Bus Monitor

Hondo ISD; Hondo (TX); On-site; USD 16,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Hondo ISD Transportation and Maintenance in Hondo, Texas, seeks a Bus Monitor to assist the driver in transporting students with disabilities. You will help supervise boarding, maintain safety, and support individual student needs on each route.

This position is full-time and nonexempt, with a wage range of $11.80 to $17.30 per hour. Responsibilities include enforcing safety procedures, communicating with teachers and parents about student behavior, and assisting in loading/unloading students

Qualifications

• Follow verbal instructions and communicate effectively.
• Operate safety equipment and adaptive equipment.
• Work well with children with disabilities.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lift and assist students with disabilities onto/off the bus.
• Supervise boarding, alighting, and crossing the street.
• Learn and adapt to each student’s medical, physical, and emotional needs.
• Manage student behavior and report discipline problems to administrators.
• Communicate with teachers and parents about behavior.
• Familiarize routes and assist the driver with the schedule.
• Keep the bus clean and follow safety procedures.

Skills

Follow verbal instructions

Communicate effectively

Operate safety/adaptive equipment

Job description

Bus Monitor

Hondo ISD Transportation and Maintenance - Hondo, Texas

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Job Details

Job ID: 5933902

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Sep 21, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Reports to: Director of Transportation

Dept./School: Transportation

Wage/Hour Status: Nonexempt

Primary Purpose:

Ride buses and help driver ensure safe and orderly transportation of students with disabilities.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

Not specified

Special Knowledge/ Skills:

Ability to follow verbal instructions and communicate effectively

Ability to operate safety equipment and adaptive equipment

Ability to work well with children with disabilities

Experience: None

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Student Management

• Lift and carry students with disabilities on and off the bus according to their individual needs.
• Supervise students as they board and leave bus and cross street.
• Take children into building and help them find their way.
• Learn and adapt to each student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• Manage student behavior and report student discipline problems to appropriate administrator.
• Communicate with teachers and parents on a daily basis regarding student behavior while on bus.

Routes and Schedules

• Become familiar with all routes to and from school campus to be of assistance to driver.
• Maintain an updated route schedule.

Safety

• Supervise use of seat belts, harnesses, or car seats by students.
• Follow emergency procedures and help driver administer first aid, if necessary.
• Operate equipment according to established safety procedures.
• Follow established procedures and techniques to perform job duties including lifting, assisting students, etc.

Other

• Become familiar with and follow procedures established by transportation and special education offices.
• Help driver keep bus clean.
• Work irregular hours as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None.

Equipment Used: Wheelchair lift, ramp, lock, and special needs adaptive equipment.

Working Conditions - Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing and pulling; moderate lifting and carrying. Work outside and inside; work around vehicles and machinery with moving parts; moderate exposure to extreme temperatures and vehicle fumes.

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $11.80 to $17.30 Per Hour

Job Categories:

Support Staff > Transportation

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Jinny Mangold , Transportation Specialist
• Transportation and Maintenance
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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