Bus Aide 5.5 Hours Per Day

Bus Aide

Job Description: Bus Aide

Job Code: 5551

Department: Transportation

Supervisor: Terminal Manager

Date: 07/26/2019

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Purpose Of The Position: Provides assistance to the bus driver in supervising students, to ensure a safe environment on the school bus.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Duties And Responsibilities:

1. Ensures that all actions are in concert with the Board policies as well as the mission statement, beliefs, objectives and parameters found in the Board's strategic plan.

2. Participates in job training and professional growth opportunities in order to enhance ability to perform the essential functions of the job.

3. Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment.

4. Assist in the safe and efficient transportation to/from school and home.

5. Assist with supervision of students.

6. Assist with first aid as appropriate.

7. Assist in creating seating charts.

8. Assist with school bus evacuations in training and when needed.

Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Compensation Range: $15.00/hour

A benefits package including: Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Paid Sick and Personal time Employee assistance program (EAP)

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: Ability to climb in and out of a school bus.

Working Conditions: Moderate in-district travel as well as intermittent in-state and out-of-state travel. Intermittent prolonged and irregular hours of work. Temperature will fluctuate with weather conditions.

Performance Standards: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or ability required.

Other: This job description describes duties and responsibilities which are representative of the nature and level of work assigned to the position. The identified duties and responsibilities are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the school district and employee and is subject to change by the school district as the needs of the school district and requirements of the job change.

Physical Aspects of the Position (Select all that apply):

1. Climbing Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.

2. Balancing Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.

3. Stooping Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

4. Kneeling Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

5. Crouching Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

6. Crawling Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

7. Reaching Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

8. Standing Particularly for sustained periods of time.

9. Walking Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.

10. Pushing using upper extremities to press against something with steady force order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

11. Pulling Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

12. Lifting Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and required the substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.

13. Finger use Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with the fingers rather than the whole hand or arm as in handling.

14. Grasping Applying pressure to an object with the fingers or palm.

15. Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word. Those activities in which you must convey detailed or spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.

16. Hearing Perceiving the nature of sounds. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sounds such as when making fine adjustments on machinery.

17. Repetitive Motions Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.

The Physical Requirements of the Position (Select one):

2. Light Work Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of force greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rate for Light Work.

The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision (Select all that apply):

3. Mobile Equipment This is a minimum standard for use with those who operate cars, trucks, forklifts, cranes, and high equipment.

The Conditions the Worker will be subject to in this position (Select all that apply):

1. The worker is subject to inside environment conditions.

2. The worker is subject to outside environment conditions.

3. The worker is subject to extreme heat or cold for periods of greater that one hour.

4. The worker is subject to noise which would cause them to have to shout.