School Bus Monitor

About the Employer

Transportation Safety Assistants (Bus Monitors)

Job Title (for context): Bus Monitor

Job Description: Transportation Department

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