Bus Monitor

JTC AcademyEast Saint Louis, IL, US

job_description.job_card.30_days_ago

serp_jobs.job_preview.job_type

serp_jobs.job_card.full_time

job_description.job_card.job_description

Job Description

Description :

About Our Facility : JTC Academy was developed out of an intense need for programming that combines academics with therapeutic programming for youth having mental and acute behavioral health challenges that have often manifested into unmanageable, destructive and highly inappropriate behaviors. As a result, youth are often suspended or expelled, inappropriately placed, or placed in programs that only meet part of the youth’s needs. Research and statistics indicate that when youth experience these types of experiences eventually culminating a life of hopelessness, starting with drop out or falling through the cracks, and leading to a bleak future, a cycle of failure, homelessness and criminal behavior.

Position Summary : JTC Academy monitors are responsible for Monitoring school buses and vans following all safety precautions while the bus. All routes possible given the location of the children and the school as determined with the staff person in charge of transportation. Other responsibilities include obeying all applicable laws and regulations to ensure the safety of passengers; ensuring the bus is empty at the end of each run and that all children are accounted for; knowing the routes, locations of stops, and which children should board at each; and monitoring and maintaining a clean and functional vehicle at all times.

Requirements : Requirements :

3 years of experience
Able to sit for long periods of time
Able to work quickly and efficiently with children

JTC Academy Requirements DCFS Criminal Background Check, FBI Background Check, Drug Screening, Sex Offender Registry Check, Verification of College.

Working Conditions :

Physical Effort : Mental / visual stress related to viewing of computer screens and printed material for prolonged periods. Lifting limited to a box of forms weighing 7-8 pounds. Prolonged periods of sitting. May experience stress related to productivity requirements.

Work Environment : Normal office environment with limited exposure to health or accident hazards. Note : We are a therapeutic residential treatment facility and at times, it can be noisy and stressful. This position has no interactions with youth.

Equipment Used : Computer, telephone, printer, calculator, fax machine, and copy reproduction equipment

At JTC, we have a positive, family oriented working approach while treating each other with respect.

Physical Elements Required :

Lifting and carrying 5-7 pounds, be without physical limitation that would impair ability to fulfill the functions of the position. Must have sufficient mobility, physical stamina to travel all over facility and to participate in a therapeutic crisis intervention full, prone restraint.

Frequent bending, stooping kneeling, and reaching, stretching;

Standing for long periods of time;

Work requires the ability to work both indoors and outdoors

Mental Performing Elements

Must be without emotional limitations that would impair ability to fulfill the functions of this job including freedom from substance abuse.

Organizing and coordinating schedules and events in an organized manner

Ability to maintain a calm demeanor

Ability to work within a closed environment

Ability to focus and maintain decorum

serp_jobs.job_alerts.create_a_job

Bus Monitor • East Saint Louis, IL, US