Bus Assistant

Eanes ISD is currently seeking a Bus Assistant! We offer great pay and benefits!!!

*Only applications submitted through the Eanes ISD website will be accepted and considered for employment.*

Please complete the online application at www.eanesisd.net/careers

Please contact Alejandro Romero at (512) 732-9050 for additional information.

Primary Purpose:

Ride buses and help driver ensure safe and orderly transportation of students with disabilities.

Qualifications:

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Ability to understand and follow written or verbal instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively with others
• Ability to operate safety equipment and adaptive equipment
• Ability to manage student behavior
• Ability to work well with children with disabilities

Experience:

None

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Student Management

• Follow established procedures and techniques.
• Assist students on and off the bus according to their individual needs including lifting and carrying students with disabilities.
• Supervise students as they board and exit the bus and cross the street following established safety procedures.
• Escort students into the building and deliver to their assigned destination.
• Instruct students on safe entering, exiting, and riding rules and regulations.
• Learn and adapt to each student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• Collaborate with the driver to manage student behavior and report student discipline problems in a timely manner to appropriate administrators.
• Along with the driver, communicate with teachers and Special Needs Coordinator regarding student behavior while on the bus. Routes and Schedules
• Complete and maintain accurate, updated, and timely records and reports including route sheet and daily non-notification forms.

Safety

• Operate equipment according to established safety procedures. Make sure seat belts, harnesses, or car seats are used correctly and help students use safety devises when needed.
• Follow emergency procedures including evacuation of students as needed and assist driver to administer first aid, if necessary.
• Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.

Other

• Become familiar with and follow procedures established by transportation and special education offices.
• Become familiar with routes to assist if/when a sub driver drives those routes.
• Assist driver keeping bus clean and performance of pre- and post-trip inspections.
• Drive non-CDL district vehicle as needed

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Tools/Equipment Used: Specialized and adaptive equipment used by students

Posture: Frequent standing and sitting; kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting

Motion: Frequent walking and reaching

Lifting: Frequent heavy lifting (45 pounds or over) and positioning of students with physical disabilities, controlling behavior through physical restraint, assisting nonambulatory students, and lifting and moving adaptive equipment

Environment: Work inside and outside (exposure to sun, heat, cold, and inclement weather); exposure to noise and vehicle fumes; exposure to biological hazards (bacteria, communicable diseases); work around vehicles and machinery with moving parts; may work irregular or prolonged hours

Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.50 - $21.86 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Days:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16 - $22