Bus Monitor - IDEA Edinburg (26-27)

IDEA Public Schools•Edinburg, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Bus Monitor will ride buses and help the driver ensure the safe and orderly transportation of students with disabilities. This role requires individuals who can follow verbal instructions, communicate effectively, and operate safety and adaptive equipment. The ideal candidate will work well with children with disabilities, assist them with boarding and disembarking, and help manage their behavior and needs throughout the transportation process. The Bus Monitor will also be responsible for learning and adapting to each student’s unique medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs, communicating with teachers and parents, and becoming familiar with bus routes and schedules. Adherence to emergency procedures, first aid administration, and proper operation of equipment are also key aspects of this role. The position involves working irregular hours as needed and maintaining an updated route schedule.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Ability to follow verbal instructions and communicate effectively
Ability to operate safety equipment and adaptive equipment
Ability to work well with children with disabilities

Nice To Haves

Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college
Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly
Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes
We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students

Responsibilities

Lift and carry students with disabilities on and off the bus according to their individual needs.
Supervise students as they board and leave bus and cross street.
Take children into building and help them find their way.
Learn and adapt to each student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
Manage student behavior and report student discipline problems to appropriate administrator.
Communicate with teachers and parents on a daily basis regarding student behavior while on bus.
Become familiar with all routes to and from school campus to be of assistance to driver.
Maintain an updated route schedule.
Supervise use of seat belts, harnesses, or car seats by students.
Follow emergency procedures and help driver administer first aid, if necessary.
Operate equipment according to established safety procedures.
Follow established procedures and techniques to perform job duties including lifting, assisting students, etc.
Become familiar with and follow procedures established by transportation and special education offices.
Help driver keep bus clean.
Work irregular hours as needed.