Bus Assistant

Job Summary

About the role

The position is responsible for the safety and care of all students, including those with significant disabilities, special needs, or the very young, while on a school bus.

Responsibilities

• Help students to safely board the bus.
• Safely secures students in safety harness, car seats, or wheelchairs, when required.
• Ensures special equipment, such as car seats and wheelchairs, are properly and safely secured to the bus.
• Operates wheelchair lift and any other specialized equipment.
• Maintains awareness of students with feeding tubes, tracheotomies, oxygen, and other unique medical needs to ensure they are secure and functioning properly.
• Reports any unusual or changed behavior to the driver, school staff, and/or parents.
• Ensures early childhood, PEEP, and kindergarten students are released to an authorized person.
• Adapts to different disabilities and/or special needs such as autism, ED, DD, and LD etc.
• Aids drivers in properly and safely evacuating special need students.
• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Certified in first aid and CPR or ability to obtain certification.
• Ability to maintain student discipline and ensure student behavior does not distract the driver.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Positive interaction with unique students, parents, and faculty.
• Ability to learn various special education categories.
• Valid Virginia driver's license.

Qualifications

• Must be able to learn about and adapt to different disabilities and/or special needs such as autism, ED, DD, and LD etc.

Skills

• Ability to learn various special education categories.

Benefits

• N/A

Pay

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Schedule

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Additional Information

To view the full job description, visit https://www.nnschools.org/hr/jobs/descriptions/Bus_Assistant.pdf.