Bus Aide (3)

Job Title : Bus Aide Wage / Hour Status : Non - Exempt

Reports to : Transportation Director Pay Grade 1 : Auxiliary Pay Plan

Dept / School : Transportation Department Initiated Date : February 24, 2003

Pre-screening may be conducted by an approved medical vendor prior to starting employment.

medical vendor prior to starting employment.

Revised Date : January 14, 2021

Funding Source : 192 Special Education

District Primary Purpose : To assist and promote La Joya ISD in implementing a rigorous curriculum / instructional program that supports student success and achievement.

Department Primary Purpose : Provide safe and efficient transportation so that students may enjoy the fullest possible advantage from the District's curriculum and extracurricular program.

Qualifications :

Education / Certification : Eighth grade or higher;Age 18 years

Experience : Knowledge of the physical, mental and emotional child development process, safety and emergency procedures.

Major Responsibilities and Duties :

• Insure that all students are seated and strapped with seat belts at all times.
• Review and check bus for students at the end of route.
• Assist the driver in loading and unloading wheelchair students onto or off the van by manipulating the wheelchair.
• Assist the driver by keeping the children reasonably quiet and orderly.
• Escort students to and from their classroom upon arrival and dismissal at school.
• Perform other assignments as deemed necessary by the bus driver.
• Is under the direct supervision of the bus driver during the time the van / bus is operational.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Transportation Director.

WORKING CONDITIONS : Mental Demands :

Mental Demands :

Maintain emotional control under stress; ability to communicate effectively verbally and written, ability to maintain effective control over groups of students.

Physical Demands / Environmental Factors :

• Ability to stand, walk and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl (0 to 30% of the work day).
• Talk or hear (34 to 66% of the work day).
• Able to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel, push / pull and reach with hands and arms (67 to 99% of the work day).
• Lift and carry objects weight from 10 to 15 lbs (0 to 33% of the work day).
• Special vision, requirements include : 20 / 20 (corrected), ability to identify and distinguish colors. Be able to adjust eye to bring an object into sharp focus, judge distances and spatial relationships and observe an area peripherally.
• Work environment; exposure to wet, humid conditions (34 to 67% of the work day) and working near moving mechanical parts (0 to 33% of the work day).
• The typical noise level for the work environment is loud noise.
• Hearing requirement include : ability to hear alarms on equipment, client calls and instructions from department staff.
• Repetitive motion actions include : use of foot control, both feet (5-6 hrs of the work day) use of hands, both hands (5-6 hrs of the work day), grasping simple / light objects (5-6 hrs of the work day), grasping firm / heavy objects (3-4 hrs of the work day).
• Follow all Work from Home Protocols when working remotely.

POSITION WORKING DAYS : 184 Days (7 hours per day)