What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bus Aide position at Palmer Bus Financial Management, Inc.?
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 :
