Bus Aide

Job Description

 

Purpose: The Bus Aide ensures clean, safe, and reliable transportation of students to and from school and other District-sponsored activities. They also supervise students as they are on the school bus, including students who receive Special Education services, as well as assist students on and off the bus.

 

Reports To: Director of Transportation & Maintenance

 

FLSA Status: Non-exempt, daily rate based on the bus route (regular route is $63.00 per day)

 

Required Qualifications:        

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must be over 18 years of age
• Possess valid Driver's license
• Display sound judgment and flexibility to change.
• Must be work-orientated, self-motivated, and able to work independently  
• Ability to work in all types of weather, indoors, and outdoors in all temperatures
• Ability to pass MANDT training
• Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the District Office (after an employment offer is made)

Essential Functions:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily

• Helps students on and off the bus, including buckling and unbuckling seat belts or harnesses
• Assists students in and out of school buildings as needed
• Supervises students on the bus and assists with their needs, including students with disabilities and students who exhibit behaviors
• Help substitute drivers so they will understand where to go 
• Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information.
• Ability to provide clean, safe, and reliable transportation to ensure students benefit from District programs and activities
• Ensure all activities conform to District and State school transportation guidelines
• Maintain appropriate discipline when students are boarding, disembarking, and riding the school bus
• Report student concerns to the Principal and Director of Transportation & Maintenance
• Exercise responsible leadership at all times while working
• Communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with members of the school district and community through multiple modes of communication, including but not limited to in-person, written, on the phone, or over district radios
• Operate all equipment and machinery safely and appropriately as necessary
• React to change and frequent interruptions productively and positively while still meeting deadlines as assigned
• Work to implement the vision and mission of the District
• Regular and consistent attendance at work
• Observe and follow all District policies and procedures at all times
• Report all accidents or incidents to the Director of Transportation & Maintenance along with completing all report forms in a timely manner
• Promote the safety, health, and comfort of students and staff within the District
• Perform other tasks and assume additional responsibilities as directed by the administration

Physical Demands:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Specific vision abilities include but are not limited to close vision, distance vision, color vision, [peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Work in a variety of weather and temperate conditions from below freezing to high heat
• Prolonged sitting or standing, and use of equipment, including repetitive motions and computer eye fatigue
• Stooping, bending, reaching, pulling, pushing, and lifting for extended periods
• Physical exertion to manually lift, carry, pull or push heavy objects or materials regularly
• Manually lift, push, and pull at least 50 pounds to waist height and 25 pounds to shoulder height
• Bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead
• Work in noisy and crowded environments, with numerous interruptions
• Work in and around dust, fumes, and odors
• Hear and understand speech at normal indoors, outdoors, and on the telephone
• Enter data into a computer, to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids

Terms of Employment: At-will employment. 10-month position

 

Evaluation:   Performance evaluations in accordance with the Board’s policy and the Classified Employee Handbook

 

Fort Leavenworth USD 207 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training or promoting on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, disability, veteran's status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status under local, state or federal law.