Bus Monitor- Part Time Temporary No Benefits at Compass

Catawba County Schools • Hickory, NC

3d • $15

About The Position

Under general supervision, work performed includes but is not limited to riding a bus as a monitor safely to destination and return; following school district procedures when riding assigned buses; and monitoring students' behavior while they are riding on the bus. 10 HOURS/WEEK NO BENEFITS This position is temporary and will end on June 5, 2026

Requirements

• Graduation from high school.
• Must be trained on how to use the EC bus lift, be proficient on securing EC passengers which includes the use of integrated seating, harnesses, and wheelchairs.
• Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
• Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
• Must be courteous and respectful of coworkers and customers.
• Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear.) Employees should wear all prescription glasses and hearing aids when necessary to perform work assignments in a safe atmosphere .
• Must be physically able to attend to students on a moving school bus.
• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination are essential.
• Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.
• Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information.
• Requires the ability to receive instructions, assignments or directions from superiors.
• Requires the ability to work cooperatively with coworkers to complete group tasks and to serve students’ and parents’ needs.
• Requires the ability to read and understand a variety of correspondence, menus, recipes, work schedule and food production sheets, etc.
• Requires the ability to prepare simple reports, logs, and lists.
• Requires the ability to speak to people with poise, voice control, self-control, and confidence.
• Requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
• Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in standard English.
• Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
• Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in the operation of a school bus.
• Requires the ability to use two hands.
• Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
• Knowledge of safe bus operations
• Administrative skills to implement established policies and procedures regarding student transportation, enforcing rules of student conduct and discipline
• Communication skills in dealing with students daily; communicating with parents regarding discipline problems
• Leadership skills to maintain discipline on the bus
• Manual skills to maintain bus cleanliness
• Planning skills to develop student seating arrangements

Responsibilities

• Monitor student behavior on the bus safely to destination and return.
• Follows school district regulations for servicing EC students.
• Monitor students' behavior while they are riding on the bus.
• Take suitable action to resolve incidents between/among students should such incidents occur and report inappropriate student behavior to school authorities as soon as possible.
• Adhere to all EC related policies and procedures.
• Safety of Others. Considerable responsibility for the safe transportation of students.

What This Job Offers

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