Bus Attendant

Job Description Code: 4B.170

Division/Department: School Operations

Pay Grade: TR-1 Salary Schedule

Pay Type: Salaried; Non-Exempt

Retirement: PSE

Contract Work Year: 182 Days

Reports To:  Director, Transportation and/or Coordinator, Routing

Evaluation Instrument: BEI

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Valid Georgia Drivers License.

GOAL
Ensure safe transportation for students.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Communicate effectively with students.
• Manage and control student behavior.
• Assist with loading/unloading of students, including wheelchairs, and making sure all equipment and medical paraphernalia (accessories) are properly stored and secured before the bus is moved.
• Supervise seating arrangements.
• Assist with emergency care of students with medical needs.
• Assist with evacuation procedures.
• Communicate and establish positive relationships with parents and school personnel.
• Attend all in-service training as required.
• Assist driver in other related bus duties.
• Possess and maintain valid and appropriate license, certificate and/or credential as may be required for this position.
• Follow work scheduling and attendance requirements in a regular, predictable and punctual manner.
• Participate in training programs to increase skills and proficiency related to the assignment.
• Review current developments, literature and technical source information related to job responsibilities.
• Ensure adherence to good safety procedures.
• Follow federal and state laws, as well as Board policies.
• Observe universal precautions (when necessary).
• Properly dispose of bio-hazardous materials, sharp items and unused or unidentified medications. Report to administrator as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

IMPORTANT NOTES

ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position’s role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform, and they do not limit the right of the employer/supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise to modify duties to be performed – even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks. (An employee who is assigned a duty or task believed to be unlawful should report the assignment to the Chief Human Resources Officer.) It should also be noted the order of duties/ responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training, experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in this job description may be interpreted only as the minimum criteria existing at the time the description was developed. Other bona fide occupational qualifications and criteria may be utilized as needed in the selection process.

Fringe Benefits
FICA is paid by the employee and matched by the School District. Temporary workers do not qualify for employee benefits.

Adopted: April 20, 2000
Revised: March 2005, July 2008, April 2011, May 2015, February 2017