Bus Monitor

ENRICHMENT SERVICES PROGRAM INCORPORATED•Columbus, GA

8d•$15 - $15•Onsite

About The Position

The Bus Monitor is responsible for ensuring children’s safety while they board, ride, and exit ESP Head Start school buses. The position supports safe transportation, maintains order, assists with bus inspections and routes, and documents communication with parents. The role is part-time and located at the Muscogee Child Development Center in Columbus, Georgia.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
Six months of related experience and training.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Ability to communicate effectively with parents, staff, and children.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including walking, sitting, handling objects or controls, reaching, talking, hearing, occasional standing, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; lifting and/or moving up to 15 pounds regularly and up to 25 pounds frequently; and required close, distance, peripheral, and depth vision and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Follow safety rules established by Transportation Regulations, state laws, and Enrichment Services Program.
Ensure children are safe while being transported on ESP Head Start school buses.
Ensure children are picked up and dropped off at the same location unless a hardship request has been granted.
Ensure the Transportation Sign In/Sign Out form is completed each day, including signatures from the person releasing the child in the morning and the parent or authorized person in the afternoon.
Check identification of authorized persons until their identification has been established.
Verify bus assignments.
Become familiar with bus evacuation routes.
Maintain order on buses and ensure children remain seated while the bus is operating.
Ensure children who are not released at bus stops are returned safely to their center of origin and released to the Center Manager or assigned Family Service Worker.
Participate in professional development opportunities.
Assist the Bus Driver with pre-trip and post-trip inspections.
Maintain knowledge of the bus route and provide route support to substitute Bus Drivers.
Assist children with boarding and exiting the bus.
Document communication with parents regarding services on the contact log.
Perform other duties as assigned.