Bus Attendant

Overview:
To transport CRCSD students for morning and afternoon routes including tie ins while managing appropriate student behavior.

Location:

ELSC - Transportation

Salary:
Non-Exempt

Reporting:
Transportation Department Bus Attendant

Classification:
Nine (9) month work agreement;
Compensation in accordance with work agreement

Benefits:
Benefits eligible 6 hours/day;
Medical;
Dental;
Vision; IPERS Pension;
Holiday pay;
Paid time off;
Life insurance;
Flexible spending Accounts;
Employee assistance program

Salary: $16.28 per hour

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Pass pre-employment and all subsequent agility tests
• Pass pre-employment and periodic background history checks
• Work well with others, including all personality types
• Effective problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of, or ability to navigate, Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas
• Use effective verbal and written communication skills
• Effectively manage student behavior
• Accept and implement coaching and training

Essential Duties:

• Effectively and appropriately manage student behaviors
• Maintain a cooperative attitude and build rapport with students, peers, supervisors, parents, school personnel, and the community
• Use effective and professional verbal and written communication skills
• Present self in a professional manner including attire and being alert and attentive
• Successfully complete all required trainings, meetings, classes and professional development
• Work together as a team to keep interior and exterior of vehicle clean, safe and presentable
• Quickly and safely evacuate vehicle in case of an emergency
• Check student roster to ensure proper ridership
• Maintain current knowledge of all student requirements, such as medical protocols, IEPs, etc. and respond appropriately to events by following written protocols
• While students are exiting, check vehicle for remaining/lost students, items, etc.
• Properly secure students in required safety equipment and restraints (i.e. wheelchairs, harnesses, etc.)
• Safely assist non-ambulatory students into and out of the vehicle
• Accurately complete required paperwork and return to the appropriate personnel in a timely manner, including student behavior referrals, timecards, etc.
• Abide by federal law, state law, and district policies, procedures, and expectations
• Utilize technology when required
• Clean bus as designated by department procedures

Environment:

• Indoor/outdoor environment subject to changing temperatures including extreme heat and cold
• Direct contact with the public, students, and other district staff
• May be exposed to heights, loud noises, dust, fumes and other odors
• May be subject to tight deadlines and continuously changing priorities and interruptions
• Work with moving vehicles, motorized wheelchair lifts and other equipment

Physical Demands:

• Sitting, standing, and walking for extended periods of time
• Ascending and descending approximately 14" steps regularly
• Entering and exiting vehicles regularly
• Descend from back door of vehicle in emergencies onto uncertain surfaces
• Repeatedly lifting and carrying students or object(s) weighing up to 75 pounds for 100 or more feet
• Repeatedly pushing and pulling wheelchairs/objects(s) weighing up to 75 pounds for 100 or more feet
• Continuous use of hands, fingers, and wrists repetitively
• Using both hands and legs simultaneously
• Repeated stooping, bending, and kneeling
• Occasional pushing, pulling and maintaining balance
• Reach over head to approximately 72" height to open wheelchair lift door and operate lift mechanism
• Rapid mental/muscular coordination
• Verbal, auditory, and written capabilities to effectively communicate in an articulate manner
• Accurate depth perception
• Clarity of vision at varying distances to see small details
• Operate mobile motorized equipment

Hazards:

• Possible contact with blood borne pathogens and/or bodily fluids
• Contact with chemicals used for cleaning buses

The information contained in this job description is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

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