What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bus Aide position at Essex Westford School District?
Essex Westford School District (EWSD) is seeking Bus Aides to join the team EWSD Transportation team. This position rides the bus on assigned routes and assists the bus driver in managing student behavior and safety while on the bus.
Our district vision is: "Growing hearts and minds, for a better today and tomorrow: every day, every way, every one."
EWSD is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive environment. Successful candidates must be committed to working effectively with diverse community populations and are expected to strengthen such capacity if hired. Candidates with experience living or working in another country, the ability to fluently speak more than one language, and/or peace corp experience are encouraged to apply.
Candidates with the following additional qualifications are encouraged to apply:
- Effectively able to manage student behavior issues in a calm and respectful manner; well-skilled at de-escalation strategies.
- Good communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with children and adolescents with special needs, and a desire to work with this population.
- First aid and CPR training and additional relevant health service training or experience desired but not required.
For additional information, CLICK HERE for a copy of the full job description.
EWSD conducts thorough screenings of all applicants being recommended for hire, which may include contacting references not listed on your application. Selected individuals are subject to criminal records background checks and child and adult abuse registry checks. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon acceptable results of these checks at the sole discretion of the Superintendent or his/her designee. Please click HERE for additional background check information.
