Department: Operational Services

Job Title: Bus/Car Monitor

(Level 2; 182 days Employment Contract)

Requirements:

Educational Level: High school diploma or equivalent

Experience Desired: Experience in transporting humans preferred; or any equivalent

combination of training and experience which provides the

required skills, knowledge, and abilities.

Physical Requirements: Requires the ability to sit for extended periods. Requires

significant climbing, grasping, and repetitive motions. Regularly

requires the employee to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. without

assistance and assist with students weighing up to 100 lbs. May

require stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching,

standing, walking, and pushing. Must be able to pass an annual

physical to operate a school bus, which includes specific vision

tests to include: close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth

perception vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions: Occasionally subjected to mechanical breakdown of the vehicle.

Atmospheric conditions may occasionally cause road hazards.

Also, possible exposure to a variety of childhood diseases.

REPORTS TO: Coordinator of Operations

Nature of Work: The employee rides a school bus or car on an assigned route(s) and

schedule to provide safe and efficient transportation so that

Students may enjoy the fullest possible advantage from the

Programs and offerings of the school system. The employee

Must exercise tact and courtesy in maintaining acceptable

relations with parents/guardians of students transported and

with school personnel.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:

• Assists in conducting pre-trip inspections of school bus/car for defects prior to every trip
  
• Assists in transporting students using established routes and designated stops
  
• Assists in maintaining the bus/car on an approved time schedule
  
• Stays informed and respond appropriately to schedule changes
  
• Assists in enforcing safety rules, documenting student disciplinary incidents on discipline reports, and submitting to appropriate personnel in a timely manner
  
• Assists in establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with other drivers, teachers, students, parents, and other school staff
• Assists in accurately completing and maintaining up-to-date route sheets on bus/car at all times (as needed)
  
• Assists in conducting emergency evacuation drills as required by the division’s regulations.
  
• Attends all in-service safety meetings
  
• Attends all required meetings
  
• Assists in maintaining the cleanliness of the vehicle
  
• Assists in reporting to law enforcement incidents involving vehicles passing school bus stop signs and appears in court when summoned (as needed)
  
• Pass pre-employment safety and annual physical testing and all random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with policy
  
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Coordinator of Operations

Evaluation: Annual evaluation performed by Coordinator of Operations

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The Sussex County School Board is an equal opportunity employer; as such, it does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, political affiliation, handicapping condition, or sex in its educational programs or employment. No person shall be denied employment solely because of any impairment, which is unrelated to the ability to engage in activities involved in the position, or program to which application has been made.