Bus Monitor

Position Type:
Transportation/Bus Monitor

Date Posted:
1/27/2025

Location:
Transportation

Closing Date:
Until filled
Bus Monitor
Transportation


QUALIFICATIONS: A high school diploma or GED. CPR certification and first aide training are required. This job requires frequent firm grasping, bending/stooping, squatting/crouching, reaching above the shoulder, and lifting 35-45 pounds. This job requires sufficient manual dexterity to operate a two-way radio, door handles, seat belts and safety harnesses, and the ability to assist students in wheelchairs and other assistive devices as they board or exit the school bus. The Board of Education and the Superintendent may approve appropriatealternatives to the listed qualifications


CONTRACT: DaysSchool is In Session


WORKING HOURS: Usually 8 hours a day


REPORTS TO: Director of Transportation


EVALUATED BY: Director of Transportation


SUPERVISES: None


ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Be familiar with and apply the standards outline in the District School Bus Driver Manual.


2. Be familiar with and execute as necessary approved emergency medical procedures.


3. Assist students as they board and exit the bus and during transit time.


4. Supervise student behavior in order to maintain discipline and order on the bus.


5. Complete student/rider count as scheduled.


6. Utilize all safety precautions when assisting students to board and exit the bus.


7. Utilize all safety precautions when operating the wheelchair-lift device.


8. Understand and be able to operate the vehicle two-way radio unit.


9. After bus route check that all students have exited the bus. Use the "flag-out" procedure outlined in the School Bus Driver Manual.


10. Perform other duties as assigned.