Bus Monitor

Sylvania; Chelsea (MI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Sylvania is seeking a part-time School Bus Monitor to assist with loading and supervising students during boarding and disembarkation. The role involves lifting students, helping with wheelchairs, and ensuring safety on the bus under the direction of the driver.

Typical hours are morning and afternoon shifts totaling about 3.5 hours daily. The position starts immediately and reports to the Transportation Supervisor. Starting pay is $18.15 per hour, with experience-based adjustments possible.

Qualifications

• Monitor must assist with loading wheelchairs and students.
• Must be able to lift students onto seats and manage bus steps.
• Ability to work in a school transportation environment.

Responsibilities

• supervise boarding and disembarkation of students and maintain order on the vehicle as directed by the driver.
• Assist in loading/unloading by getting off the bus, making visual contact, and securing restraints.
• Enter school buildings as needed to locate students or conduct business in the office/classroom.
• Maintain a seating chart of students on the bus.
• Instruct children to stay seated until the bus stops and ensure everyone is seated before proceeding.
• Cooperate with the driver to address disciplinary issues without using physical force; restraints may be used when authorized.
• Check the bus after each run for lost items.
• Know how to operate the bus radio and follow proper radio procedures.
• Maintain the daily logbook of student behavior and actions taken by staff.
• Assist the driver with other duties as needed and perform other duties as assigned by the Transportation Supervisor.

Skills

Lifting

Wheelchair loading

Student supervision

Job description

Posting Date

August 11, 2026

Closing Date

Until Filled

Reports to

Transportation Supervisor

Start Date

Immediate Opening

Rate of Pay

Starting at $18.15/hour –Pay commensurate with experience

Schedule

Approximately 3.5 hours daily (hours can vary)

• Morning hours range between: 6:00 AM - 8:15 AM
• Afternoon hours range between: 2:30 PM – 5:00PM

Qualifications

• Monitor must be able to assist with the loading of wheelchairs, the loading and unloading of children, and be able to assist special needs students.
• Requires the ability to be able to lift students into seats and to go up and down bus steps on a regular basis.

Job Responsibilities

• The monitor’s primary responsibility is to supervise the boarding and disembarkation of students and to maintain order on the vehicle as directed by the driver.
• To assist in the loading and unloading of all students the monitor will:
  • Get off the bus to assist students loading and unloading.
  • Make visual contact with the person receiving the student.
  • Fasten seat restraints and wheel chair tie downs.
• To enter the school buildings when necessary to help locate a student and/or conduct business in the school office/classroom.
• Maintain a seating chart of the students on the bus.
• Instruct the children to remain in their seats until the bus comes to a complete stop. Work with the driver to make sure all the children are seated before proceeding along the bus route.
• As a cooperative effort with the driver handle disciplinary problems on the bus and/or at the bus stops avoiding the use of physical force as possible. Approved restraints may be used as authorized by the IEPC or Supervisor.
• Check the bus after each run for lost/left articles.
• To know how to operate the bus radio and the use of proper radio procedures.
• Maintain the daily logbook on students; keeping a written record of student behavior on the bus and actions taken by staff.
• To assist the driver with other duties as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by the Transportation Supervisor.

This job description in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the position incumbent. The incumbent will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties required by the incumbent’s supervisor, appointing authority, or designee.