About this role
MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-3
POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE
Bus Assistant/Paraprofessional
REPORTS TO
Transportation Director
POSTION 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 studnets 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.