Bus Assistant (Immediate Hire)

Democracy Prep Public Schools • New York, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Democracy Prep is seeking a Bus Assistant who is committed to the mission of college success and authentic civic engagement for scholars. The ideal candidate is a flexible professional, comfortable making quick adjustments to support scholar needs, and a collaborative teammate eager to learn and uphold bus safety. Strong communication skills are essential for liaising with school leaders regarding route updates, parent pickups, scholar behavior, and schedule operations.

Requirements

• Unwavering commitment to the Democracy Prep mission of college success and authentic civic engagement for our scholars.
• Comfortable making quick adjustments to their work in response to scholar needs.
• Eager to learn, model and uphold bus safety for all scholars.
• Strong communicator who will build rapport with school leaders regarding route updates, parent pickup, scholar behavior on bus rides and overall operations of the bus route schedule.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily school bus activities to reinforce bus safety protocols and keep scholars safe.
• Ensure safe loading and unloading of scholars to and from destinations.
• Work as part of a team with the driver to assist with urgent and emergency bus evacuation procedures.
• Perform routine cleaning and attending to spills or body fluids that occur due to student illness or behavior.
• Fill out incident report forms, and document injuries of students or others while riding on the bus.
• Call families to get an ETA when they are not at the stop waiting for scholars.
• Supervise any scholars who need to be returned to school until their families pick them up.
• Email the school leadership team to summarize any safety incidents that needed to be addressed with scholars and families.
• Perform other duties as requested by school leadership or the bus driver.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed