Position Title: Bus Monitor
Division: Operations/Transportation
Reports To: Route Supervisor
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Salary Schedule: Hourly
Work Days: 178
Essential Duties:
- Assist bus drivers on each route to ensure the physical and emotional safety of students.
- Attend training meetings as required by the Director of Transportation.
- Assist with loading and unloading of students. This assistance may include, but is not limited to, lifting, seating, safety belting, etc. of students.
- Become familiar with, and demonstrate competence in, operating special equipment needed to transport students. This special equipment may include, but is not limited to, wheelchairs, mobility chairs, and lifts.
- Assist the bus driver in conducting emergency evacuation drills as required by the Transportation Department.
- Communicate effectively and professionally with school staff, students, and the public.
- Legibly and accurately complete required reports on a timely basis.
- Know, understand, and practice the expectations outlined in the Bus Monitor Duties and Responsibilities document.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of a High School Diploma or state-approved High School Equivalency (HSE).
- Ability to work well with staff, students, parents, and other stakeholders.
- Exceptional integrity, commitment to confidentiality, excellent character, and strong professional reputation.
- Ability to abide by the Georgia Professional Standards Code of Ethics for Educators.
- Must be regularly, predictably, and reliably at work.
- Ability to be present at the physical worksite.
- Must perform tasks involving prolonged periods of standing, walking, and sitting.
- Must perform routine physical activities such as bending and lifting/pushing/pulling up to 60 pounds.
- Must be able to properly and consistently supervise students, particularly during emergency situations.
- Vision, hearing, written, and verbal communications are essential factors in performing required tasks.
