Education: 

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent experience is required in lieu of HS Degree

 

Experience Required:

Prefer someone who is dependable and who has a sensitivity for disabled children

 

Special Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

Communication skills (oral, written, or business):  Basic communication skills to exchange information, give/receive simple instructions and respond to inquiries.  Many of the students may be physically (seizure prone) and mentally disabled.

 

Reading and Interpreting:  Reads and interprets routine written or printed materials.

 

Tools and Equipment Usage: Uses tools or equipment in a manner requiring some training or instruction.  Must know how to operate a wheel chair lift and assist in fastening students on bus.

 

Reports to: Director of Transportation (Bus Driver while en route).

 

Job Goal (Purpose):

Performs semi-skilled level duties under general supervision of the Director of Transportation and indirect supervision of bus driver to assist disabled and special education children in their transportation to and from school and various activities.  In addition, must be sensitive to special needs of each student and attend to those needs while in transit.

 

An incumbent in this position will interpret policies and procedures and follow predetermined solutions established by higher level supervision or operating procedures.

 

Contact with Other:

An incumbent in this position has regular contact with other children, teachers/staff/sponsors, and parents/guardians of bus riders.  Job requires interpreting and translating facts and information, explaining and advision passengers of the rules, and assisting the bus driver.    If a passenger becomes excessively rude, unmanageable or uncontrollable, the incumbent must take control of the situation.

 

Other Performance Measures: 

Successful performance of the job requires good people skills to deal with difficult situations, assist disabled passengers, be sensitive to special needs, control unruly and often difficult passengers, and resolve problems effectively with parents.  It requires following safety guidelines and policies in order that passengers are transported to their destinations safely and no harm comes to private/public property or equipment. It requires following school dress standards, being on time, being dependable, and handling other district requirements.  Creativity, initiative, and effective problem solving are important to prevent problems from occurring and to resolve them after they occur. Must be able to cooperate with other staff members and have a positive attitude towards staff, students, and the public to enhance educational goals.

 

Essential Job Functions:

1. Assists young or special needs/disabled students in getting on and off the bus.  Operates chair lift.
2. Secures special needs students when on bus.  Lifts children into car seats as required. Assists those in wheelchairs.
3. Assists ambulatory children to and from seat.
4. Accompanies special needs students across the streets and at various locations as required.
5. Observes students to prevent interior bus destruction or other concerns.
6. Works with parents and families of special needs children to understand specific needs.
7. Must clean up vomit and other messes from accidents.
8. Assists driver in any emergency situation/in case of accident, or with seizures, etc.
9. Performs other duties as assigned.

 

Physical/Mental Requirements and Working Conditions:

 

In a normal work day, the employee must sit 3-5 hours per day, stand/walk 1-2 hours per day.  Job requires occasional to frequent bending/stooping, squatting/crouching, and pushing/pulling.  It requires occasional reaching above shoulders. Employee’s job requires occasional carrying/lifting of up to 75 pounds in order to lift or assist non-wheel chair passengers into a seat. If weight is over 50 pounds, the monitor may receive assistance from the bus driver.  

 

Job requires employee to use both hands for such repetitive actions requiring simple/firm grasping and/or fine manipulation.  Employee must possess manual dexterity/mobility sufficient to maneuver children into wheelchairs and secure them while riding the bus.  Employee must possess visual requirement enough to observe surroundings and ensure children are properly and safely seated.

 

Employee must possess hearing/speaking requirement enough to communicate with driver, children, parents, and others.  Employee must have mental requirement to know safety procedures for special needs children, know each child’s special needs, and to handle discipline problems.  Employee’s job requires working outdoors with temperature changes; exposure to bodily fluids, dust, etc. Employee must have patience and caring for disabled children.