About this role
Job Title: Bus Monitor Wage/Hour Status: Nonexempt Reports to: Coordinator of Transportation Dept./School: Transportation Date Revised: 01/23/2025 Primary Purpose: Ride buses and help driver ensure safe and orderly transportation of students with disabilities. Qualifications: Education/Certification: HS Diploma/GED preferred Special Knowledge/ Skills: Ability to follow verbal instructions and communicate effectively Ability to operate safety equipment and adaptive equipment Ability to work well with children with disabilities Experience: None Major Responsibilities and Duties: Student Management
• Lift and carry students with disabilities on and off the bus according to their individual needs.
• Supervise students as they board and leave the bus and cross the street.
• Take children into the building and help them find their way.
• Learn and adapt to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• Manage student behavior and report student discipline problems to appropriate administrator.
• Communicate with department supervisor and driver on a daily basis regarding student behavior while on the bus.
Routes and Schedules
• Become familiar with all routes to and from school campus to be of assistance to the driver.
• Maintain an updated route schedule.
Safety
• Supervise use of seat belts, 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, etc.
Other
• Become familiar with and follow procedures established by transportation and special education offices.
• Help driver keep the bus clean.
• Work irregular hours as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality compliance as required by state statute and federal mandates (FERPA, HIPPA).
Supervisory Responsibilities: None. Equipment Used: Wheelchair lift, ramp, lock, and special needs adaptive equipment. Working Conditions: Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors: Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing and pulling; moderate lifting and carrying. Work outside and inside; work around vehicles and machinery with moving parts; moderate exposure to extreme temperatures and vehicle fumes.