Bus Attendant

About the role

Overview: To transport CRCSD students for morning and afternoon routes including tie ins while managing appropriate student behavior.

Classification

Nine (9) month work agreement
Compensation in accordance with work agreement
Salary: Non-Exempt

Minimum Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Pass pre-employment and all subsequent agility tests
• Pass pre-employment and periodic background history checks
• Work well with others, including all personality types
• Effective problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of, or ability to navigate, Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Effectively manage student behavior
• Able to accept and implement coaching and training

Essential Duties

• Effectively and appropriately manage student behaviors
• Maintain a cooperative attitude and build rapport with students, peers, supervisors, parents, school personnel, and the community
• Use effective and professional verbal and written communication skills
• Present self in a professional manner including attire and being alert and attentive
• Successfully complete all required trainings, meetings, classes and professional development
• Work together as a team to keep interior and exterior of vehicle clean, safe and presentable
• Quickly and safely evacuate vehicle in case of an emergency
• Check student roster to ensure proper ridership
• Maintain current knowledge of all student requirements, such as medical protocols, IEP's, etc. and respond appropriately to events by following written protocols
• While students are exiting, check vehicle for remaining/lost students, items, etc.
• Properly secure students in required safety equipment and restraints (i.e. wheelchairs, harnesses, etc.)
• Safely assist non-ambulatory students into and out of the vehicle
• Accurately complete required paperwork and return to the appropriate personnel in a timely manner, including student behavior referrals, timecards, etc.
• Abside by federal law, state law, and district policies, procedures, and expectations
• Utilize technology when required
• Clean bus as designated by department procedures

Physical Demands

• Sitting, standing, and walking for extended periods of time
• Ascending and descending approximately 14" steps regularly
• Entering and exiting vehicles regularly
• Descend from back door of vehicle in emergencies onto uncertain surfaces
• Repeatedly lifting and carrying students or object(s) weighing up to 75 pounds for 100 or more feet
• Repeatedly pushing and pulling wheelchairs/objects(s) weighing up to 75 pounds for 100 or more feet
• Continuous use of hands, fingers, and wrists repetitively
• Using both hands and legs simultaneously
• Repeated stooping, bending, and kneeling
• Occasional pushing, pulling and maintaining balance
• Reach over head to approximately 72" height to open wheelchair lift door and operate lift mechanism
• Rapid mental/muscular coordination
• Verbal, auditory, and written capabilities to effectively communicate in an articulate manner
• Accurate depth perception
• Clarity of vision at varying distances to see small details
• Operate mobile motorized equipment

Hazards

• Possible contact with blood borne pathogens and/or bodily fluids
• Contact with chemicals used for cleaning buses