What are the responsibilities and job description for the Substitute Bus Monitor Class Code: 8944 position at District Position?
Fleming County Schools
Job Description
Updated February 2024
Class Code: 8944
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Substitute Bus Monitor
Responsible To: Director of Transportation/Transportation Manager
Basic 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.
Performance Responsibilities:
- Assist the bus driver in maintaining discipline on school bus; monitors and assists students while bus is in operation; maintains proper seating arrangements.
- Consult with and assists 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; coordinates 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; assist driver in emergency situations.
- Operate lift system, assists 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 related duties as assigned by transportation director/manager or superintendent.
Knowledge of:
Safe practices concerning school bus transportation
Basic record-keeping techniques
Applicable sections of the KAR and other applicable laws
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.
Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Lift students according to established guidelines.
Maintain current knowledge of Emergency Evacuation procedures.
Maintain routine records.
Observe routine records.
Observe health and safety regulations.
Minimum Qualifications:
Any combination equivalent to: high school diploma, GED certificate or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a GED as required by Kentucky law.
Terms of Employment:
Salary and work year to be established by the board of education.
Evaluation:
Performance will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of board policy for classified personnel.
