Supervisory Assistant

Sylvania; Deer Park (WA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Deer Park School District #414 is seeking a Bus Supervisory Assistant in the Transportation department. The role focuses on supervising students, ensuring safety, and supporting the bus driver and staff during pickup and drop-off.

Work is 176 days per year at 3.25 hours per day. Applicants must be at least 18 years old with a high school diploma and must pass required background checks and identity/work authorization verifications.

Qualifications

• Be at least eighteen years of age.
• Hold a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Supervise students by enforcing safety regulations on the bus.
• Assist in properly securing wheelchairs.
• Properly fasten in seats when required and ensure students stay seated.
• Load and unload students requiring assistance, including wheelchair students.
• Work cooperatively with parents and school staff to ensure safety during transport.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Transportation Supervisor and Director of Special Services.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Deer Park School District #414

Bus Supervisory Assistant

Location: Transportation

Days: 176 days/ 3.25 hours per day

Overview/Purpose

The Bus Supervisory Assistant is directly responsible for the supervision, safety, and well-being of students while being transported to and from school and school-related activities. The Bus Supervisory Assistant works collaboratively with the bus driver, parents/guardians, school staff, and special services personnel to ensure students are transported safely and appropriately.

Duties/Responsibilities [or Essential Functions]

• Supervise students by enforcing safety regulations while riding the bus.
• Assist in properly securing wheelchairs.
• Properly fasten in seats when required.
• See that each child is seated and stays seated.
• Other safety regulations.
• Help load and unload students requiring assistance, including wheelchair students.
• Work cooperatively with parents.
• Assist with the management of children with special health problems, e.g., seizures.
• Perform other duties as required by the Supervisor of Transportation and the Director of Special Services.

Minimum Qualifications

• Be at least eighteen years of age
• Hold a high school diploma or its equivalent

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lifting up to 50 lbs
• Standing
• Sitting
• Lifting/carrying up to 10 lbs
• Exposure to human-borne pathogens
• Lifting up to 25 lbs
• Stooping, bending
• Repetitive keyboard usage
• Lift assist over 50 lbs
• Twisting
• Kneeling
• Computer screen viewing
• Exposure to outside elements
• After-hours work
• Pushing/pulling
• Walking
• After-hours availability
• Sitting

Salary Range: $17.13 per hour

Contract Year (176 days, 3.25 hours per day)

Benefits: This position is not eligible for medical or retirement benefits.

Reports directly to the Transportation Supervisor

As required by RCW 28A.400.303, school district employees are required to complete a Washington State Patrol (WSP) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) background check. Newly hired employees are responsible for the completion of the background check prior to hire.

Verification of identity and United States Work Authorization must be completed before employment commences.

Please contact Suzanne McKibbon at 509-464-5526 if disability accommodation is needed during the application process.

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Deer Park School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities, including employment, on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to:

Section 504 Coordinator & Title IX Compliance Coordinator & Civil Rights

• Suzanne McKibbon
• Assistant Superintendent
• 509-464-5526
• [e-mail]