BUS MONITOR

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and follow written or verbal instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively with others
• Ability to operate safety equipment and adaptive equipment
• Ability to manage student behavior
• Ability to work well with children with disabilities

Student Management

• Absorb and adapt to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs
• Instruct students on safe entering, exiting, and riding rules and regulations
• Communicate with teachers and parents regarding student behavior while on bus
• Manage student behavior and report student discipline problems in a timely manner to appropriate administrator

Major Responsibilities and Duties

• Aid students on and off the bus according to their individual needs including lifting and carrying students with disabilities
• Supervise students as they board and exit the bus and cross the street following established safety procedures
• Escort students into the building and deliver to their assigned destination
• Learn and adapt to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs
• Operate equipment according to established safety procedures
• Make sure seat belts, harnesses, or car seats are used correctly and help students use safety devises when needed
• Follow emergency procedures including evacuation of students as needed and assist driver to administer first aid, if necessary
• Follow established procedures and techniques to perform job duties including lifting and assisting students
• Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures
• Become familiar with and follow procedures established by transportation and special education offices
• Aid driver keeping bus clean and performing pre- and post-trip inspections

Routes And Schedules

• Complete and maintain accurate, updated, and timely records and reports including route sheet and daily non-notification forms

Safety

• Operate equipment according to established safety procedures
• Follow emergency procedures including evacuation of students as needed and assist driver to administer first aid, if necessary
• Follow established procedures and techniques to perform job duties including lifting and assisting students
• Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors

• Posture: Frequent standing and sitting; kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
• Motion: Frequent walking and reaching
• Lifting: Frequent heavy lifting (45 pounds or over) and positioning of students with physical disabilities, controlling behavior through physical restraint, assisting nonambulatory students, and lifting and moving adaptive equipment
• Environment: Work inside and outside (exposure to sun, heat, cold, and inclement weather); exposure to noise and vehicle fumes; exposure to biological hazards (bacteria, communicable diseases); work around vehicles and machinery with moving parts; may work irregular or prolonged hours

Mental Demands

• Work with frequent interruptions
• Maintain emotional control under stress

Pay

The salary for the above position will be based on the salary schedule currently in effect by Policy and Administrative Regulations. Starting: $13.15 Pay will be commensurate with experience.