Bus Transportation Aide

About This Role

Assist students with disabilities and other passengers during bus transportation, ensuring their safety, well-being, and adherence to rules. This role involves providing physical assistance, managing behavior, and handling emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Assist students with disabilities and other passengers in loading and unloading from buses safely during normal transport and emergency situations
• Provide behavior support for student bus passengers
• Clean up after students as needed
• Support proper bus behavior and emergency procedures to enforce rules/regulations and maintain student safety
• Assist students in wheelchairs by loading and securing chairs before departure
• Assist Bus Driver to ensure students are safely fastened into their seats, securing seat belts, harnesses, tie downs, and various adaptive and assistive devices
• De-escalate aggressive student behavior
• Maintain routine records and reports related to student behavior and assigned activities (e.g., incident reports, passenger misconduct)
• Monitor students with disabilities until released to teacher, instructional assistant, or parent, providing necessary physical assistance, dialogue, and reassurance
• Determine appropriate action in potential or real medical emergencies according to established guidelines and administer first aid to passengers as needed
• Facilitate activities on assigned bus (e.g., games, book reading, group conversation) to support positive student behavior and learning

Requirements

• Ability to adhere to safety practices
• Ability to prepare and maintain accurate records
• Skill in operating equipment used in transporting special needs students
• Ability to administer first aid when required
• Knowledge of safety practices and procedures
• Understanding of age-appropriate activities and behaviors
• Knowledge of rules, regulations, and policies related to student safety
• General knowledge of child guidance and motivational principles for students with special education needs
• Knowledge of District special education processes and bus transportation protocols for students
• Ability to observe health and safety regulations
• Ability to understand and relate to students with disabilities
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to implement required intervention processes
• Ability to assess issues and provide solutions