Bus Attendant

Essential Functions: Be directly responsible to the Head Bus Attendant and the Student Transportation Coordinator or their designee for job assignments. Aid the bus driver in maintaining discipline on the bus and reporting discipline problems to the Head Bus Attendant. Assist all students on and off the bus at each stop and escort children across the street. Do not permit any unauthorized person(s) on the school bus. Do not permit any child to disembark from bus unless an older responsible party is there to receive the student. Check the bus at end of each and every run for items or children left on the bus. Occupy the seat that provides the best opportunity for supervision and student protection while the bus is in transit. Attend all required in-service training, safety meetings and any other required meetings and training sessions. Work required hours depending upon bus route assignment. Assist bus driver in locating student pick-up and drop-off locations and the proper route to take to accomplish this. Contact head bus attendant, principals, teachers and parents when student discipline problems occur. Complete and submit written discipline reports to the head bus attendant. Assist students between the bus and the school or residence door. Assist students on and off the bus and when crossing the street. Assist students who have health or physical problems. Assist in securing wheelchair or other equipment necessary to be transported with students who have physical problems. Maintain regular attendance and punctuality. Assist other personnel as may be required for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective working environment.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Students.

Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED equivalent. Must have pleasing personality, patience and a healthy attitude towards special needs children. Ability to accept responsibility. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationship with pupils, parents and professional staff members. Physical ability to assist the drivers with the loading and unloading of physically handicapped students and assist in the evacuation procedures of all students in the event of an emergency. Willingness to accept and supervise children with physical, mental and behavioral differences. Sensitive to feelings and needs of the individual child.

Certification: None.

Physical Demands: Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: Required Testing: Drug Test Background Clearance