Bus Aide- 3 Positions

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.