Exceptional Children Bus Monitor

About the Role

To assist in safely transporting students with special needs to and from school.

Responsibilities

• Assists the bus driver with the safety, movement, management, and care of assigned children boarding the school bus, leaving the bus, or being transported, including boarding via the stairs and/or wheelchair lift.
• Operates special equipment, assistive devices, and/or special safety systems (e.g., wheelchair lift; safety systems like STAR seats, Pro Tech seats, EZ On vests) and attends annual staff development for the same.
• On buses equipped with a wheelchair lift, operates the lift for loading and unloading of wheelchairs and ensures proper securing of the wheelchair on the bus.
• Properly secures and releases students who ride in child safety systems.
• Attends school bus safety meetings and medical staff development meetings.
• Supervises and monitors student behavior, health, and safety during bus rides.
• Uses data systems for recording student behavior and/or progress if appropriate.
• Administers basic first aid in case of emergency or in accordance with assigned student(s) emergency action plan and care plan.
• Follows healthcare plan for students with special medical conditions and needs.
• Is familiar with and follows child pick-up and release protocols.
• Seats self in an area on the bus to ensure direct observation of assigned passengers at all times.
• Ensures that students take their belongings with them when departing the bus.
• Assures that children are released to designated adult supervision.
• Assists the driver when the bus is backing up and checks traffic for the bus driver, giving the okay when backing can be done safely.
• Assists the school bus driver in reporting infractions of school bus safety as appropriate.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as delegated by the school nurse and assigned supervisor.
• Reports all incidents or safety concerns to the site manager or direct supervisor immediately.
• Helps the driver keep the bus clean.
• Communicates with instructional assistants, teachers, principals, and parents concerning student background, medical problems, and/or behavior as appropriate.

Requirements

• Walk, lift, reach, stoop, stand, grasp, balance, climb, kneel, and crouch to secure wheelchairs and safety systems.
• Adequate grip/arm strength to tighten each wheelchair tie down.
• Ability to properly install child safety systems.
• Identify basic proper wheelchair positioning.
• Work in various inside and outside environments subject to weather changes, noise, vibrations, job hazards, and atmospheric conditions.
• Visual acuity required for depth perception and color perception.
• Visually inspect small defects and/or small parts.
• Use a variety of measuring devices.
• Assemble or fabricate parts at or within arm's length (e.g., 5-point tie-down systems).
• Operate machines, motor vehicles, hand tools, and job-specific equipment to determine accuracy and thoroughness of work.
• Observe general surroundings and activities.
• Hear sufficiently to accurately perceive information at normal spoken word levels.
• Use communication by means of spoken word to express or exchange ideas.
• Safely work in situations of exposure to bloodborne pathogens, which may require specialized personal protective equipment.
• Safely operate a wheelchair lift.
• Maintain current knowledge of Emergency Evacuation procedures, bus safety, safety seating systems, and securing student equipment.
• Maintain regular attendance.
• Must be able to lift objects up to 50 lbs.
• Exercise independent judgment and initiative in applying standards to a variety of work situations.
• Exercise tact and courtesy in contact with parents/guardians, students, and school personnel.
• Maintain Crisis De-escalation/Prevention Certification on an annual basis.
• Maintain CPR Certification.
• Maintain First Aid Certification.

Schedule

10-month employee.