School Bus Monitor (464C)[178]

Cobb County School District; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Cobb County School District is seeking a School Bus Monitor to ride the bus, assist the driver, and help students with medical needs and behavior management. This hourly role supports safe transportation during the school day and may require lifting and physical tasks.

Responsibilities include assisting with loading/unloading, securing adaptive equipment, and communicating with dispatch and parents. Training is provided, and enrollment in the Bus Monitor Training Program is required.

Qualifications

• Educational level: None; High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Certification/License: None
• Experience: None
• Physical Activities: Lifting/bending/standing; able to lift equipment and/or a student weighing 40 pounds
• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Written and oral communication; proper use of payroll reporting device
• Other: Pre-employment and annual physical examination; must complete Bus Monitor Training Program

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance; shifts may vary.
• Contacts dispatch for absences per Driver's Handbook.
• Rides bus on each route to ensure safety of children.
• Learns route to assist substitute driver.
• Assists with keeping records of bus issues.
• Attends required trainings and meetings.
• Assists with loading/unloading students and seating and safety belting.
• Secures wheelchairs and adaptive equipment as needed.
• Keeps track of student belongings and home/school communications.
• Assists driver in emergencies and evacuations as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned by administrator.

Skills

Communication

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Payroll reporting device

Job description

POSITION TITLE: School Bus Monitor

JOB CODE: 464C

DIVISION: Operational Support

SALARY SCHEDULE: Classified Hourly

DEPARTMENT: Transportation

WORK DAYS: 178

REPORTS TO: Field Coordinator

PAY GRADE: Rank R (NW20)

FLSA: Non-Exempt

PAY FREQUENCY: Bi-Weekly

PRIMARY FUNCTION: Rides the school bus and acts as an aide to the bus driver assisting the students with medical needs and controlling behavior.

Requirements

• Educational Level: None; High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Certification/License Required: None
• Experience: None
• Physical Activities: Routine physical activities that are required to fulfill job responsibilities; lifting, bending, standing, ability to lift equipment and/or student weighing 40 pounds
• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Written and oral communication. Proper use of payroll reporting device.
• Other: Pre-employment and annual physical examination; must successfully complete Bus Monitor Training Program provided by Cobb County Transportation Department

The Board of Education and the Superintendent may accept alternatives to some of the above requirements.

Essential Duties

• Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance; work hours are a split shift and may vary during the school year.
• Contacts dispatch during timeframe published in the Driver's Handbook to report same day absences.
• Rides bus on each route to ensure physical and emotional safety of children.
• Learns the route in order to assist a substitute driver.
• Assists the driver in keeping appropriate records pertaining to problems arising on the bus.
• Attends required training meetings and all other meetings as requested.
• Assists with loading and unloading students, as well as seating and safety belting students.
• Understands the operation and correctly physically secures wheelchairs, mobility chairs, child restraint systems or any other type of adaptive equipment required by the students, including equipment such as walkers, quad canes, crutches, voice boxes, etc.
• Keeps up with student belongings, coats, personal bags, written communication from home/school, etc. for those students who are not capable of caring for their personal effects.
• Assists the driver in emergency situations; understands how to operate emergency exits from the bus, as well as lift students if necessary; understand which situations would require evacuations and in which situations the students would be safer on the bus; understands and is prepared to take over an evacuation if the driver is unable to direct the situation.
• Performs other duties as assigned by appropriate administrator.