Direct Hire School Bus Chaperone (Multiple Assignment) 3678 (6) - Oro Valley

Essential Duties

• Ensure students are safely seated throughout bus route
• Maintain appropriate student behavior
• Work with parents and staff regarding specific methods of assistance
• Individual positions may be responsible for some or all of the listed duties and/or other related duties

Knowledge Of

• Policies, procedures, and programs of the immediate work unit
• Principles and practices of administration and management
• Agency or program rules, regulations, and operating procedures
• Bus evacuation procedures

Skilled In

• Proper lifting procedures
• Working with sensory impaired children
• Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in a word related document

Ability To

• Communicate information and ideas effectively so others will understand
• Lift non-ambulatory students and equipment

Special Conditions/Requirements

• Must be able to pass FBI and State background check
• Positions working directly with students must obtain CIT (Crisis Intervention Training), CPR, and First Aid certification
• Must be able to pass post offer physical
• ASL (American Sign Language) skills if working with deaf staff/students
• Defensive Driver Training Program to be completed by all agency personnel that drive on state business
• Safety Sensitive Position: This position requires pre-employment drug testing and is subject to random drug testing for the duration of employment

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, supplemental and dependent life insurance
• Basic life, non-smokers, accidental death and dismemberment, and seat belt insurance (automatic coverage)
• State retirement plan and long-term disability (LTD) program (mandatory enrollment, 26-week waiting period)
• Deferred compensation program
• Employee Self-Service, Wellness, Tuition Discount, Travel Reduction, Auto & Home Insurance, and Purchase Discount Programs

Pay Rate: $15.00 per hour
Schedule: 30 hours per week, 10-month work calendar

Other: ASL not required. Ability to bend, lift, and secure about the bus. Good Communication, Teamwork, Physically fit, Ability to read and write English. Chaperones assist drivers as a team interacting with driver and students.