School Bus Monitor

Purpose Statement: To monitor students safely and efficiently while providing a quality experience for all.

Essential Functions:

• Provide a positive, respectful relationship with students, administrators and community.
• Ensure the care of all students daily.
• Learn the bus route in order to help a sub driver.
• Assist in the transferring of students to other buses.
• Assist the bus driver in maintaining a clean bus.
• Assist the bus driver as needed with disciplinary action.
• Maintains order and discipline in an effective and courteous manner among students being transported in accordance with district policies and procedures.
• Maintains and submits documents per yearly requirements as required.
• Assist to ensure that no child is left alone on a bus without adult supervision.
• Must know accident/emergency procedures in case the driver is unable to communicate and provide a written report of the event to the Transportation office.
• Attends and participates in trainings, and other continuing education.

Additional Duties:

• Performs other related tasks as assigned.

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Equipment:

• Wheelchair tie downs, student safety restraints, seat belts, and bus radio.

Travel Requirements:

• Travel to and from school district buildings, and other destinations as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of all traffic laws, regulations, road signs and related information.
• Effective organizational, problem solving, and time management skills.
• Ability to learn and comprehend information from procedures manuals and other materials.
• Ability to physically move through the bus.
• Ability to maintain composure and perform responsibilities under pressure and in cases of accidents or other emergencies.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards:

• Works in standard school bus environment.

Qualifications Profile:
Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying.

Certification/License:

• None required.

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED

Terms of Employment:
Less than 12 month
4 Hours per day
Benefits offered to contracted monitors only
Grade 7 on Support Classified Salary Matrix:

Sub monitor daily rate(benefits not offered)-$69.60

Full time monitor(benefits offered)-$69.60-75.44 based on experience
Starting Hourly Rate Placement: $17.40-18.86 based on experience
An additional $1 per hour will be paid on full time staff through referendum funds

Other conditions and stipulations as listed in the Classified Staff Handbook

Hiring Manager: AJ McKeand- mckeanda@bcsc.k12.in.us
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