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Avon Community School

Bus Monitor

Avon Community School, Avon, Indiana, United States, 46123


Position Type:Transportation/ Bus Assistant

Date Posted:11/1/2024

Location:Transportation

Closing Date:05/31/2025

Education:

A high school education or equivalent is required.Skills and Knowledge:

Communicate effectively with staff, students, and parents.Experience:

Preferred experience working with children or in an educational environment.Certification:

None is required.Other:

Ability to maintain a positive relationship with pupils, staff, parents, and the community.Additional Requirements/Expectations for this position:

A person is not under the influence of alcohol during work hours, and who does not use narcotic drugs.The governing body of any school corporation may, at any time, require any school bus monitor to submit to a physical examination by a licensed physician selected by the school corporation (I.C. 20-9.1-3-1).All aides/monitors must pass a physical standards test given in conjunction with the renewal of their physical fitness certificate.Aides/monitors cannot text while on the school bus. Cell phones can only be used for an emergency to notify transportation.Prospective employees are required to train for and pass a timed proficiency test as a prerequisite to being hired.

Essential Functions:

Supervise, under the direction of the bus driver, all students while boarding, riding, or departing the school bus and aid individual students as needed.Assist the driver in maintaining good student conduct on the bus.Direct the driver in traffic situations as necessary.Assist in emergency bus evacuations.Attend all mandatory transportation/special needs meetings.Special Needs Bus Monitor: Ensure students are secure in a Child Safety Restraint System or Wheeled Mobility Device as required. Knowledge of lift process for both electric and manual operation. The special needs bus aide/monitor must be able to pass a timed proficiency test showing their ability to properly use all the restraints and emergency equipment associated with the transportation of students with special needs.Familiar with and monitor the special needs/medical conditions of students.Be an example of exemplary adult behavior for students.Project a genuine care and concern for all students.Drive non-CDL required vehicles (after Training) when needed.Other duties as assigned by the Transportation Administrator.

Primary Job Functions:

The primary function of a School Bus Monitor is to assist the school bus driver safely and competently for the purpose of transporting Avon Community School’s students to and from school and school sponsored activities daily. As a School Bus Monitor, punctuality, dependability, and the ability to be thorough are all desired qualities. A genuine care and concern for all staff and students should be projected, while being an example of exemplary adult behavior for students and other employees. This will be pivotal in maintaining good relationships when interacting, and effectively communicating with students, staff, parents, and the community.

Salary Lane:

ASST-F - Hourly pay starting at $17.94.

Assigned Workday Calendar:

181 days (School Year Days)

Status:

Part-Time (Variable Hours)

Schedule:

Monday – Friday

Benefits:

Positions working between 20-29 hours per week are eligible for supplemental benefits such as vision, life insurance, disability, etc. Eligible for PERF Retirement. (Not eligible for medical and dental insurance.)

Paid Time Off Benefits:

Eligible

Holiday Pay:

Not Eligible

Qualifications:Education:

A high school education or equivalent is required.Skills and Knowledge:

Communicate effectively with staff, students, and parents.Experience:

Preferred experience working with children or in an educational environment.Certification:

None is required.Other:

Ability to maintain a positive relationship with pupils, staff, parents, and the community.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb, balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

Avon Community School Corporation does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. The Avon Community School Corporation also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.

This notice is provided as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Questions, complaints, or requests for additional information regarding these laws may be forwarded to the designated compliance coordinator.

Ms. Kristin WilliamsDirector of Human Resources7203 E. US Highway 36Avon, IN 46123(317) 544-6000

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