School Bus Aide

Duties/Performance Responsibilities

• Assist the bus driver in loading and unloading wheelchair students in a safe manner.
• Absorb students getting on and off the bus in a safe and orderly manner.
• Absorb the bus driver in maintaining good conduct on the bus.
• Provide assistance to the bus driver in preparing written reports relative to violations of student conduct code and safety violations.
• Absorb the bus driver in the identification of motor vehicles which pass the bus while loading or unloading with red lights on.
• Absorb the driver in the event of a medical emergency involving a student.
• In case of an accident, absorb the driver in evacuating the students from the bus and supervise the students at the accident location.
• Absorb the driver in any situation that might occur to ensure good discipline and safe riding practice.
• When necessary, aid should help children cross on busy streets.
• Absorb the driver in planning of routes.
• Participate in in-service training programs, as assigned and/or required.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Be physically able to lift and assist the driver in loading and unloading handicapped students.
• Be of legal age, 18 years or older.
• Willingness to complete a pre-service training program.
• Ability to cope with stressful situations.
• A positive attitude.
• Ability to be flexible relative to job duties and responsibilities.
• A satisfactory report from the State of Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation and/or county or local law enforcement agency required every 6 years.
• Ability to pass a negative drug screening test at random.

Job Objective(s)

To provide assistance to the Bus Driver and to transport students in a safe and orderly manner.

Directly Responsible To

• Manager of Transportation Services.
• The Bus Driver while on the bus.

Terms of Employment

Per the Mansfield City Schools Board of Education/Teamsters Agreement.

Conduct

Each staff member shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance and abuse of any prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Mansfield City School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identification or sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other status protected by law.