Full-Time Bus Aide SY 2026/27

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Over 18 years of age
• Valid Driver's license
• Sound judgment and flexibility
• Work-orientated, self-motivated, and independent
• Able to work in all types of weather, indoors, and outdoors in all temperatures
• Pass MANDT training
• Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the District Office

Essential Functions

• Helps students on and off the bus, including buckling and unbuckling seat belts or harnesses
• Assists students in and out of school buildings as needed
• Supervises students on the bus and assists with their needs, including students with disabilities and students who exhibit behaviors
• Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information
• Ensure all activities conform to District and State school transportation guidelines
• Maintain appropriate discipline when students are boarding, disembarking, and riding the school bus
• Report student concerns to the Principal and Director of Transportation & Maintenance
• Exercise responsible leadership at all times while working
• Communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with members of the school district and community through multiple modes of communication
• Operate all equipment and machinery safely and appropriately as necessary
• React to change and frequent interruptions productively and positively while still meeting deadlines as assigned
• Work to implement the vision and mission of the District
• Regular and consistent attendance at work
• Observe and follow all District policies and procedures at all times
• Report all accidents or incidents to the Director of Transportation & Maintenance along with completing all report forms in a timely manner
• Promote the safety, health, and comfort of students and staff within the District
• Perform other tasks and assume additional responsibilities as directed by the administration

Physical Demands

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• Specific vision abilities include but are not limited to close vision, distance vision, color vision, [peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus]
• Prolonged sitting or standing, and use of equipment, including repetitive motions and computer eye fatigue
• Stooping, bending, reaching, pulling, pushing, and lifting for extended periods
• Manual lifting, pushing, and pulling at least 50 pounds to waist height and 25 pounds to shoulder height
• Bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead
• Work in a variety of weather and temperate conditions from below freezing to high heat
• Physical exertion to manually lift, carry, pull or push heavy objects or materials regularly
• Manually lift, push, and pull at least 50 pounds to waist height and 25 pounds to shoulder height
• Bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead
• Work in and around dust, fumes, and odors
• Hear and understand speech at normal indoors, outdoors, and on the telephone
• Enter data into a computer, to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids