Bus Monitor (26-27)

Bus Monitor (0721)

Ride buses and help driver ensure safe and orderly transportation of students with disabilities

Must be 18 years of age

Ability to move actively through large numbers of people in a limited amount of space

Ability to act responsibly

High School Diploma / GED

Ability to follow verbal instructions and communicate effectively

Ability to complete Monitor Evaluation showing capabilities of fulling job description

Ability to operate safety equipment and adaptive equipment

Ability to work well with children with disabilities Ability to manage student behavior

Ability to communicate effectively with others

School experience preferred

Instruct students on safe entering, exiting, and passenger rules and regulations

Supervise students as they board and leave bus and cross street

Take children into building and help them find their way

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

Maintain discipline and use effective behavior management control over groups of students

Report student discipline problems to appropriate administrator and communicate with teachers and parents regarding student's behavior when warranted

Perform emergency evacuation of students on bus when the situation warrants it

Lift and carry students with disabilities on and off the bus according to their individual needs

Become familiar with all routes to and from school campus to be of assistance to driver

Maintain an updated route schedule

Supervise use of seatbelts, harnesses, or car seats by students

Follow emergency procedures and help driver administer first aid, if necessary

Operate equipment according to established safety procedures

Follow established procedures and techniques to perform job duties, including: Lifting, Assisting students, Other duties as assigned

Become familiar with and follow procedures established by transportation and special education offices

Help driver keep bus clean

Work irregular hours (Split Shift)

Perform other duties as assigned

Frequent exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures, noise, and vehicle fumes

Work around moving vehicles

Frequently work irregular hours

Occasionally work prolonged hours

Subject to temperature extremes

Subject to frequent interruptions

Subject to frequent deadlines

Subject to wet slippery surfaces

Subject to enclosed spaces

Exposure to fumes

Exposure to dust

Exposure to solvents

Exposure to toxic chemicals/materials

Exposure to noise

Exposure to rain, snow, sleet, lightning, wind, sun, ice

Exposure to roof tar, grease, oils

Exposure to insulation fibers

Two-way radio

Global positioning system (GPS)

Wheelchair lift

Safety equipment, including but not limited to: Flares, Reflective Signs, Fire Extinguisher

Prolonged sitting, frequent standing and twisting, occasional kneeling/squatting, bending, stooping, pushing and pulling

Moderate walking

Frequent climbing of stairs

Grasping/squeezing, wrist and shoulder flexion/extension, and reaching

Ability to read

Ability to communicate effectively

Ability to maintain emotional control under stress

Ability to understand oral and written instructions

Frequent reaching overhead and horizontally to reach and place materials/equipment in certain areas

Frequent bending

Frequent stooping

Frequent heavy lifting up to 50 pounds to waist height

Frequent kneeling

Frequent crawling under vehicles

Frequent use of powered machinery and tools

Ability to secure wheelchairs as needed

Significant hearing

Clarity of vision at varying distances to observe diagnostic instruments, manuals, and other printed information

Verbal, auditory, and written capabilities to effectively communicate in an articulate manner

Peripheral vision

Color discrimination

Depth perception

This document describes the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned, alternative methods of performing your duties, or skills that may be required.