Purpose Statement

The job of Bus Aide was established for the purpose/s of providing support within the student transportation services area with specific  responsibilities  for  ensuring students are safely, efficiently and timely transported over scheduled routes and/or  to/from  special  excursions;  and ensuring safety of students during transport, loading and unloading from buses.

This job reports to Assistant Director of Transportation.

Essential Functions

• Ability to assist students for the purpose of providing safe loading and unloading from buses during normal transport and emergency situations.

• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with teachers, administrators, parents and other staff members in the implementation of safe riding habits, behavior and bus plans for students.

• Ability to properly restrain students following district procedures if required.

• Ability to work with students and encourage, train and reinforce appropriate behavior and safe riding.

• Ability to adapt to changes and behaviors to meet the students’ needs.

• Ability to interact positively with students and model appropriate behavior.

• Ability to provide escort and assistance to students as necessary.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student records and other information shared about students.

• Attend unit meetings, in-service training, workshops, etc. for the purpose of gathering information required to perform job functions.

• Redirect students for the purpose of enforcing rules/regulations and maintaining student safety and wellbeing.

• Monitor students with special needs until released to teacher, instructional assistant, parent, etc. for the purpose of ensuring the safe transportation of all passengers.

• Prepares reports (e.g. incident reports, passenger conduct, etc.) for the purpose of documenting activities, providing written reference, conveying information, and/or complying with established guidelines.

• Report observations and/or incidents (e.g. discipline, accidents, inappropriate social behavior, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information to appropriate personnel for their action.

• Ability to be flexible in changing assignments and duties with little to no notice.

• Ability to work with students with behavior, medical, ambulatory and other special needs.

• Ability to deal with daily stressors such as inappropriate verbal and physical behaviors.

• Ability to operate specialized equipment such as wheelchair lifts.

• Ability to safety inspect and utilize various child safety restraint systems (CSRS) including wheel chair securements. 

Other Functions

• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Job Requirements:  Minimum Qualifications

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

SKILLS

• Ability to perform multiple tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions.
• Specific skill-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:
  • Adhering to safety practices
  • Implementation of behavior management and de-escalation techniques
  • Preparing and maintaining accurate records
  • Operating equipment used in transporting students
  • Administering first aid
  • Applying pertinent codes, policies, regulations and/or laws
  • Use of special equipment such as: fire; extinguisher, two- way radio, and standard office equipment
  • Preparing and maintaining accurate records.

KNOWLEDGE

• Required to perform basic math
• Understand written procedures
• Write routine documents, and speak clearly; and solve practical problems
• Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:
  • Safety practices and procedures
  • Emergency evacuation techniques

• First aid,health standards and hazards

• Utilization of special equipment such as; wheelchairs, tie downs, CSRS, child safety seats, lifts, etc

ABILITY

• Required to schedule activities and/or meetings
• Gather and/or collate data; and use job-related equipment
• Flexibility is required to work with others in a wide variety of circumstances
• Work with data utilizing specific, defined processes; and operate equipment using standardized methods.
• Ability is also required to work with a wide diversity of individuals
• Work with similar types of data; and utilize a variety of job-related equipment.
• Problem solving is required to analyze issues and create action plans
• Problem solving with data requires following prescribed guidelines; and problem solving with equipment is moderate.
• Specific ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:
  • Communicating with diverse groups
  • Maintaining confidentiality
  • Working as part of a team.

RESPONSIBILITY

Responsibilities include: working under limited supervision following standardized practices and/or methods; providing information and/or advising others; and operating within a defined budget. There is a continual opportunity to impact the organization’s services.

Physical Demands

The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear. The employee is regularly required to significant lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; significant fine finger dexterity, and sense of smell.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds.  The employee is required to move about a moving vehicle to meet the needs of the students requiring the ability to balance and coordinate movements. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus; and significant fine finger dexterity.  Generally the job requires 75% sitting, 15% walking, 5% standing and 5% crouching/kneeling.  

Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration.  The employee is exposed to outside weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Experience      Job related experience is desired.

Education        High School Diploma or equivalent.

Equivalency     None Specified

Required Testing                                             Certificates & Licenses

Pre-employment Physical Exam                         First Aide/CPR

Continuing Educ. / Training                             Clearances

District Required Behavior Management             Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance

Attend All Required In Service Training               DFS

CPR/First Aide

FLSA Status                                                    Approval Date                                      Salary Grade

Non Exempt