Bus Aide (Temporary/Permanent)

About the role

This position is posted to create a pool of candidates. Eligible Candidates will be contacted as positions become available.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Assists special needs students when boarding and exiting school buses, occasionally lifting them when necessary and/or operating mechanical lift apparatus.
• Safely stores crutches and other orthopedic aids.
• Observes students during their transportation and reacts promptly to behavioral and/or physical needs.
• Assists students during medical emergencies.
• Administers limited/specific medications per Individualized Education Plan (IEP) requirements.
• Maintains a clean bus and safety equipment.
• Serves as a liaison between students, parents, and school bus drivers.
• Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalency Certificate preferred.
• Less than one (1) year experience in dealing with special needs students preferred.
• Knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics including but not limited to:
• Exercise considerable patience and assist students with physical, cognitive, and behavioral disabilities during their transportation to and from school.
• Ability to assist students in wheelchairs by pushing/pulling of varying weights up to and including persons in excess of 200 lbs.
• Ability to work cooperatively with students and parents.
• Demonstrated knowledge in dealing with special needs students.
• Pass the annual Maryland State School Bus Attendant Physical Examination required.
• No criminal record or convictions of crimes of moral turpitude.

Licenses and Certifications

• Based on assignment, CPR Certification issued by American Heart Association, Inc (AHA) or American Red Cross authorized training centers preferred.
• Based on assignment, First Aid Certification issued by American Heart Association, Inc (AHA) or American Red Cross authorized training centers preferred.
• Upon hire, Bus Attendant Physical Exam (Annual) issued by Concentra Occupational Health required.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

• Standing: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Walking: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Sitting: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Using hands to handle or feel: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Pinching (fine motor skills): under 1/3 percent of the time
• Wrist deviation: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Pushing: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Pulling: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Reaching (with hands and/or arms): under 1/3 percent of the time
• Balancing: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Stooping: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Crawling: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Bending: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Twisting: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Squatting: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Talking: over 2/3 percent of the time
• Hearing: over 2/3 percent of the time
• Smelling: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Repetitive Motions: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: under 1/3 percent of the time

Job Information

• Approved Date: 4/1/2022
• Established Date: 11/1/2017
• Title Code: E41027
• Title: AIDE: BUS SUBSTITUTE TEMPORARY
• Alternate Title: Aide : Bus Substitute Temporary
• Reports to: Generic: Manager
• Reports to Specific: ORGANIZATION Division: Operations Business Unit: Transportation Department: Transportation Operations
• Negotiated Agreement: N/A
• HR JOB INFORMATION Unit: 0
• Days Worked: 181
• FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
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• Essential Job: Months Worked: 10
• Hours Worked: 7
• Job Family: Transportation Services
• Sub-Function: Bus/Van Drivers/Assistants