Bus Transportation Aide - Substitute/Limited Term

Essential Functions

• Affords assistance to students with disabilities and other passengers (e.g., loading and unloading students safely from buses during normal transport and emergency situations; providing behavior support for student bus passengers; cleaning up after students as needed, etc.) for the purpose of providing safe transportation for students.
• Safeguards proper bus behavior and emergency procedures for the purpose of enforcing rules/regulations and maintaining student safety and wellbeing.
• Aids students in wheelchairs by loading and securing chairs before departure and assists the Bus Driver to ensure students are safely fastened into their seats; secures seat belts, harnesses, tie downs and various adaptive and assistive devices; de-escalates aggressive student behavior.
• Maintains routine records and reports related to student behavior and assigned activities (e.g., incident reports, passenger misconduct, etc.) for the purpose of documenting activities, providing written reference, conveying information, and/or complying with established guidelines.
• Maintains supervision of students with disabilities until released to teacher, instructional assistant, parent, etc. (e.g., providing necessary physical assistance, dialogue, reassurance, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the safe transportation of all students.
• Determines appropriate action in potential or real medical emergencies according to established guidelines; administers first aid to passengers as needed.
• Facilitates activities on assigned bus (e.g., games, book reading, group conversation, etc.) for the purpose of supporting positive student behavior and learning.

Job Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications: Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
• SKILLS: Adhering to safety practices; preparing and maintaining accurate records; operating equipment used in transporting special needs students; administering first aid when required.
• KNOWLEDGE: Basic math; understanding written procedures, writing routine documents, speaking clearly; solving practical problems.
• ABILITY: Using basic, job-related equipment; working with a diversity of individuals; working with similar types of data; utilizing specific, job-related equipment.