Safety Assistant for the 2025-2026 School Year

Public School of North Carolina•Jacksonville, NC

71d•Onsite

About The Position

Assist with transporting school bus passengers between assigned stops and schools according to specified routes and time schedules. Maintains order during trip and adheres to safety rules when loading and unloading passengers.

Requirements

General knowledge of the county
Skill in the safe operation of a school bus
Ability to detect malfunctioning equipment
Ability to assist children using patience and understanding
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials, parents, school personnel, and students.
Must be able to follow oral and written directions and have the ability to get along well with others.
Candidate must possess any combination of education and experience equivalent to completion of high school
Candidate must be at least 18 years of age
Candidate must submit to random and post accident drug testing and background checks
Candidate must possess good moral character
Must maintain a professional appearance and conduct oneself professionally at all times

Responsibilities

Exercises greatest care at all times in transportation of school children.
Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, employees, equipment, and property.
Reports all student injuries, accidents, illnesses and discipline problems to the appropriate authority immediately or as soon as reasonable possible.
Instructs pupils who ride buses in rider safety annually, and practices emergency exit drills at least twice annually.
Adheres to provision of Motor Vehicle Code, Pupil Transportation Regulations of Board of Education and terms of the School Bus Driver Handbook.
Checks to rear of inside bus after each run for students left on the bus before leaving the area in which they are driving, placing the empty bus sign in the REAR window.
Assists students, as needed, to board and exit the bus, fasten seat belts, harnesses, and car seats.
Secure wheelchairs as appropriate and report equipment or wheel chair defects to the supervisor.
Cleans and sanitizes the interior of vehicles regularly.
Assist the driver with backing the bus and observing the area around the bus.
Maintain a working knowledge of the route in order to assist substitute drivers or to assume responsibility of driving in the absence of the regular driver.
Attends in-service training to improve skills, attitudes, and knowledge of school bus driving and pupil control.
Observes established and accepted work practices and procedures in accordance with School Board pupil transportation policy, particular school policy, and supplemental administrative directives.
Models non-discriminatory practices in all activities.
Complies with and supports school and division regulations and policies.
Performs related duties as assigned by the building administrator(s) and/or the Supervisor in accordance with the school/system policies and practices.
May operate a special ramp bus, loads and unloads students in wheelchairs on and off bus; inspecting wheelchair for operational safety and permitting only properly functioning wheelchairs to load; operates ramp, assuring seatbelts are fastened, positioning the wheelchairs in bus, and securing the wheelchair.
Shall be seated behind the last occupied seat on the bus in order to observe the students behavior and safety. May be required to get out of the seat to observe or assist a student.
Monitors students with special health problems while in bus; receiving written or oral instructions, being aware and alert to any signs of difficulty following prescribed instructions and procedures, administering first aid, and calling for emergency assistance.
Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, employees, equipment, and property.
Files records, as requested.
Operates a two-way radio as means of communication to supervisor and or transportation department only.
Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.