What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bus Monitor position at Maintenance/Transportation Department?
Transportation Department
Bus Monitor/CDL NOT REQUIRED
POSITION TITLE: Transportation Safety Assistants (Bus Monitors)
SITE: District Wide
REPORTS TO: Transportation Supervisor and Director of Student Services
EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIRED:
- High School Diploma
- Must be able to successfully complete a medical examination
- May be required to successfully complete a physical performance evaluation, meeting standards set forth by the School Bus & Traffic Safety Section of the NC Division of Motor Vehicles and the Schools Transportation Department
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and positive role model both professionally and personally
TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 10 Months
SALARY: Per NC State Salary Schedule plus local supplement
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist students to move to their assigned seated location
- Maintains order and discipline of students assigned to the school bus in accordance with the Schools Board Policies pertaining to discipline and School Code of Conduct
- Restrain students in Child Safety Restraint System as required by the IEP/504 Plan
- Assists with loading and unloading the school bus; secure student’s personal equipment, assists students with special needs; operates wheelchair lifts; secures wheelchair; assists children from wheelchairs to seats; assists children in wheelchairs in getting to and from loading area
- Assist in evacuating students during an emergency or evacuation drill
- Maintain confidentiality of each individual student’s information
- Communicate appropriate information to parents and other school team members
- Monitor student’s behaviors and implement students’ individual behavior plans as developed by school staff
- Understand how the bus ride impacts students with special needs
- Complies with federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations
- Complies with School Board Policies and rules set forth by the school’s transportation department
- Participates in training and workshops and performs other duties as may be assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Ability to meet and maintain legal and physical requirements for North Carolina School Bus Certification and local rules
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels (i.e., administrators, parents, students, and the general public)
- Ability to exercise good judgment in evaluating situations
- Ability to earn the respect of students of all ages and act sensitively to their needs
- Ability to perform medium work exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to ten pounds of force constantly to move objects
- Ability to work with Special Needs Students and Pre-schoolers