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Bus Assistant

Adams 12 Five Star Schools
life insurance, paid time off, 401(k), 403(b)
United States, Thornton
1500 East 128th Avenue (Show on map)
June 04, 2023
GRADE: G6 (Hourly Range/Step 1 - Step 8: $18.35 - $22.63) MINIMUM HOURLY RATE: $18.35 Pay Rate Effective July 1, 2023 pending ratification: Step 1 - Step 8: $19.46 - $23.99 STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40 FTE: 1.0 MONTHS PER YEAR: 9 JOB CODE: 1255 POSITION TYPE: PERMANENT/REGULAR LOCATION: THORNTON, CO. Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission to *elevate student success for every student every day in every classroom.* Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area. SUMMARY: Assists district bus drivers with the safe transportation of students with disabilities. Monitors students at designated crossings to ensure students have safe passage. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Job Tasks Descriptions 1. Monitor students during transportation, including intervening in disputes or arguments, restraining destructive or disruptive behavior and providing basic first-aid as necessary. Handle or assist with emergency evacuations when necessary, following the correct listing and positioning procedures. Monitor students at designated crossings to ensure students have safe passage. 2. Assist the bus driver with students with disabilities including safely loading ad unloading student sin wheelchairs, strollers, etc., by utilizing and operating the bus lift, correctly positioning and safely securing the wheelchair, stroller, etc., using the wheel locking system and tie down securements. Assist the bus driver by greeting walk on student s and with safely securing students who are required to use a safety vest and/or child safety restraint system following the procedures provided by district training and equipment specifications. Observe students as they take their assigned seat and throughout the bus ride to and from school.. 3. Monitor and assists students to ensure a safe arrival/departure from/to the bus. Handle any changes to a different bus as student needs arise. 4. Secure special needs equipment in a safe manner to limit motion during transport, including wheel chair trays, walkers, oxygen tanks and any adaptive/assistive devices. 5. Completes and submits required paperwork/documentation as required and ensures the confidentiality of student information. 6. Perform other job-related duties as assigned. EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: * High School Diploma or equivalent preferred. * Must be a minimum of 18 years of age. * Vocational school or short-term courses in conflict resolution, student behavior, and working with students with disabilities preferred. * Working knowledge of and experience with students with disabilities is preferred. LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS: * Criminal background check required for hire. * Ability to successfully complete a pre-hire, post-offer Department of Transportation physical examination. * CPR and First Aid certifications required within one (1) month after entering position. * Training regarding medical health issues such as precautionary handling of student with contagious and/or communicable diseases and care, intervention and management of students who have sever medical/health conditions. Training is provided by the district as appropriate. SALARY INFORMATION: All Classified positions are paid on an hourly basis. All Newly hired classified employees are placed initially on Step 1 of the pay grade for their position. Classified employees can advance an additional 7 steps (maximum Step 8) based on their previous experience. Final hourly placement on the Classified Salary schedule is dependent on the Grade Level for the position being posted and employees' previous work experience. "Grade" refers to position or job classification and "Step" refers to the number of work experience credit or service years. See our for hourly rates. For additional compensation information, please refer to . BENEFITS INFORMATION: Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date). To learn more about our benefits including paid time off, please see our . APPLICATION INFORMATION: All applicants (current district employees and external applicants) should list any and all work experience, including current district experience, when completing the employment application. Please include job titles and duties that you held while doing that job. Since the Human Resource department uses the application to screen for minimum qualifications required for each job, it is important to have a complete application so you will be considered for the position you are applying for. THIS POSTING IS NOT INCLUSIVE OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION. Rev 7/22