Bus Assistant - Colorado Springs School District 11

Educational Support Professional: Bus Assistant

Responsible for the care and control of students when loading, unloading and during the transporting process on the school bus.

Essential Job Functions

• Monitor the boarding and departure of students on the bus
• Ensures that students are safely seated (seat belts, safety vests, car seats) and that wheelchairs are securely tied-down when required
• Performs daily pre-trip checks on wheelchair tie-down systems and adaptive seating devices utilized on the buses
• Reports damaged inoperable or missing equipment to the driver
• Assists the driver with maintaining the interior cleanliness of the bus to which they are temporarily assigned
• Monitor the students during the ride to ensure bus rules and regulations are followed
• Reinforce railroad crossing regulations and assist driver with explaining and practicing bus evacuation procedures
• Assists students with entering and exiting the bus and finding assigned seating positions
• Works in cooperation with staff at program sites serviced by that specific route
• Responsible for completing student attendance logs on a daily basis as required and/or requested by a supervisor
• Maintains documentation of student behavior, completing discipline reports as required and/or requested by a supervisor
• Implement disciplinary actions when needed to ensure a safe ride
• Assist driver in preparing written bus safety reports for the purpose of keeping parents, schools and Transportation Department informed of disciplinary problems
• Perform first aid/CPR when required
• Monitor and respond to physical, mental and emotional needs of all students being transported Monitors the well being of student passengers
• Attends to students during medical emergencies, for example, seizures or suctioning
• Assistants are responsible for maneuvering wheelchairs onto and off of lifts and secures the wheelchair with tie-downs on the bus. May need to blanket drag or lift students

Other Duties

Performs all other related duties as assigned

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

• Knowledge of applicable laws, rules, policies and procedures governing transportation of students.
• Basic math, writing, and communication skills
• Basic knowledge of District rules
• Ability to reason with students
• Operating knowledge of two-way radio, all safety restraint systems and fire extinguisher
• Capable of applying and wearing district provided safety equipment
• Capable of communicating effectively
• Capable of working cooperatively with others and be a team player

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/equivalent
• First Aid/CPR certificate

Organizational Relationships

Reports to the Operations Manager. Works with school bus drivers providing assistance to them in performing their non-driving duties.

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, outdoor weather conditions, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold and extreme heat, elevated noise levels.

Physical Demands

The work involves riding in a school bus. Typical positions require worker to be capable of climbing stairs, crawling, bending, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting at least 60 lbs. Occasionally required to push, pull or drag up to 60 lbs. Must be able to hold, grasp and turn objects; use fingers to operate computer or typewriter keyboards; and feel the shape, size and temperature of objects. The work requires the ability to speak normally, to use normal or aided vision and hearing, and to detect odors.

Employees in this category will also receive the following for the 2025-2026 school year:

• Non-Recurring Pay: 8% of base salary in Non-Recurring Pay (distributed as 4% on November paycheck and 4 % on May paycheck).

Base Salary Setting: Employment, assignment and salary placement, is in accordance with job description requirements. A work history is required to demonstrate job title, job duties and time worked in the position. Grade placement for ESP positions is determined by the Salary Schedule by Job Title resource . Reference the linked How Your Compensation Is Determined for more details.

Salary Setting (New Hires): Any newly-employed Education Support Professional will be placed on the twenty-five (25) step system. Each step represents two years of experience, based upon equivalent experience. The maximum number of years of experience granted is 19-20 years, which is equivalent to placement on step ten (10). Steps are determined by experience listed on the application and resume.

Salary Setting (Rehires): Returning employees who have previously resigned or separated from the District will be rehired at the same step they were on at the time of resignation/separation plus any new experience gained in the same job, provided step increases were approved by the Board during the years in question.

Employees with experience in the District who have left the District and then returned to the same position shall be hired at the same pay grade (refers to the ESP placement on salary schedule by job title) and step at time of resignation. Additional relevant experience gained after resignation may be evaluated from the employee's application and updated resume.

See Employee Handbook (located on the D11 website) for information on salary setting for rehires (after retirement), promotions and lateral transfers.

Equal Employment Opportunity

School District 11 is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in relation to disability, need for special education services (whether actual or perceived), race, creed, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, religion, ancestry, age, genetic information, or protected activity in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Any harassment/discrimination of students and/or staff, based on the aforementioned protected areas, will not be tolerated and must be brought to the immediate attention of the school principal, D11 administrator/supervisor or D11 nondiscrimination compliance/grievance coordinator.

Nondiscrimination Compliance Coordinator, the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and Ombudservices, has been designated to coordinate compliance with: Equal Pay Act of 1963, Civil Rights Act of 1964, as Amended, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Title IX Education Amendments Act of 1972, Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For additional information, please contact the District 11 Office of Equal Opportunity Programs & Ombudservices at 1115 North El Paso Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2599, Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io, FAX: View phone number on click.appcast.io

The following Board policies address nondiscrimination in District 11: AC, AC-R, GBA, GBAA, JBB, JBB-R