24/25 SY SPED Bus Aide (Transportation)

SUMMARY: Ride Special Education buses and monitor students' behavior on the bus in order to assure adherence to safety rules while students are being transported.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist bus driver in securing wheelchairs, student restraints, and other safety equipment on the bus.
• Interact with and supervise students on the bus.
• Manage student(s) with various types of disabilities.
• Monitor and manage district approved discipline when students are on the bus.
• Read, interpret, and implement Student Transportation Request (STR) and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP).
• Ability to work varying assignments.
• Ability to meet time schedules.
• Assist in loading and unloading of the wheelchair bus.
• Provide specified medical support for students on board the bus.
• Maintain all aspects and provisions of confidentiality related to Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
• Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality.
• Establish and maintain good rapport with employees, students and community.
• Other job related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION:

• High school diploma or G.E.D.

EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:

• Successful completion of at least 40 hours of special education student related training.
• Successful completion of a Physical Performance Test (PPT).

LICENSING/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Obtain and maintain First Aid and CPR card.
• Successful completion of Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training (NCI).
• Obtain and maintain a valid Arizona Identity Verified Prints (IVP) Fingerprint Clearance Card (AZ IVP FPCC). 

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Standard practices, methods and materials of assigned work.
• Occupational hazards and applicable safety principles and practices.
• Emergency evacuation procedures.
• Safe uses and properties of supplies and equipment.
• Reading routes, maps and schedules.
• Applicable federal, state and local laws, codes, regulations.
• Customer service principles.
• Specialized equipment relevant to area of assignment.
• Modern office technology.
• Utilizing a computer and relevant software applications.
• Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

SKILL IN:

• Composing and maintaining basic original documents including reports and correspondence.
• Effective communication.
• Following directions and meeting standards.
• Comprehending reference books and manuals.
• Operating assigned tools and equipment, with reasonable knowledge
• Interpreting and applying applicable laws, codes, regulations and standards.

ADA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS: 

Positions in this class typically require:  sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Medium Work:  Ability to lift and/or move up to 30 pounds and able to drag up to 125 lbs.  Physically able to assist in lifting wheelchairs and students.

Working Conditions:  Work is performed in both the field and in an indoor environment.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed by this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned. 

The Dysart Unified School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act Title VII of 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Dysart Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or age in employment or in any of its educational programs or in the provisions of benefits and services to students.