Contract is for 4 hours per day and 180 days per school year.

MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS

Job Description

CLASS TITLE:  BUS AIDE

REPORTS TO:  Director of Transportation

EXEMPT STATUS:  Non-Exempt                          

APPROVED:  January 14, 2016- Order #2016-1720

BASIC FUNCTION: 

Ride a school bus for exceptional children and assist school bus driver in maintaining discipline while bus is in operation; operate mechanical lift.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

• Assist exceptional children on and off the bus and escort children across street upon return home; lift children as required; assure responsible adult meets students leaving the bus.

• Operate equipment, including wheelchairs, tie-downs, seat belts, harnesses, mechanical lift and other adaptive equipment as necessary.

• Assist driver in assuring seat belts, harnesses and wheel chair clamps are secured as required.

• Assist parents and school personnel with safe loading and unloading of students; coordinate seating of exceptional students as required by State Transportation Guidelines.

• Consult with and assist bus driver in documentation of student information, record-keeping and completing route surveys.

• Attend in-service meetings and training courses as assigned.

• Monitor and assist students while bus is in operation.

• Maintain current knowledge of Emergency Evacuation procedures.

• Communicate with classroom aides, teachers, principals, and parents concerning student background, medical problems and behavior as appropriate.

• Maintain regular attendance.

• Perform related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

      KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Operation of mechanical lift, wheel chairs, seat belts, restraining harnesses and wheel chair clamping devices.

• Safe practices concerning school bus transportation.

• Problems and concerns of students with special needs.

• Basic record-keeping techniques.

• Applicable sections of the Kentucky Administration Regulations and other applicable laws.

• Health and safety regulations.

   

   

  ABILITY TO:

• Maintain proper records and documentation.

• Assist student loading, unloading and seating arrangements as required.

• Understand and relate to children with special needs.

• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.

• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

• Lift students according to established guidelines.

• Maintain current knowledge of Emergency Evacuation procedures.

• Maintain routine records.

• Observe health and safety regulations.

   

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking

• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing

• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations

• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching

• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights up to 50 pounds

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Any combination equivalent to:  high school diploma or G.E.D. Certificate as required by Kentucky law.  Completion of bus assistant training.