Student Transport Assistant: Bus Safety & Care

Young World Physical Education; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Colorado Springs School District 11 is seeking a Bus Assistant for the Transportation department in Colorado Springs, CO. The role supports student safety during loading, transport, and unloading on the school bus.

The position is 0.75 FTE with 173 days per year, reporting to the Operations Manager and following ESP salary guidelines. Responsibilities include supervising boarding, ensuring proper seating and restraint use, completing daily logs, assisting with safety protocols, and coordinating

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/equivalent.
• First Aid/CPR certificate.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the boarding and departure of students on the bus.
• Ensures that students are safely seated (seat belts, safety vests, car seats) and that wheelchairs are securely tied-down when required.
• Performs daily pre-trip checks on wheelchair tie-down systems and adaptive seating devices utilized on the buses.
• Reports damaged inoperable or missing equipment to the driver.
• Assists the driver with maintaining the interior cleanliness of the bus to which they are temporarily assigned.
• Monitor the students during the ride to ensure bus rules and regulations are followed.
• Reinforce railroad crossing regulations and assist driver with explaining and practicing bus evacuation procedures.
• Assists students with entering and exiting the bus and finding assigned seating positions.
• Works in cooperation with staff at program sites serviced by that specific route.
• Responsible for completing student attendance logs on a daily basis as required and/or requested by a supervisor.
• Maintains documentation of student behavior, completing discipline reports as required and/or requested by a supervisor.

Skills

Communication skills

Math basics

Writing skills

Education

High School Diploma/equivalent

Job description

Colorado Springs School District 11 is seeking a Bus Assistant for the Transportation department in Colorado Springs, CO. The role supports student safety during loading, transport, and unloading on the school bus.

The position is 0.75 FTE with 173 days per year, reporting to the Operations Manager and following ESP salary guidelines. Responsibilities include supervising boarding, ensuring proper seating and restraint use, completing daily logs, assisting with safety protocols, and coordinating