Paraeducator - Bus Route

Avondale School District; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Part time

Job summary

Avondale School District is looking for a Paraeducator - Bus Route (Part Time, 15-20 hours/week) within the Transportation Department for the 2025–2026 school year. This position involves supporting and ensuring the safety of students during bus routes.

Qualified candidates will hold an Associates Degree and must pass the ETS Parapro Assessment. Responsibilities include maintaining communication with supervisors and following behavioral management programs, as needed.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree preferred.
• ETS Parapro Assessment required.
• Regular, reliable and punctual attendance is an essential function of this job.

Responsibilities

• Support students on bus route.
• Keep students safe and in their seats for the duration of the route to and from school.
• Assist disabled students with health and behavioral needs.

Skills

Relate to children and adults in a positive manner

Basic computer skills

Ability to tolerate unique eating/sensory issues

Demonstrates initiative and creativity

Education

Associates Degree

ETS Parapro Assessment

Job description

AVONDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Position: Paraeducator - Bus Route (Part Time, 15-20 hours/week)

Location: Transportation Department, School Year 2025–2026

Qualifications

1. Associates Degree preferred
2. ETS Parapro Assessment required
3. Regular, reliable and punctual attendance is an essential function of this job.
4. Relate to children and adults in a positive manner
5. Training or coursework in the area of early childhood, education or child development
6. Successful experience working with groups of children
7. Skills to support the school district's curriculum
8. Basic computer skills

Job Goal

Support students on bus. Keep students safe and in seats for the duration of the route.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support students on bus route
• Keep students safe and in their seats for the duration of the route to and from school.
• Assist disabled students in their educational, personal, health, and behavioral needs such as self-care, daily living skills, physical mobility, toileting, etc., as needed.
• Maintain open and meaningful communication with supervisor regarding all students assigned paraprofessional support.
• Maintain confidentiality of school related information.
• Attend meetings/functions/trainingsas specifically directed.
• Participate in and utilize information gained in appropriate staff development.
• Demonstrates understanding of students' needs, and interacts appropriately with students, parents, and other employees.
• Follows instructions of staff and reinforces program philosophy and consistency.
• Demonstrates initiative and creativity with individual children and their program implementations; follows through with prescribed behavioral management programs.
• Initiates actions which are required without specific direction.
• Maintains composure under stressful conditions.
• Demonstrates an innate ability to realize that behavior is communication and not to be taken personally.
• Demonstrates the ability to follow individualized styles of learning and/or behavior plans.
• Ability to tolerate unique eating/sensory issues (gag reflex demonstration).
• Maintain flexibility (switching roles/positions within the program).

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 frequently required to sit and kneel on hard surfaces and is occasionally required to walk or stand. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk while performing the duties of this job. The employee frequently will reach above the head and forward. The employee frequently uses hand strength to grasp equipment or students. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and push or pull up to 100 pounds such as students or students in wheelchairs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and peripheral vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in hot temperatures and extreme temperatures below ten degrees and occasionally will walk on slippery/uneven surfaces. The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints and interact with the public and others. The employee has direct responsibility for the safety and well-being of others. The employee is often exposed to fumes and airborne particles and frequently must work in outside weather. The noise level in the work environment is frequently loud to where you have to raise your voice to be heard.

* Indicates Essential Job Functions