School Bus Monitor

First Student • Gulfport, MS

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About The Position

The School Bus Monitor/Aide provides operational oversight and day-to-day management while assisting drivers in safely operating routes. The role monitors passenger welfare, supports students during boarding and exiting, and works with drivers, school personnel, students, and parents to promote safe and dependable transportation. The position requires English proficiency for safety communications, training, company policies, employment documents, and other job-related communications.

Requirements

• Good verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Early morning availability.
• Judgment and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage high degrees of stress.
• English proficiency for training, safety communications, company policies, employment documents, and other job-related communications.

Responsibilities

• Know the route and remain alert to monitor passengers’ welfare while in route.
• Communicate behavior problems and conditions at various stops to the driver.
• Assist with pre-trip and post-trip bus inspections.
• Assist students with loading and unloading.
• Cooperate and communicate with school personnel, students, and parents.
• Attend safety and training meetings.
• Conduct emergency evacuations from the bus, including use of the emergency exit door.
• Open and close service doors and move up and down the steps multiple times daily.
• Clean the inside of the bus.
• Assist the driver, when necessary, in safely directing the vehicle backward.

Benefits

• $13.30 per hour.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• Positive and rewarding work environment.
• Excellent training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed