What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bus Aide position at Palmer Bus Financial Management Inc?
Job Description
Job Description
Description : Job Purpose
The Bus Aide is responsible for assisting special education students during transport to and from school and / or special activities; ensuring orderly entering and leaving of bus patrons; maintaining seat chart of riders; and ensuring the safety and sanitation of assigned vehicles.
Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions
- Assist bus driver for the purpose of handling emergency situations until the driver can take over.
- Assist special education students and other passengers for the purpose of providing safe loading and unloading from buses during normal transport and emergency situations.
- Monitor students with special needs until released to teacher, instructional assistant, parent, etc. for the purpose of ensuring the safe transportation of all passengers.
- Document activities, providing written reference, conveying information, and / or complying with established guidelines.
- Report observations and / or incidents (e.g. discipline, accidents, inappropriate social behavior, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information to appropriate personnel for their action.
- Secure students and / or their equipment (e.g. restraints, checks wheel chair tie downs, seat belts, opens ramp, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the safety and well-being of students.
Other Functions
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include :
Specific skill-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include :
Specific ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include :
Requirements :
Physical Requirements
The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands :
