TITLE:                    Bus Monitor Grade 07

REPORTS TO:        Operations Manager-Transportation

FSLA:                     Non-Exempt

JOB FUNCTION:     Assist school bus driver in maintaining discipline while bus

                               is in operation; maintain proper records and documentation;

                              assist student loading, unloading and seating arrangements

                              as required.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist the bus driver in maintaining discipline on school bus; monitor and assist students while bus is in operation.
• Consult with and assist bus driver in documentation of student information, record- keeping and completing route surveys.
• Assist driver in assuring seat belts, harnesses and wheel chair clamps are secured as required.
• Assist parents and school personnel with safe loading and unloading of students; coordinate seating of pre-kindergarten students as required by State Transportation Guidelines.
• Communicate with classroom aides, teachers, principals, and parents concerning student background, medical problems and behavior as
• Maintain current knowledge of Emergency Evacuation
• Assist handicapped children on and off the bus and escort children across street upon return home; lift children as required; assure responsible adult meets students leaving the bus.
• Attend in-service meetings and training courses as
• Perform other duties as
• Maintain regular attendance

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

KNOWLEDGE OF:

•  Safe practices concerning school bus
• Basic record-keeping
• Applicable sections of the KAR and other applicable
• Health and safety

ABILITY TO:

• Maintain proper records and
• Assist student loading, unloading and seating arrangements as
• Understand and relate to children with special
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with
• Communicate effectively both orally and in
• Lift students according to established guidelines.
• Maintain current knowledge of Emergency Evacuation
• Maintain routine
• Observe health and safety
• Must be able to lift heavy objects (minimum 50 )

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing,
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull medium weights, up to 50 pounds
• Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or G.E.D. Certificate.