Bus Assistant (Full Time - 40 hr. per week) @ Transportation

Bus Assistant/Paraprofessional

Reports To: Transportation Director

Position Summary:

To provide safe and efficient assistance to the school bus driver and special needs students. To ensure that students can be transported in a safe manner and the bus driver is free to perform his/her driving tasks.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Assist the driver in loading and unloading students, monitoring, and maintaining student management.
• Shall have knowledge of the lift operation.
• Shall have knowledge of all wheelchair tie-downs, seat belts and harnesses, and will assist the driver in the proper securement of these devices so that students are transported safely.
• Shall have knowledge of disabling conditions and ability to relate well with children.
• Ability to walk around moving bus as needed to monitor student behavior.
• Shall have knowledge of emergency procedures, radio operation, route familiarity, and student conditions, and be able to assist driver to evacuate passengers in an emergency.
• Transportation of students is out of town. Active drive time is approximately 1.5 hours each direction with 5 hours of wait time and 1 hour of lunch. This is equivalent to 8 hours paid time and 1 hour lunch (non-paid) daily.