Bus Assistant - Transportation Central

Bus AssistantCollaborate with bus drivers by monitoring and assisting students with special needs to ensure safe, efficient, courteous, and customer-service oriented experience for students, parents/guardians, and staff.Essential Duties And Responsibilities:Consistently monitor students with varying special needs during the bus ride. Assess any medical or behavioral situation and take safety steps accordingly; identify problems and act quickly, safely, and according to District protocol and guidelines. Provide initial first aid/emergency care when needed. Exemplify understanding of and compassion and tolerance for students' physical conditions and lack of body function control. Daily - 35%Provide emotional and behavioral support and physically assist students with a variety of special needs and disabilities with entering/exiting the bus, walking, sitting, securements, backpacks, etc. Use a variety of equipment to ensure students are safely and comfortably secured. May include but not limited to: wheelchair lifts, securements, vests, seatbelts, integrated seats, etc. Daily - 20%Safely secure wheelchairs on board the bus without compromising wheelchair structure. Identify and execute emergency release mechanism if necessary. Properly adjust a student's safety vest and its attachments and properly position student adjustments of wheelchair and car seats. Maintain and replace District equipment as needed. Daily - 20%Perform pre- and post-trip vehicle inspections with the bus driver. Daily - 5%Communicate student information to the bus driver, parents/guardians, and/or teachers when needed. Prepare and submit all required records and reports in a timely and acceptable manner. Maintain the students' emergency card book that contains confidential information. Daily - 5%Collaborate with the bus driver to formulate an emergency evacuation plan. Execute emergency evacuation procedures if necessary, which may include stopping and securing the vehicle in the event the bus driver is incapacitated and utilizing bus equipment including but not limited to the bus radio, emergency signal lights, first aid kit, and fire extinguisher. Read maps of area and know route directions to assist any substitute bus driver. Work as a team with the bus driver to best service the affected student(s) while confined to small spaces. Monthly - 5%Maintain all required certifications and participate in regularly scheduled training meetings. Annually - 5%Perform other duties as assigned or requested. Daily - 5%Minimum Qualifications:Criminal background check and fingerprinting requiredHigh School Equivalency (HSE) diplomaNo professional work experience requiredCPR and First Aid certifications within 90 days of hireIntermediate verbal and written communication skillsIntermediate interpersonal relations skillsIntermediate organizational skillsAbility to consistently report for scheduled workAbility to learn and master skills related to transporting students with special needsAbility to diffuse and manage stressful situationsAbility to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the jobAbility to demonstrate emotional stability with challenging situationsAbility to work within a moving vehicle for up to four hoursAbility to work in existing and varying weather conditionsAbility to work alone and with othersAbility to maneuver heavy wheelchairs (manual and electric) that total weight up to 800 poundsPhysical Requirements And Working Conditions:Heavy work strength level (lifting or carrying up to 100 pounds)Works both indoors and outdoorsTypically a moderate noise levelWork location is subject to change to meet the requirements of the organizationDesired Qualifications:Experience working in the public sectorExperience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgroundsRacially conscious and culturally competent with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvementWork requires maneuvering heavy wheelchairs (manual and electric) that total weight up to 800 pounds with student/chair combined (e.g. maneuvering up ramps, over curbs, and around the inside of a bus)Frequent bending, reaching, squatting, and climbingEye/hand coordinationVisual concentrationConcentrated reading/writing/mathematicsProlonged standing and walkingOverhead workOccasional lifting, pulling, and pushingWork within a moving vehicle for up to four hoursWork in any existing weather conditions