Bus Monitor

Bus Monitor

Ride buses and assist driver to ensure safe and orderly transportation of students on assigned bus.

Assist in maintaining, reading, and understanding route sheets including time changes.

Instruct students on safe entering, exiting, and riding rules and regulations.

Manage student behavior and report student discipline problems in a timely manner to appropriate supervisor.

Assist students on and off the bus according to their individual needs including lifting and carrying students with disabilities.

Learn and adapt to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.

Operate equipment according to established safety procedures. Make sure seat belts, safety harnesses, or car seats are used correctly and help students use safety devices when needed.

Follow emergency procedures including evacuation of students as needed and assist driver to administer first aid, if necessary.

Assist driver keeping bus clean and performance of pre- and post-trip inspections.

Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.

Frequent standing and sitting; kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting.

Frequent walking and reaching.

Frequent heavy lifting (45 pounds or over) and positioning of students with physical disabilities, controlling behavior through physical restraint, assisting non-ambulatory students, and lifting and moving adaptive equipment.

Work inside and outside (exposure to sun, heat, cold, and inclement weather); exposure to noise and vehicle fumes; exposure to biological hazards (bacteria, communicable diseases); work around vehicles and machinery with moving parts; may work irregular or prolonged hours.

Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress.