Substitute Bus Monitor

Nimble; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Nimble is seeking a Substitute Bus Monitor to support school transportation operations. The role involves assisting the bus driver with student discipline, loading/unloading, and documentation while ensuring safety during transit.

The position requires coordinating seating for pre-kindergarten students, assisting disabled students, and following established emergency procedures. Strong communication with staff and parents is essential.

Qualifications

• Safe practices concerning school bus transportation.
• Basic record-keeping techniques.
• Health and safety regulations.
• Ability to relate to children with special needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist the bus driver in maintaining discipline on school bus; monitor and assist students while bus is in operation.
• Consult with and assist bus driver in documentation of student information, record keeping and completing route surveys.
• Assist driver in securing seat belts, harnesses and wheel chair clamps as required.
• Assist parents and school personnel with safe loading and unloading of students; coordinate seating of pre-kindergarten students as required by State Transportation Guidelines.
• Communicate with classroom aides, teachers, principals, and parents concerning student background, medical problems and behavior as appropriate.
• Maintain current knowledge of Emergency Evacuation procedures and assist in the evacuation plan.
• Assist handicapped children on and off the bus and escort children across street upon return home; lift children as required; assure responsible adult meets students leaving the bus.
• Attend in-service meetings and training courses as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain regular attendance.
• Mandatory reporting of any incidents to the Director of Transportation/designee.

Job description

SUBSTITUTE BUS MONITOR/ $14.25/hour

Bus Monitor responsibilities:

REPORTS TO: Director Transportation and/or Supervisor

JOB FUNCTION:

Assist school bus driver in maintaining discipline while bus is in operation; maintain proper records and documentation; assist student loading, unloading and seating arrangements as required.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

• Assist the bus driver in maintaining discipline on school bus; monitor and assist students while bus is in operation.
• Consult with and assist bus driver in documentation of student information, record keeping and completing route surveys.
• Assist driver in assuring seat belts, harnesses and wheel chair clamps are secured as required.
• Assist parents and school personnel with safe loading and unloading of students; coordinate seating of pre-kindergarten students as required by State Transportation

Guidelines.

• Communicate with classroom aides, teachers, principals, and parents concerning student background, medical problems and behavior as appropriate.
• Maintain current knowledge of Emergency Evacuation procedures and assist in theevacuation plan.
• Assist handicapped children on and off the bus and escort children across street upon return home; lift children as required; assure responsible adult meets students leaving the bus.
• Attend in-service meetings and training courses as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain regular attendance.
• Mandatory reporting of any incidents to the Director of Transportation/designee.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Safe practices concerning school bus transportation.
• Basic record-keeping techniques.
• Health and safety regulations.

ABILITY TO:

• Maintain proper records and documentation.
• Assist student loading, unloading and seating arrangements as required.
• Understand and relate to children with special needs.

Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.

It is the policy of the MSD Decatur Township not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Act (I.C. 22-9.1), Title VI and VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964), the Equal Pay Act of 1973, Title IX (Educational Amendments), and Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973).