The job of Bus Attendant was established for the purpose/s of providing support within the student transportation services area with specific responsibilities for assisting special needs students during transport to and from school and/or special activities, ensuring orderly entering and leaving of bus patrons and ensuring the safety and orderly transportation of students K-12.
- Lifts and carries students with disabilities on and off the bus according to their individual needs
- Supervises students as they board and exit the bus and cross the street
- Takes children into building and helps them find their destination
- Learns and adapts to each student’s medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs
- Manages student behavior and reports student discipline problems to appropriate administrator
- Communicates with teachers and parents on a daily basis regarding student behavior while on bus
- Becomes familiar with all routes to and from school campus to be of assistance to drive
- Maintains an updated route schedule
- Supervises the use of seat belts, harnesses or car seats by students
- Follows emergency procedures and helps driver administer first aid, if necessary
- Operates equipment according to established safety procedures
- Follows established procedures and techniques to perform job duties including lifting, assisting students, etc.
- Becomes familiar with and follows procedures established by the transportation and special education offices
- Assists driver in keeping bus clean and orderly
- Works irregular hours as needed
The physical demands are representative 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, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
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