Bus Attendant/Classroom Float

Title: Bus Driver/Classroom Float

Reports To: Transportation Supervisor

Location of Work:

Offsite: Mulitple Buildings

VBISD Transportation Building 

635 Blackman Street

Lawrence, MI 49064

Start Date: When filled

Job Goals:

The goal of this position is to provide transportation to VBISD program students and supervising and assisting students in the classroom environment in between bus routes.

Qualifications:

Education:

High School Diploma or the equivalent is required.

Certification:

Completion of State School Bus Driver Training Program 

Work Experience:

Bus driving experience is preferred. Experience working with students with disabilities is preferred. 

Classroom Skills:

• Implement student programming as assigned.
• Supervise and assist students. 
• Assist with data collection.
• Assist students with student personal needs (i.e., toileting, dressing, etc).

Bus Driver Skills:

• Maintain a current list of students picked up, in order of pick up. 
• Notify the transportation office of student address changes. 
• Be prepared to respond to bus radio. 
• Deliver students to assigned buildings, promptly. 
• Discontinue bus service only when notified to do so by the transportation office. 
• Have children pass in front of the bus when entering or leaving the bus. 
• Prepare an accident report immediately after every accident involving the bus. 
• Assist the bus attendant with care and supervision of the children. 
• Assist the school in communicating with the home and vice-versa. 
• Notify the transportation office, no later than 5:30 am, in the event of an absence. 

General Professional Skills:

• Maintain accurate documentation of time.
• Communicate and collaborate with others. 
• Demonstrate ethical handling of confidential student and parent information. 
• Adhere to federal, state and VBISD policies and procedures.
• Model VBISD guidelines: Respect, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence. 
• Complete assigned responsibilities within agreed upon timelines.
• Perform additional tasks, responsibilities and duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Essential Job Functions:

• Ability to move about the school and between schools, as assigned. 
• A valid driver's license is required.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical and drug test. Subject to random drug testing.
• Ability to travel within Van Buren County and across the State to attend meetings.

Terms of Employment: As per master agreement and provisions established by the Van Buren Board of Education. 

This posting and our online application can be found on the Van Buren ISD’s website at www.vbisd.org under Employment.  If you do not have access to a computer with internet access, you may use a computer at VBISD by calling 269-539-5218. 

Position is open until filled.  

In-house staff must fill out the online internal application.