Transportation Substitute Bus Aide

Assists the school bus driver during daily routes with student behavior, loading and unloading of students and student safety practices and procedures.

Essential Functions:

• Be prompt and on time for all school bus routes
• Notify the supervisor in case of illness so as to permit time to secure a substitute driver
• Help maintain positive control over the students transported on the school bus
• Observe mandatory safety regulations for school buses
• Help maintain pupil control and report any violations to the proper authorities as prescribed
• Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude, conversation, and the clean/orderly appearance of the school bus
• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information, e.g., student medical records, etc.
• Make contacts with the public with tact and diplomacy
• Interact in a positive manner with staff, students and parents
• Attend meetings and in-services as required
• Serve as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens
• Assist bus driver with the loading and unloading of students during the daily bus routes
• Check and ensure each student is appropriately seated before bus movement and maintains that seating throughout the route
• Maintain appropriate certification as required by regulations established by the Superintendent
• Assist the bus driver in daily cleaning of the bus

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ability to obtain a CPI certification within the first year of employment and renew yearly to remain in compliance with Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, and the Board of Education
• Report all accidents and complete required reports
• Enforce applicable Board policies
• Be available in the event of emergency dismissal
• Assist the bus driver in bus maintenance checks
• Respond to routine questions and requests in an appropriate manner
• Operate wheelchair lift and the down equipment necessary for the safety of the student
• Assist driver in keeping student daily records as required by Transportation Supervisor
• Assist in conducting periodic bus evacuation drills
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Transportation Supervisor

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Less than one year related experience
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Effective, active listening skills
• Organizational and problem solving skills
• Ability to have full control with bus discipline at all times
• Ability to read and understand verbal and written instructions, written warnings and labels
• Ability to be patient and understanding

Equipment Operated:

• Wheelchairs, child car and booster seat mechanisms, child restraint (harness)

Additional Working Conditions:

• Frequent exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue
• Frequent interaction among unruly children
• Occasional extensive sitting, up to 2 hours at a time
• Occasional requirement to stand and walk
• Frequent requirement to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, read, hear, and see (occasional color vision required)
• Occasional requirement to lift and carry up to a maximum of 50 pounds (receives assistance for lifts over 50 pounds)
• Occasional requirement to push and pull up to a maximum of 300 pounds (on wheels)
• Occasional overtime work will be requested and expected of the employee