs children preferred.