Bus Assistant - Trainee

Jeffco Public Schools (Jeffco) is located in Jefferson County, Colorado. It is the second largest school district in Colorado serving 69,000 students across 155 schools. With 14,000 employees, the district is the largest employer in Jefferson County and has provided educational excellence for more than 70 years. Jeffco embraces the spirit of the West and the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountain region with the county spanning more than 770 square miles running the length of the western edge of the Denver metropolitan area. The district is diverse in both population and geography, from urban to rural, including the mountain communities in the foothills west of Denver. Overall, Jeffco has 31% of students that qualify for free and reduced lunch, an indicator of poverty, and 34% minority (25% Hispanic) student population. The district is implementing a new strategic plan, Jeffco Thrives 2025 that is focused on providing a world‑class education that prepares all Jeffco students for bright and successful futures as local and global citizens. Come join us! Jeffco Public Schools is a Single‑State Employer. All candidates hired by Jeffco Public Schools must reside within the state of Colorado.

HOURS AND DAYS WORKED

Desired Start Date: 07/28/2025 Bus Assistant – Trainee Hourly Position FLSA: Nonexempt FTE: .75000 , Hours/Day: 6.000 , Days/Year: 182 Salary Plan, Grade, Step: CSE - Bus Driver Asst Hrly-182 , T21, 1 Pay Range: $21.42 - $26.00 Effective as of: 03-16-2025 Compensation schedules for Jeffco Schools can be found here. Starting salary for non-licensed roles is based on the candidate's relevant work experience and education. Additional considerations may be given for job‑specific certifications and skills. Applicants should submit all relevant and verifiable education, training and work experiences at the time of application. Starting Salary for licensed educators is based on the step and lane schedule found here.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENT

The successful new hire or rehired candidate will be responsible to complete and incur the fingerprinting and processing fee of $54.50 through an appropriate fingerprinting vendor and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, within 48 hours of offer acceptance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

SUMMARY Learn how to care for students with special needs and ensure their safety while in transit on District school buses. Learn the care for passengers' needs while in transit. Assist passengers on and off the bus and crossing streets. Learn how to load and unload passengers in wheelchairs using the lift. Maneuver chairs on ramps, curbs, and inside buildings. Learn how to secure passengers' wheelchairs and properly fasten all protective safety devices, car seats, lap belts, and T‑straps. Collaborate with driver on passenger management. Assist driver with maintaining student control. Learn how to manage passengers ambulatory appliances, restraint systems, and difficult behavior. Learn how to prepare and submit all necessary records and reports in a timely manner. Learn proper cleaning of the inside of bus, mirrors, and windows. Learn the protocol for maintaining emergency card book for passengers, and maintain confidentiality of information. Learn how to assist driver with following route folder. Learn how to report accidents and implement breakdown procedures when required. Learn the correct safely stop and secure vehicle and evacuate school bus if driver becomes incapacitated. Obtain special training related to specific disabilities and the assistant role in caring for those needs in transit. Perform other duties as assigned. EXPERIENCE: No experience required. EDUCATION AND TRAINING: High school diploma/GED preferred. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES & REGISTRATIONS: Valid Colorado driver's license. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Ability to operate wheelchair lifts, secure wheelchair straps, and safety vests within one week after hire. Must pass District Pre‑Placement physical, District written test, District skills training, and First Aid test within one week after hire.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, climb or balance, and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

MENTAL FUNCTIONS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to compare, communicate, use interpersonal skills, and negotiate. The employee is frequently required to analyze, coordinate, compute, evaluate, and compile. The employee is occasionally required to copy, instruct, and synthesize.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; and bodily fluids. The employee is occasionally exposed to vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. High exposure to bruises and cuts to self due to hostile passengers. Medium exposure to self to hernia due to lifting wheelchairs and passengers; disease due to handling passengers' bodily fluids; and repetitive motion or stress to wrist or shoulder due to lifting. Low exposure to self and passengers to loss of limb due to wheelchair lift, loss of sight due to hostile passengers, disfigurement due to falling in/off bus lift, and fatality due to maneuvering and assisting passengers in high traffic areas. The Jefferson County School District does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, pregnancy, or gender. #J-18808-Ljbffr Jeffco Public Schools