Who is bus monitor

Ensure that no child is ever left unattended while on the bus, following all procedures put in place to prevent a child being left behind. Assist the bus driver with any emergency situations following all rules and regulations as they pertain to school bus safety and child health.

Assist driver with keeping inside of vehicle picked up. Responsible to do walkthrough of bus looking for children and or items left behind prior to being dropped off Assist driver with evacuation drills. Assist with paperwork flow between homes and sites. Maintain positive communications with parents, drivers and site staff, relaying information to appropriate parties as needed.

High School Diploma or GED Experience typically one year working with groups of pre-schoolers ages , knowledge of age appropriate behaviors and safety practices a plus. Knowledge of safety practices as they relate to pre-school children.

Good oral and written communication skills. Employment conditional upon results of Central Background Registry. Ability to visually assess the health and behaviors of children. Occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs, typically assisting children into seats, and the ability to carry or drag a child in an emergency situation out of the bus to a safe area.

Frequent bending at the neck, waist and knees and occasional squatting. Occasional climbing to enter and exit bus. Position Information. Must be able to turn the steering wheel of the vehicle rapidly in an emergency situation. Must be able to begin in a seated position with seat belt fastened, parking brake released, and engine running, secure the bus, rise from the seat, exit through the rearmost emergency exit, and be in position to assist passengers in exiting the bus within 20 seconds.

Requires ability to read correspondence, reports, instructions, etc. Requires ability to speak to people with poise, voice control and confidence. Requires ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form. Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in operating a school bus.

Requires the ability to recognize the colors of traffic signals and devices showing standard red, green, and amber. Requires sufficient hearing ability to distinguish warning sounds made by horns, screeching tires, sirens, grade-crossing alarms and train whistles.

Considerable knowledge of safe and efficient practices and procedures used in the operation of a school bus. Considerable knowledge of traffic laws and school bus regulations.

Considerable knowledge of safety regulations and standards for school buses. General knowledge of Transportation Department instructions. Ability to physically inspect the bus according to Transportation Department instructions. Ability to detect and report observable mechanical defects or failures on the school bus. Ability to maintain discipline of students assigned to ride the school bus. Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions. Ability to exercise independent judgment and initiative in applying standards to a variety of work situations.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.