School Bus Aide
School Bus Aide
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General Statement:The School Bus Aide provides support in transit to students with extraordinary needs being transported on School Buses. This position requires knowledge of caring for students with extraordinary physical medical or behavioral needs manipulating and securing equipment on and off a school bus supporting the bus driver and maintaining the safety of students while the bus is in transit to ensure their safe arrival at school and home each day.
Responsibilities:
- Manages behavior of students using district safety care protocols while entering while in transit or exiting the bus.
- Manages seating including securing wheelchairs harness and/or car seats needed for extraordinary physical medical or behavioral needs of students. This includes operating the lift system to support students entering or exiting the Bus
- Provide written records of violations of the student code to the Transportation Dispatcher as necessary.
- Supervises appropriate usage and proper handling of assist tech devices.
- Assists bus drivers with the day to day management of students as well as any emergency procedures as necessary.
- Communicates effectively with students
- Participates in all staff meetings and training sessions.
- Ability to carry out a health plan and/or provide first aid as necessary
- Assist students crossing street if necessary
- Must understand and maintain confidentiality
- Performs related work as required and assigned
Qualifications:
- Experience Preferred:
- Previous work with children in an educational or childcare environment.
- Understanding of the mechanical process used to board and exit a bus for wheelchairs and any other transport devices.
- Ability to communicate effectively with children of all abilities.
- Exhibit patience respect towards others and a positive attitude in working with the general public.
- Education:
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Certification & Licensing:
- Must be willing and able to be certified in First Aid/CPR Safety Care Training
Westerly Public School District is committed to advancing cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity inclusion and belonging within the workplace and its community. As an equal opportunity employer we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal state or local laws. If special accommodations are needed callhours in advance.Job Summary:The School Bus Aide provides support in transit to students with extraordinary needs being transported on School Buses. This position requires knowledge of caring for students with extraordinary physical medical or behavioral needs manipulating and securing equipment on and off a school bus supporting the bus driver and maintaining the safety of students while the bus is in transit to ensure their safe arrival at school and home each day.
Responsibilities:
- Manages behavior of students using district safety care protocols while entering while in transit or exiting the bus.
- Manages seating including securing wheelchairs harness and/or car seats needed for extraordinary physical medical or behavioral needs of students. This includes operating the lift system to support students entering or exiting the Bus.
- Provide written records of violations of the student code to the Transportation Dispatcher as necessary.
- Supervises appropriate usage and proper handling of assist tech devices.
- Assists bus drivers with the day to day management of students as well as any emergency procedures as necessary.
- Communicates effectively with students.
- Participates in all staff meetings and training sessions.
- Ability to carry out a health plan and/or provide first aid as necessary.
- Assist students crossing street if necessary.
- Must understand and maintain confidentiality.
- Performs related work as required and assigned .
Qualifications:
- Experience Preferred:
- Previous work with children in an educational or childcare environment.
- Understanding of the mechanical process used to board and exit a bus for wheelchairs and any other transport devices.
- Ability to communicate effectively with children of all abilities.
- Exhibit patience respect towards others and a positive attitude in working with the general public.
- Education:
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- Certification & Licensing:
- Must be willing and able to be certified in First Aid/CPR Safety Care Training
- Authorized to work in the USA.
- Current national background check without disqualifying results at time of hire.
Employment Type
Full-Time
