Bus Monitor

Job Requirements

Nature of Work

• Hours of work: 6AM-8AM and 3:00PM-5PM 
• Work involves assisting the bus driver in maintaining order on the bus, and assuring the safety of the children while entering, riding, and departing from the bus.
• The bus monitor has no direct supervisory responsibility.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Sanitize and assist in cleaning the bus
• Conduct health screenings if applicable
• Assists children in getting on the bus and to assigned seats.
• Ensures all passengers are properly restrained while riding the bus.
• Maintains order and behavior of children on the bus so the driver will not be distracted from safe driving.
• Maintains a positive, calm attitude and a soft voice while on the job.
• Protects all children from physical punishment or verbal abuse by anyone in any program activity, and immediately reports any such incident to the center director or person in charge.
• Assists the children in getting off the bus safely.
• Releases children only to persons listed on the Child Release Form, and requires identification from any unknown or new person on the list.
• Notifies the Principal of concerns regarding the children’s health, behavior, or emotional state.
• Learns bus route and makes the substitute driver aware of it when necessary.
• Verifies cell phone is kept on the bus during routes and notify center director when phone is not in proper working order.
• Completes the Cell Phone Use Log daily.
• Checks the bus to assure there are no children remaining on the bus at the end of each route.
• Completes the bus Visual Inspection Form at the end of each route.
• Removes trash and litter from bus daily.
• Cleans and disinfects the bus interior including seats, handrails, windows, and floors daily.
• Assists the bus driver in cleaning exterior of bus and windows as needed.
• Maintains a list on board the bus of all children authorized by the director to ride the bus, and indicates daily the children actually riding the bus and to whom each child is released.
• Updates bus seating chart as needed and keep a current chart on file in the office and on the bus.
• Assures fire extinguisher, body fluids kit, first aid kit, and seat belt cutters are properly labeled and secured in designated locations at all times.
• Follows all SM policies and procedures and guidelines for the safe operation of the
• bus.
• Attends all training opportunities as provided and all staff meetings when called by the director.
• Performs any other task deemed necessary by the director.