TITLE: Bus Aide

REPORTS TO: Transportation Supervisor

FLSA: Non-exempt

GRADE: B ($12.00 per hour)

WORK CALENDAR: 196

FTE: Varies

REVISED DATE: 12/20/2017

Bus Aides will be placed into a Bus Aide Trainee position pending completion of 40 hours of special education related training.  Hourly pay as a Bus Aide Trainee will be $12.00.    

SUMMARY: Ride Special Education buses and monitor students' behavior on the bus in order to assure adherence to safety rules while students are being transported.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist driver in securing wheelchairs, student restraints, and other safety equipment on the bus
• Monitor and manage district approved discipline when students are on the bus
• Maintain all aspects and provisions of confidentiality related to Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Assist in loading and unloading of the wheelchair bus
• Provide specified medical support for students on board the bus
• Knowledge of emergency evacuation procedures
• Establish and maintain good rapport with students, employees, community members and vendors
• Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality
• Other job related duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications for this job description are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Certification:

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Obtain and maintain a valid Arizona Identity Verified Prints (IVP) Fingerprint Clearance Card (AZ IVP FPCC)
• Possess and maintain CPR/First Aid Certification
• Successful completion of Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training (NCI)

Experience/Training:

• Successful completion of at least 40 hours of special education student related training
• Successful completion of a Physical Performance Test (PPT)

Abilities:

• Read, interpret, and implement Student Transportation Request (STR) and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)
• Interact with and supervise students on bus
• Manage student(s) with various types of disabilities
• Physically able to assist in lifting wheelchairs and students
• Effective communication skills
• Obtain and maintain First Aid and CPR certification within thirty (30) days of employment
• Pass physical agility test within first (ten) 10 days of employment.
• Meet time schedules; be punctual and reliable
• Work varying assignments
• Adhere to all policies, regulations, and rules
• Read and interpret general documents such as employee handbooks and safety/training manuals
• Write general correspondence and speak effectively with others
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Interpret assortment of instructions furnished in variable forms
• Apply reason to research and solve moderately complex issues with little or no assistance

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, employee is frequently required to stand; walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds and able to drag up to 125 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed by this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

The Dysart Unified School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act Title VII of 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Dysart Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or age in employment or in any of its educational programs or in the provisions of benefits and services to students.