Bus Aide (3) - Transportation

Montgomery-Public-Schools; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Decatur City Schools is seeking a bus aide to support safe student transportation in Decatur, AL. The role involves assisting students during trips and helping maintain orderly conduct on the school bus.

Applicants should have basic reading/writing ability, math skills, and the potential to obtain an Alabama CDL with School Bus Certification. This is a full-time on-site position with exposure to outdoor conditions.

Qualifications

• Education level may be less than high school or limited related experience.
• CDL with Alabama School Bus Driver Certification preferred or ability to obtain.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and memos.

Responsibilities

• Assists students as required.
• Maintains proper discipline on bus.

Skills

Reading

Writing

Public speaking

Math

Education

Less than high school / minimal experience

Alabama CDL with School Bus Certification

Job description

SUMMARY:

• Assists bus driver so as to insure safe transport of students to and from school and school functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists students as required.




• Maintains proper discipline on bus.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Other duties as assigned related to specific areas of disabilities.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.




• A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with an Alabama School Bus Driver Certification or the ability to obtain an Alabama School Bus Driver Certification is preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.




• Ability to write simple correspondence.




• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.




• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.




• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.




• The employee is occasionally required to walk.




• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.




• Occasional restraining of out-of-control children is required.




• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee often works in outside weather conditions.




• The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

SALARY:

• Salary schedules are found on the main Decatur City Schools website, available here. (Please right-click and select Open in New Tab to view our salary schedules.)




• Listed below are items that may be necessary to complete your employment process in order to compute your annual salary. It is your responsibility to provide us with this requested information in order to receive your accurate salary.




• We need verification of previous public school teaching experience. Use the following information when requesting verification of experience from your past employment at other boards of education:
  

  
  

  • Within the state of Alabama, experience must be verified on Supplement EXP

  
  

  • Outside the state of Alabama, we must have a letter (on school district letterhead) or public school district form showing beginning and ending dates stating your years of service and position held while employed

  
  

  • Credit is awarded for public school experience only, private, parochial, or similar experience will not be accepted

  
  

  • Experience must be full time at least 50%-100% of the academic year

  
  

  • Administrative credit will be awarded only for experience in the same position, i.e., principal for principal position as stated in the salary schedule

  
  

  • Transfer Sick Leave: If you have sick leave from another state school system or from another state of Alabama agency, you must have a Sick Leave Transfer form sent from your previous employer to our Human Resources department

  
  
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee(s) within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of an employee(s) for this job.

The Decatur City School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, sex, religion, national origin, or age in its programs, activities, or employment and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The Title IX Coordinator for Decatur City Schools is responsible for handling inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies. The Title IX Coordinator can be reached by calling the Decatur City Board of Education at [phone].