Bus Aide

Lockwoodschool; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 22,730 - 32,373; Part time

Job summary

A local school in Billings, Montana, is hiring a Bus Monitor to supervise student conduct on school buses and assist the bus driver with special needs equipment. The ideal candidate should have a dependable work history, a good driving record, and the ability to effectively communicate with students and parents. Responsibilities include maintaining safety, loading and unloading students, and reporting issues to school officials. The role requires flexibility, and candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Work history demonstrating dependability and reliability.
• Ability to follow both oral and written directions.
• Capability to communicate effectively with students and staff.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and supervise student conduct on school buses.
• Assist in loading and unloading students.
• Report disciplinary problems to the bus driver and school officials.

Skills

Dependability and reliability

Good driving record

Effective communication

Ability to handle stressful situations

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Management of disciplinary problems

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Wheelchair lifts

Two-way radio

Job description

Responsibilities

• Maintain and supervise student conduct on school buses.
• Assist the bus driver with equipment for special needs students, including but not limited to lifts for wheelchairs.
• Assist the bus driver in loading and unloading students.
• Assist the bus driver as requested.
• Report disciplinary problems to the bus driver, Principal and/or Superintendent.

4 hours a day, $20/hr

Only minimum duties are listed. Other functions may be required as given or assigned.

Desired Minimum Qualifications

• Work history demonstrating dependability and reliability; good driving record; high school diploma or equivalent; or any combination of training and experience likely to provide the desired knowledge and abilities.
• Ability to follow both oral and written directions and instructions of the assigned bus driver, Principal and/or Superintendent.
• Ability to effectively communicate with students, parents, and staff.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student matters.
• Ability to manage students with disciplinary problems.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all District requirements and Board policies.

Equipment Used

Wheelchair lifts and other special needs equipment, two-way radio, telephone/voice mail.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works outside. The employee is directly responsible for the safety and well-being of students. The employee will occasionally walk on slippery surfaces.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; occasionally walk and stand. The employee must be able to bend or twist at the neck and waist and be able to reach above the head. The employee must be able to use hand strength to grasp equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. This position requires the employee to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and to push or pull up to 100 pounds.

Mental/Motor Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee rarely performs routine work. The employee frequently exercises flexibility (ability to shift from one task to another). Guidance and reinforcement are infrequently available. The employee frequently works within time constraints and must maintain attentiveness intensity.

The physical demands, work-environment characteristics, and mental/motor demands described within this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

For those classified employees employed under a written contract for a specified term, nothing contained in this job description shall create a property right beyond the specified duration of the employment contract.