Primary Purpose

• Ride buses and help driver ensure safe and orderly transportation of students with disabilities.

Qualifications  

Education/Certification

• None specified

Special Knowledge/Skills

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills   
• Ability to work well with children
• Possess common sense, patience, tolerance 
• Ability to follow verbal instructions
• Ability to operate safety equipment and adaptive equipment
• Ability to assist the driver in evacuating students in the event of an accident/emergency

Experience

• Verifiable experience working with children (e.g., daycare, Sunday school, sports, girls/boy scouts)

Major Responsibilities and Duties

1. Load and unload bus students with disabilities according to their individual needs.
2. Maintain discipline and report student discipline problems to driver.
3. Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each students’ special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
4. Communicate with school personnel and parents as needed about student behavior while on the bus.
5. Maintain flexibility with student management.
6. Assist driver in maintaining appropriate paperwork related to bus route and students transported.
7. Assist driver in maintaining a clean bus.
8. Stay up-to-date professionally through the selection of quality staff development opportunities for personal growth.
9. Research district policy, precedent, and current practices prior to taking action.
10. Participate as an effective team member who contributes to district, department, and content goals.
11. Demonstrate integrity and ethics.
12. Display proficient levels of technology applications.
13. Utilize time wisely for effective management of job responsibilities.
14. Maintain punctuality in daily work times, appointments, and meetings.
15. Meet task completion deadlines established by supervisor.
16. Maintain friendly customer-service-driven interactions with all stakeholders, students, teachers, administrators, and co-workers.
17. Work cooperatively with co-workers and supervisors to ensure that the goals of the school/department are met.
18. Maintain a positive and professional tone in all communication (i.e. email, written, and verbal).
19. Perform other duties and accept other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

Working Conditions

Mental Demands 

• Maintaining emotional control under stress
• Working around high noise levels 

Physical Demand/Environmental Factors 

• Moderate walking, standing, climbing, stooping, bending, reaching
• Heavy lifting and carrying
• Work outside and inside
• Exposure to extreme temperatures and vehicle fumes
• Assist driver in evacuating students in the event of an accident/emergency
• A lifting amount of 20 to 50 lbs is required

Days in Contract:  183

Hours:  5.5