Transportation Monitor

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Aid the bus driver in maintaining good student conduct on the bus.
• Interact with children, parents, teachers and other employees in a safe, proper and helpful manner.
• Aid the bus driver in maintaining records of student riders, accidents and safety inspections.
• Assist young or disabled students in getting on and off the vehicle.
• Assure that students get on and off the bus in an orderly fashion with all of their belongings.
• Clean up various body fluid spills including those containing blood and vomit.
• Attend transportation employee/bus monitor certification classes and online training as required.
• Aid the bus driver to inspect the school bus, notifying proper authorities in case of mechanical failure.
• Assist the bus driver to report and complete all required documents for driving concerns or passenger safety concerns.
• Assist the bus driver to secure all walk-ons and wheelchair students in a safe manner to include any extra loose equipment.
• Aid the bus driver to keep the assigned route or daily assigned vehicle clean, fueled and ready to transport riders at all times.
• Perform simple data recording/record keeping operations requiring logging, filing or posting single entry items either manually or by computer.
• Read and interpret routine written or printed materials such as basic blueprints, charts, diagrams, maps or instruction materials.
• Work with Transportation Safety/Trainer to implement any changes in law, policies, procedures, etc.
• Follow generally standardized operating policies and procedures.
• Aid the bus driver to conduct and document student emergency evacuations in accordance with all state/District rules.
• Aid the bus driver to conduct and document pre-trip inspections of any vehicle driven in accordance with all state/District rules.
• Aid in keeping the transportation office spaces, and parking areas clean.

Additional Duties

• Responsible for assisting in the organization, administration and supervision in the areas of the school district transportation system.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Transportation Director.

Equipment

• Use computer and computer related programs and other technologies needed to perform essential job functions.
• Use standard automotive and bus equipment, and telephone.

Travel Requirements

• Travel to school District buildings and professional meetings as required.

Physical And Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and depth perception.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, staff, parents and the general public.
• Ability to plan budgets and use the mathematical skills required to do so.
• Maintain accurate records and support documentation for projects under the supervision of the position.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Qualifications Profile

• Child Restraint Training and CPR in accordance with all state/District rules.
• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• Experience in School Transportation recommended.
• Experience Extensive successful experience working with Special Needs children and their parents.