Substitute Bus Monitor (SY 26-27)

Job Description

Job Description

Join Our Team as a Bus Monitor!  Make a difference in the lives of students while enjoying a supportive work environment and valuable benefits.

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• Starting Pay: $16 per hour.
• Flexible, school-based schedule.
• Opportunity to serve and support your local community.

Benefits Available After 60 Workdays: Eligible employees have access to:

Health Insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Union Benefits (at no cost to members), including:

• Delta Dental.
• Prescription Plan.
• Vision Plan.
• Legal Services.

Whether you are looking for meaningful part-time work, supplemental income, or an opportunity to support students in your community, we encourage you to apply.

The Substitute Bus Monitor works under the supervision of the Transportation Supervisor of Providence Schools. This position provides child pedestrian safety by facilitating safe passage of schools children across high traffic streets and intersections. It also requires to take attendance on a daily basis and to communicate with parents any concerns. This position requires serious commitment to be a Bus Monitor on a bus each school day before and after school hours.

EDUCATION:

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS:

• Must have stamina to stand, walk, go up and down stairs, bend and sit for a long period of time, mobility to escort students across the streets; ability to work out doors in all weather conditions and with exposure to traffic; vision to read printed materials and license plates, and hearing and speech to communicate in person.
• Knowledge of basics safety rules; basic safe driving rules and procedures; and techniques for communicating with children and adults.
• Ability to obtain attention and cooperation of schools children and other pedestrians; observing and recording license numbers and incident details accurately;  following oral and written directions; and communicating and acting effectively with co-workers, the supervisor, and the general public.
• Must be able to read, write and speak English.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assembles children behind curb lines awaiting traffic lulls or signal changes.
• Interrupts traffic and escorts children into the streets allowing them to cross safely.
• Instruct children in proper procedures for safe street crossing.
• Observes vehicle movements and safety permitting, records license number of vehicles whose drivers are jeopardizing Safe Street crossing by operating their vehicles in an unsafe manner and reports them to the Police Department.
• Reports students who do not adhere to safe transportation procedures to appropriate school officials.
• Must have a viable means of Transportation.
• Must have the ability to work in teams.
• Performs other duties of similar nature or level.