Full-Time Bus Aide

Applitrack; Norwell (MA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Norwell Community School Corporation is seeking a School Bus Monitor/Aide through Applitrack. This full-time position supports student safety on buses and requires a high school diploma or GED, plus CPR/First Aid certification and related training or experience.

Duties include loading/unloading, assisting the driver, and participating in safety drills. Effective communication with students, parents, and school staff is essential, along with the ability to handle diverse student needs and operate

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; or 1–3 months related experience and/or training.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and communicate with staff and parents.
• Must possess Red Cross First Aid and CPR certificates.

Responsibilities

• Directs loading of students on bus to prevent congestion and unsafe conditions.
• Rides school bus to prevent altercations between students and damage to bus.
• Assists in the loading/unloading of special needs students.
• Secures special needs students in car restraints, seat belts, etc.
• Participates in school bus safety drills.
• Assists in other duties as assigned by the transportation staff.
• Makes use of hand-held radio for communication.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Communication

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

• Location: Norwell Community School Corporation
• Date Available: 10/14/2026

Full-Time position. Works up to 37.5 hours per week.

For more information, please contact Amy Young, Transportation Director at [e-mail]

Job Description

JOB TITLE: School Bus Monitor/Aides

Occupation Code: 372.667-042

SUMMARY:

Monitors conduct of students on school bus to maintain discipline and safety.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS include the following:

• 1. Directs loading of students on bus to prevent congestion and unsafe conditions.
• 2. Rides school bus to prevent altercations between students and damage to bus.
• 3. Assumes role as assistant to the bus driver.
• 4. Participates in school bus safety drills.
• 5. Performs such other tasks as may from time to time be assigned.
• 6. Assists in the loading/unloading of special needs students.
• 7. Secures special needs students in car restraints, seat belts, etc.
• 8. Makes appropriate use of hand-held radio.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively communicate with students and present information in one-on-one and small group situations to the Director of Transportation and his/her secretary, principals, faculty, and other employees of the school corporation. Ability to communicate with parents, particularly those with special needs students.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written and oral form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Must possess a Red Cross First Aid Certificate and be certified in CPR.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES:

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the Corporation.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to vibration. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and is sufficient to cause marked distractions or possible hearing loss. There are no environmental hazards indicated for this position.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Wages and benefits to be determined by the School Board.

EVALUATION:

Performance will be evaluated by the Director of Transportation in accordance with School Board policy.