Bus Monitor - Special Needs

Dunlap School District #323; Dunlap (IL); On-site; USD 20,664; Part time

Job summary

A local school district is seeking a Transportation/Bus Monitor to assist in providing safe transportation for students. Responsibilities include ensuring good behavior, assisting with getting on and off the bus, and maintaining a clean environment. Ideal candidates should have a high school diploma or GED, experience with children, and the ability to work in various temperatures. CPR and First Aid certification is preferred. Pay is $15 per hour with 4 hours of work each day.

Qualifications

• Job related experience is desired.
• Must be able to work in extreme temperatures.
• Ability to acquire CPR and First Aid certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing safe transportation of students.
• Maintain good student conduct on the bus.
• Assist students entering and exiting the bus.

Skills

Ability to learn special methods for special needs

Experience working with children

Ability to maintain professional relationships

Education

High school diploma or GED preferred

Job description

Position Type: Transportation / Bus Monitor

Date Posted: 6/10/2025

Location: Dunlap Activity Center

Date Available: OPEN

Hours: 4 hours per day

Pay: $15 per hour

Reports to: Director of Transportation

Position Objective

To assist in providing safe transportation of students.

Essential Functions

• Maintains good student conduct while on the bus with driver’s support
• Assists students as they enter and exit the school bus for curb-to-curb service as needed
• Keeps written records of inappropriate student behavior and any other records as required by Dunlap Community #323 School District guidelines
• Secures/unsecuring wheelchairs while the driver operates the lift, using tie-downs, belts, safety restraints, and any other related supportive equipment needed for transporting students
• Assists the driver with the maintenance of a clean bus interior: wiping down the seats with disinfectant, inspecting and securing seatbelts and other safety equipment, putting up the windows, etc. while on duty
• Demonstrates knowledge of assigned bus route for pickup and delivery of students
• Performs other related duties/tasks as assigned

Additional Functions

• Attends department in-service meetings and all recertification classes
• Reads and follows instructions; and understands written and oral instructions
• Specific knowledge required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include safety practices and procedures

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred
• Job related experience is desired
• Ability to learn special methods and procedures for working with special needs students, including handling equipment that may be required in transporting special needs students (i.e. walkers, wheelchairs, oxygen equipment, etc.)
• Must be able to work in extreme temperatures
• Ability to acquire CPR and First Aid certification
• Experience working with children preferred
• Ability to maintain professional relationships with students, co-workers, administrative staff and parents

Working Conditions

• Mental Demands: calculating, comparing, evaluation, interpreting, organizing, consulting, analyzing, planning, documenting, specifying
• Physical Demands: occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 70% sitting, 15% walking, and 15% standing. Ability to operate wheelchair lifts, ramps, and securement locks. Continual sitting, reaching, and repetitive hand and arm motions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to talk and hear; stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. Frequent walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, crawling, pushing and pulling. Moderate lifting and/or carrying up to 50 lbs or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus during the hours of daylight and darkness
• Environmental Conditions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions, moving mechanical parts, high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particle, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration. Frequent interaction among unruly children. Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue. Occasional evening/weekend/summer work. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.