HEAD START - RXII - Bus Monitor

Tri-Valley Opportunity Council•Bethel, MN

18d

About The Position

The Bus Monitor assists transportation staff in ensuring the safety, care, and development of young children during transportation. The role addresses children’s personal care and emotional needs, supports safe and comfortable travel, and transfers information and goods between families and the center. The Bus Monitor supervises children’s behavior on the bus, maintains bus cleanliness and necessary supplies, and helps recruit potential parents by sharing information about program services and benefits.

Requirements

Must be at least 16 years of age.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Must enjoy and respect young children and their families.
Obtain First Aid and CPR certification within 90 days of hire and maintain certification during employment.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED; candidates are strongly encouraged to obtain one.

Responsibilities

Follow safety, sanitation, childcare licensing, Head Start, and organizational policies and procedures.
Ensure children are dressed appropriately for the weather and activities, safely secured in properly fitted and labeled child restraint seats, and supervised at all times.
Model and encourage health and safety habits, provide a comfortable atmosphere, and help prevent disruptive or unsafe behavior.
Assist children onto and off the bus and to and from their seats as needed; release children only to a parent or parent-designated guardian in accordance with program policy.
Administer First Aid or CPR when necessary, maintain adequately supplied First Aid and Biohazard kits, and follow approved emergency procedures.
Report incidents and complete reports as needed; inform the nurse and parents of injuries.
Keep the bus clean and adequately supplied; clean and disinfect child restraint seats and assist with cleaning the vehicle interior as needed.
Install and remove child restraint seats as needed and maintain an inventory of restraint systems and belts, updating it at the end of the program.
Obtain First Aid and CPR certification within 90 days of hire and maintain certification during employment.
Organize and maintain the Bus Monitor Binder, keeping bus and center information accurate and current.
Maintain current route and child pickup/drop-off records, record route attendance, and ensure all children have exited the bus at the end of each route.
Ensure information, supplies, and medication are transferred between home and center.
Assist the Center Manager and bus driver in developing routes that, when possible, remain within a one-hour time frame.
Provide predictable routines and consistent care, and respect children’s individual differences.
Assist teaching staff with maintaining and documenting communication with families.
Encourage verbal interaction, interaction among children, expression of feelings, and conversation in each child’s language of choice as much as possible.
Encourage problem-solving, self-assertiveness, and self-help skills; set reasonable and appropriate bus rules and limits, explain them, and help children learn appropriate behavior.
Help recruit potential parents by providing information about program services and benefits.