Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Summary:

Bus Aides support the needs of the students while boarding, riding, and de-boarding the bus. The Bus Aide will assist the driver of the bus with day-to-day responsibilities of care and welfare of the bus.

General Expectations:

• Supports the mission of Joplin Schools.
• Supports the value of education.
• Become familiar with, enforce, and follow all applicable Board policies and regulations, administrative procedures, other directions given by district administrators and supervisors, and state and federal laws.
• Properly supervise students at all times, if applicable to essential job functions.
• Obey all safety rules, including rules protecting the safety and welfare of students.
• Care for, properly use, and protect school property.
• Maintain courteous and professional relationships with students, parents/guardians, other district employees and the public.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors, department staff, all members of the school district, and community as required.
• Provides excellence in customer service both internally and externally.
• Complies with privacy rights and safeguards confidential and/or sensitive information pertaining to staff and students.
• Reacts to change productively and receive and transmit constructive criticism as it relates to job duties.
• Actively participate in professional development and obtain skills and information necessary to effectively perform job duties.
• Conduct all official business in a professional and timely manner, utilizing district technology resources.
• Arrive to work and leave work at the time specified by supervisors and attend all required meetings pertinent to the position.
• Maintains accurate records and filing systems for accountability and audit purposes as required by law and Board policy.
• Solve practical problems utilizing math functions as needed to complete job duties.
• Read and interpret documents such as work orders, safety rules, and handbooks and apply to job duties.

Essential Functions:

• Teach, monitor, and supervise safe bus practices to ensure student safety
• Know, understand, and implement specific safety accommodations for students with disabilities, such as those documented in an IEP, Section 504 plan, etc.
• Assist the bus driver with day-to-day responsibilities of care and welfare of the bus
• Assist with student-related documentation
• Effectively communicate with school personnel regarding any student-related issues
• Attend required meetings pertinent to the position
• Achieve and maintain prescribed certifications per job requirements through training as provided by the District
• Exhibit through performance, an understanding of effective behavior management
• Maintains records and submits reports in a timely fashion
• Able to follow prescribed procedures for body fluid and waste clean-up as needed
• Assist the Driver with maintaining a clean and healthy environment on the bus
• Effectively act as a liaison between the family of the student and the District
• Exhibits cooperative and courteous behavior when interacting with parents, other District employees, and community members
• Carry out all other duties as assigned

Physical Demands:

• Occasionally lift 50 pounds
• Sit for long periods of time on a school bus
• Frequently walk up and down stairs and isle of bus while assisting students
• Frequently walk on a variety of ground surfaces, including, but not limited to, paved, gravel, grass, or dirt
• Frequently bend and twist the torso and neck
• Frequently squat or kneel to the ground
• Frequently use repetitive arm, wrist and hand movements
• Use close, distance and peripheral vision as well as depth perception

Attendance:

Regular and consistent attendance is an essential function of this position.

The work conditions and environment described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Conditions and Environment:

Environment is that of a typical bus setting. The individual who holds this position must:

• Frequently work in temperatures below 32 degrees and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit

• Occasionally work in rain, sleet and ice and drive on slippery conditions
• Often work in an area with a high noise level including engine noise and the sound of many children speaking, a raised voice may be necessary

Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Joplin Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not illegally discriminate in its programs, services, activities or facilities.

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