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CLASS TITLE: SCHOOL BUS MONITOR (ADULT) – PRESCHOOL / SPECIAL EDUCATION
JOB CLASS CODE: 7942 / 8942
REPORTS TO: Executive Director of Pupil Personnel/Student Support Services or Designee
EXEMPT STATUS: Non-Exempt
Approved: November 16, 2020
BASIC 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.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
- 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 appropriate.
- Maintain current knowledge of Emergency Evacuation procedures.
- 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 assigned.
- Perform first aid according to established guidelines and procedures.
- Attend the yearly 8-hour update training and other trainings as determined for bus monitors.
- Maintain regular attendance. It is an essential job function that all employees report to work.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
KNOWLEDGE OF:
- Safe practices concerning school bus transportation.
- Basic record-keeping techniques.
- Applicable sections of the KAR and other applicable laws.
- Health and safety regulations.
- First aid practices.
- Oral and written communication skills.
- Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
- The content located in the Pendleton County Schools Driver Handbook.
ABILITY TO:
- Maintain proper records and documentation.
- Assist student loading, unloading and seating arrangements as required.
- Understand and relate to children with special needs.
- Safe practices concerning school bus transportation.
- Basic record-keeping techniques.
- Applicable sections of the KAR, regulations, board policies and other applicable laws.
- Health and safety regulations.
- Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Lift students according to established guidelines.
- Maintain current knowledge of Emergency Evacuation procedures.
- Observe health and safety regulations.
- Assist in loading and unloading handicapped children as necessary
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
- Learn and apply safety procedures and regulations
- Work confidentially with discretion.
- Understand and follow oral and written directions.
- Work cooperatively with others.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Work is performed with standing, sitting and/or walking
- Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing
- Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations
- Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching
- Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, or pull heavy weights, up to approximately 100 pounds
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Any combination equivalent to: high school diploma, G.E.D. Certificate or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a G.E.D. as required by Kentucky law. Completion of bus monitor training.
