Classified - Bus Aide (7 hours/day) - Transportation

Fremont Public Schools • Fremont, NE

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Bus Aide assists the van or bus driver with loading and transporting students, maintaining discipline, and following routes and schedules. The role includes attending to students during transportation, operating lifts and securing students with disabilities, and may involve transporting special education students in the employee’s personal vehicle. Related summer maintenance work may also be assigned. The position works both indoors and outdoors and is subject to weather conditions; indoor areas are heated and not air-conditioned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, or an equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the skills and knowledge needed for the duties.
• Valid Nebraska driver’s license.
• Knowledge of traffic regulations and local street and highway systems.
• Ability to interpret and apply district policies regarding student transportation and behavior.
• Ability to deal tactfully and effectively with students and clearly explain rules and regulations.
• Sufficient strength and agility to load and unload students with disabilities.
• Auditory and visual acuity to perform the job functions.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of lifting up to 50 pounds and loading and unloading students with disabilities.

Nice To Haves

• First Aid/CPR certification is desired.
• Previous experience working with children is desired.

Responsibilities

• Assist the driver with assigned schedules and routes as needed or requested.
• Load and unload students, operate lifts to load students with disabilities, and secure students on the bus.
• Monitor student behavior and enforce transportation rules and regulations.
• Attend to students’ needs while they are being transported.
• May transport special education students to and from school using a personal vehicle.
• May perform summer maintenance activities, including sealing parking lots and playgrounds, painting, and trimming shrubs.
• Perform related work as required.

Benefits

• State Retirement Pension Plan membership.
• Paid sick, bereavement, civic, and personal leave.
• Paid employee-only dental insurance upon enrollment.
• Health insurance eligibility; the monthly premium rate depends on hours per day and compensation rate.
• A $100 monthly stipend is provided in lieu of health insurance coverage if the employee declines coverage.
• Eligibility for other benefits, including vision insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, short-term disability insurance, and accident insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED