Job Description
Eanes ISD is currently seeking a Bus Assistant! We offer great pay and benefits!!!
*Only applications submitted through the Eanes ISD website will be accepted and considered for employment.*
Please complete the online application at www.eanesisd.net/careers
Please contact Fritz Klabunde at (512) 732-9050 for additional information.
Primary Purpose:
Ride buses and help driver ensure safe and orderly transportation of students with disabilities.
Qualifications:
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Ability to understand and follow written or verbal instructions
Ability to communicate effectively with others
Ability to operate safety equipment and adaptive equipment
Ability to manage student behavior
Ability to work well with children with disabilities
Experience:
None
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Student Management
Follow established procedures and techniques.
Assist students on and off the bus according to their individual needs including lifting and carrying students with disabilities.
Supervise students as they board and exit the bus and cross the street following established safety procedures.
Escort students into the building and deliver to their assigned destination.
Instruct students on safe entering, exiting, and riding rules and regulations.
Learn and adapt to each students special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
Collaborate with the driver to manage student behavior and report student discipline problems in a timely manner to appropriate administrators.
Along with the driver, communicate with teachers and Special Needs Coordinator regarding student behavior while on the bus. Routes and Schedules
Complete and maintain accurate, updated, and timely records and reports including route sheet and daily non-notification forms.
Safety
Operate equipment according to established safety procedures. Make sure seat belts, harnesses, or car seats are used correctly and help students use safety devises when needed.
Follow emergency procedures including evacuation of students as needed and assist driver to administer first aid, if necessary.
Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.
Other
Become familiar with and follow procedures established by transportation and special education offices.
Become familiar with routes to assist if/when a sub driver drives those routes.
Assist driver keeping bus clean and performance of pre- and post-trip inspections.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Tools/Equipment Used: Specialized and adaptive equipment used by students
Posture: Frequent standing and sitting; kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
Motion: Frequent walking and reaching
Lifting: Frequent heavy lifting (45 pounds or over) and positioning of students with physical disabilities, controlling behavior through physical restraint, assisting nonambulatory students, and lifting and moving adaptive equipment
Environment: Work inside and outside (exposure to sun, heat, cold, and inclement weather); exposure to noise and vehicle fumes; exposure to biological hazards (bacteria, communicable diseases); work around vehicles and machinery with moving parts; may work irregular or prolonged hours
Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress