Special Needs School Bus Aide & Safety Champion

Newport-News-Public-Schools; Newport News (VA); In loco; USD 17.000 - 25.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Newport News Public Schools is seeking a Bus Assistant to support the safety and care of students on school buses, including those with special needs. You will assist with boarding, securing seating, operating lifts and equipment, monitoring medical needs, and ensuring proper release to authorized persons.

Must possess a high school diploma, CPR/First Aid certification, and a valid VA driver’s license, along with the ability to follow oral and written instructions and interact positively with

Competenze

• Must possess a high school diploma or GED.
• Must possess the ability to maintain student discipline and ensure that student behavior is not a distraction to the driver.
• Must possess the ability to understand and follow through on oral and written instructions.
• Must possess the ability to interact with unique students, parents, and faculty in a positive and proper manner.

Mansioni

• Help students to safely board the bus.
• Secures student in safety harness, car seat or wheelchair, when required.
• Ensures special equipment, such as car seat and wheelchairs, are properly and safely secured to the bus.
• Operates wheelchair lift and any other specialized equipment.
• Monitors students with feeding tubes, tracheotomies, oxygen and other unique medical needs to ensure that everything is operating properly and is secured.
• Reports any unusual or changed behavior to the driver, school staff and/or parents.
• Ensures that early childhood, PEEP, and kindergarten students are released to an authorized person.
• Assists drivers in properly and safely evacuating special need students
• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

Conoscenze

Discipline management

Communication with students/parents

Ability to follow instructions

Disability awareness

Formazione

High school diploma or GED

First aid and CPR certification

VA driver's license

Descrizione del lavoro

Newport News Public Schools is seeking a Bus Assistant to support the safety and care of students on school buses, including those with special needs. You will assist with boarding, securing seating, operating lifts and equipment, monitoring medical needs, and ensuring proper release to authorized persons.

Must possess a high school diploma, CPR/First Aid certification, and a valid VA driver’s license, along with the ability to follow oral and written instructions and interact positively with