Bus Assistant Route 41

Sioux City Community School District•Sioux City, IA

About The Position

The Bus Assistant works closely with special needs students in providing safe and efficient transportation. Regularly provides students with physical assistance and emotional support so they may benefit from the District’s educational program. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Establishes, as fully as possible, a supportive and sympathetic relationship with students being transported without fostering or encouraging intense emotional involvement. Assist with monitoring approximately 10 to 25 students per bus route. Teaches and assists students with loading and unloading the bus properly and the proper safe conduct while riding. Teaches and assists students with such physical needs as seating, buckling seat belts, and use of other specific safety equipment. Teaches and assists students with such physical tasks as putting on and taking off outerwear and other functional life skills. Teaches and assists students with hygiene tasks such as wiping noses, excess salivation, and other health care needs as required. Operates, cares for, and cleans areas and equipment used in the transportation of students. Uses proper technique for cleaning and disposing of human fluids. Help keep the assigned bus clean. Sweep and empty trash daily. Teaches, assists, and encourages students to appropriately interact with other students and school personnel. Relays messages and information between parents, teachers, and staff. Communicate perceived student problems and student involvement with teachers and staff. Follow oral and written instructions of teachers, school staff, and the parents or the responsible caregiver of the child. Assists professional staff in the analysis of skill development and related tasks of the student’s individual development planned by the school professional staff. Follows District policies, rules and regulations, and observes all mandatory safety regulations for school buses. Supervises children during emergency drills. Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute driver, teacher, and staff member. Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed professional staff. Participates in in-service training programs as assigned. Regular and dependable level of attendance is an essential function for this position.

Requirements

High school diploma/GED
Previous experience working with children
Ability to read, analyze and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to speak clearly and effectively over a radio communications system, before groups of students and sponsors, and before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions, inquiries, and/or complaints.
Displays courtesy, tact, and respect when dealing with others.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists and in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Maintains appropriate confidentiality.
Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
Ability to use independent judgment and demonstrates initiative to act without being asked.
Ability to operate wheelchair lifts, ramps, and securement locks.
Continual sitting, reaching, and repetitive hand and arm motions.
Ability to talk and hear; stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Frequent walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, crawling, pushing, and pulling.
Moderate lifting and/or carry up to 50 pounds or more.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus during the hours of daylight and darkness.

Responsibilities

Establishes a supportive relationship with students.
Assists with monitoring students on the bus route.
Teaches and assists students with loading, unloading, and safe conduct on the bus.
Assists students with physical needs such as seating, seatbelts, and safety equipment.
Assists students with physical tasks like outerwear and functional life skills.
Assists students with hygiene tasks and health care needs.
Operates, cares for, and cleans transportation equipment.
Maintains bus cleanliness.
Encourages appropriate interaction among students and staff.
Relays messages between parents, teachers, and staff.
Follows instructions from teachers, staff, and parents.
Assists in analyzing student skill development.
Follows District policies and safety regulations.
Supervises children during emergency drills.
Serves as a source of information for substitute staff.
Maintains ethical behavior and confidentiality.
Participates in training programs.
Maintains regular and dependable attendance.