Substitute Bus Aide

Transportation; Rustburg (VA); On-site; Part time

Job summary

An educational transportation provider is seeking a Substitute Bus Aide in Rustburg, Virginia. The role involves assisting the bus driver in maintaining discipline, helping students with special needs, and ensuring safety during transit. Ideal candidates should possess patience and good health, with experience working with children being a plus. This position is essential for supporting students during their transport to and from school. Join us to make a difference in our students' daily journeys.

Qualifications

• Ability to assist students, especially those with special needs.
• Good communication skills for expressing ideas and understanding instructions.
• Experience working with children is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with loading, transporting, and unloading students.
• Help maintain discipline amongst students on the bus.
• Attend field trips with students.

Skills

Ability to assist students with patience

Good physical and mental health

Establish and maintain effective working relationships

Education

Completion of the eighth grade

Job description

Substitute Bus Aide

Campbell County School District Transportation - Rustburg, Virginia

Job ID: 4984616

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Sep 09, 2022 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Position Type: Substitute

Job Description

General Definition of Work:

Performs responsible human support work in assisting with the transportation of pupils to and from school and special events; does related work as required. Work is performed under immediate supervision.

Essential Functions/Typical Tasks:

Providing help to the school bus driver in maintaining discipline; assisting students boarding and leaving the school bus.

(The following tasks are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)

• Assists with loading, transporting and unloading of all students on the assigned bus.
• Assists students with special transportation needs such as wheelchairs, braces, crutches, etc.
• Assists with the security of students on school buses and observes the special needs of individuals.
• Assists the driver in maintaining adequate discipline.
• Attends field trips with students.
• Checks bus thoroughly after shifts for students and missing or lost items.
• Performs related tasks as required.
• Attends training as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: General knowledge of the transportation of students; some knowledge of transporting students; ability to assist students with patience and understanding; good physical and mental health; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials, associates, students and the general public.

Education and Experience: Any combination of education and experience equivalent to completion of the eighth grade and some experience in working with children.

Physical Requirements: This is medium work requiring the exertion of 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; work requires climbing, stooping, crouching, reaching, lifting, and grasping; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; the worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions.

Special Requirements: None.