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.

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.