Bus Chaperone - Multiple Openings

Description

Multiple positions available for part-time chaperones, working mornings and afternoons, Monday through Friday during the school term.

Chaperone Job Summary

Supervises and assists students in transit or crossing streets. Moves or assists in moving students whose mobility is impaired by their special needs. Facilitates the loading and unloading process, including assisting with wheelchair students and securing wheelchairs. Assists students into car seats and booster seats, buckling seatbelts as needed. Monitors and assists students to ensure comfort, safety and orderly conduct on bus. Demonstrates and role models positive, safe and responsible behavior.

Chaperone Qualifications

• A high school graduate or hold GED.
• Preferred individuals available to work mornings and afternoons.
• Enjoy working with children.
• Demonstrates and role models positive, safe and responsible behavior.
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency working with a culturally, ethnically, racially and socioeconomically diverse school community is preferred.

Chaperone Physical Requirements

• Climbing on and off bus, bending and squatting to assist students as needed, sitting for extended periods.
• Capable of assisting, moving or dragging students in case of an emergency (ranging in weight from small child to full adult).
• Exposure to elements, road dust, occasional fuel and exhaust fumes.

Responsibilities

To the Coordinator of Transportation.

Compensation / Benefits

• According to contractual agreement (based on 2025-27 contract).
• Chaperones/Crossing Guards: $20.15 - 21.82 hourly.
• All employees eligible for retirement plan; positions of 23 or more hours per week eligible for health, dental, life and long-term disability insurance plans.
• If benefit eligible, benefits are available to new employees effective the first day of active employment.
• Benefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, long term disability insurance, sick-leave, state pension plan, tax-deferred retirement savings account, and flexible spending account.
• Some employee groups also receive vacation, holidays or personal leave.
• Benefit information is available at Employee Benefits - Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196.

About the Role

District 196 is a Minnesota public school district of choice, serving more than 29,000 students and 160,000 residents in the cities of Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan, Burnsville, Coates, Empire, Inver Grove Heights and Lakeville, and Vermillion Township. District 196 is the third largest school district in Minnesota and among the largest employers in Dakota County, with more than 4,000 full- and part-time employees. District 196 has been named to Forbes' list of America's Best-in-State Employers multiple times based on a survey asking employees to rate their employers and how likely they would be to recommend them to others.

Qualifications

The district is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As required by Title IX and other state and federal nondiscrimination laws, District 196 does not discriminate in employment or in any of its education programs and activities, including vocational opportunities, on the basis of sex, race, religion, color, creed, national origin, marital status, familial status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, age or genetic information. District 196 provides equal access to designated youth groups. The Director of Human Resources, Joel Milteer (651-423-7859 - joel.milteer@district196.org) is the designated Title IX Coordinator and has also been designated to respond to employment-related inquiries regarding the district's non-discrimination policies. The Director of Elementary Education, Jeremy Sorenson (651-423-7782 - jeremy.sorenson@district196.org) and the Director of Secondary Education, Eric Hansen (651-423-7712 - eric.hansen@district196.org) have been designated to respond to student-related inquiries regarding the district's non-discrimination policies. The Director of Special Education, Janet Fimmen (651-423-7629 - janet.fimmen@district196.org) has been designated to respond to inquiries concerning the rights of a student with a disability. The mailing address for all directors is 3455 153rd Street W, Rosemount, MN 55068. Title IX inquiries may also be referred to the Assistant Secretary of the US Office for Civil Rights (OCR).