Bus Monitor

Bus Monitor

A Bus Monitor shares responsibility with the driver for the care and safety of students being transported by bus to and from school.

Essential Duties:

• Must have interest in and empathy for children.
• Learn and adapt to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• Provide students with constructive behavioral and disciplinary direction for safety, order, and respect for the rights and belongings of others; driver will produce written documentation of those students who fall short of safety or behavioral exceptions.
• Any medical problems experience by the students while being transported must be reported by the driver and/or monitor to the campus nurse/aide. Follow up with a written report.
• Comply with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) to assure students' records, behavior and ridership confidentiality.
• Provide directions to students on proper loading and unloading techniques.
• Provide aid in emergency response or rescue in the event of natural or man-made disaster.
• Must be physically able to climb in and out of the school bus emergency door to evacuate the bus in an emergency.
• Communicates with office staff or parents on issues which, for the benefit of the students, need attention.
• Maintain a cooperative attitude with colleagues, supervisors, parents, and school personnel, always promoting district goodwill.
• Maintain good work habits through timeliness and low absenteeism for daily assignment and extra trips.
• Attend meetings and in-services as assigned.
• Operate equipment according to established safety procedures.
• Maintain a presentable appearance which includes properly dressed according to district standards, neat grooming, and good hygiene.
• Work irregular hours.
• Conduct work in a manner consistent with rules and regulatory guidelines for Pathogen handling.

Other Duties:

Perform related duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Abilities:

• Familiar with the design and operating procedures of a wide variety of equipment used to accommodate special needs students.
• Child guidance principles and practices.
• Safe practices in school activities.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.

Education and Experience:

No experience necessary.

High School Diploma or GED preferred.

Acceptable report from criminal history inquiry.

Licenses and Other Requirements:

Attend and successfully complete Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) courses, First Aid, and CPR; will be trained by school district personnel.

Working Conditions:

• Maintain emotional control under stress. Psychological factors can include dealing with mentally challenged children, dealing with life threatening emergencies as well as coping with screaming children.
• Conditions include working in inclement weather, heat, rain, cold, humidity, other outdoor weather elements, and exposure to possible injury due to traffic accidents. There is considerable exposure at times to high noise levels from both outside traffic as well as from passengers.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to cope with ever-changing traffic environment, lifting (able to lift 24 – 40 lbs.), pushing, pulling (including jerking), walking, carrying, crouching, kneeling, reaching, bending, climbing bus steps repeatedly within a duty cycle.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate standard equipment.
• Sitting or standing for extended periods of time
• Seeing to read a variety of materials and monitor student activities.
• Hearing and speaking to exchange information.

Evaluation:

Job performance will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Support Staff Personnel.