School Bus Attendant

School Bus Attendant – Dean Transportation

Location:

East Lansing, MI

• Earn up to $17.00 per hour
• New hire sign-on bonus up to $250
• Full benefits package available the 1st of the month following 60 days
• Flexible scheduling available
• Paid training provided
• No experience necessary
• Weekly pay period
• Make a difference in student/passenger lives every day

Safely and reliably transport and assist students and other school district passengers to and from school, educational or sporting events, community-based programs and other special activities.

• Safely care for and protect student passengers.
• Conduct emergency evacuation drills as required.
• Instruct passengers regarding safety.
• Establish favorable working relationships with parents, school staff and Dean staff.
• Attend training sessions, annual in‑service and workshops conducted by Dean Transportation Inc. and/or other approved agencies.

• Identify with geographic service area of school district and routes you travel.
• Demonstrate knowledge of rules and regulations promulgated by local, state, and federal agencies.
• Demonstrate knowledge of state laws and local ordinances.
• Deal with exuberant behavior characteristics of youthful riders.
• Administer disciplinary procedures in keeping with company and school district policies.
• Be alert and exercise good judgment concerning emergencies and day‑to‑day operations.
• Conduct a bus evacuation drill.
• Keep accurate records and reports as required, submit in a legible condition, turn in at the specified time.
• Conduct yourself as a professional Dean Transportation staff member at all times.
• Secure all equipment required for each passenger as prescribed in company policy.
• Be able to lift, store, and disassemble/assemble wheelchairs of a maximum weight of 40 pounds and/or other ambulatory devices required by the passenger.

• Opening and closing of bus entrance and emergency doors.
• Bending, pushing and pulling to load and unload a wheelchair, with or without a passenger, onto a lift platform, by exerting a maximum of 40 lb. of push / pull pressure.
• Bending, supporting and otherwise physically helping passengers into and out of a school bus.
• Carrying and lifting into and from the school bus, personal articles and adaptive equipment of various weights and sizes.
• Bending and stretching for the cleaning and securement of equipment in the interior of the school bus.
• Bend, stretch, pull and drag all persons, equipment or other types of articles that would be of varying sizes and weight out of emergency exits on demand.