POSITION SUMMARY:
Employee
is responsible for the care and safety of handicapped children transported to
and from their homes and schools. The
nature of the work involves supervising the behavior of the students to provide
the Bus Driver freedom to operate the bus safely. The incumbent must exercise constant
alertness to children’s physical problems and to react promptly in the event of
seizures or other problems, and be knowledgeable of all students assigned to
the bus. Work is performed under the
supervision of the Bus Driver, the Assistant Bus Driver Foreman and the Bus
Driver Foreman.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Assists
handicapped children in boarding and leaving school buses, bodily lifting them
on and off when necessary;
Loads
and unloads students in wheel chairs;
Assigns
children to seats and adjusts safety belts and straps and stores crutches and
other orthopedic aids;
Assists
children who become ill on the bus paying particular attention to those
children prone to seizures or other health difficulties;
Maintains
bus schedule of each child on route showing address, pick-up and discharge time
and place, and school assigned; receives calls at home from parents whose
children will not be able to attend classes for the day;
Prepares
reports of behavioral problems encountered during daily bus trips so that
Principals and other staff members can use them to discuss with parents
problems which arise on the bus; and
Performs
related work as required.
QUALIFICATIONS:The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Considerable
patience and ability to assist physically, mentally and emotionally handicapped
children in their transportation to and from school;
Ability to
work bus elevators (lifts) carrying wheelchairs, knowing how to lock/unlock the
wheels on regular and/or electric wheelchairs, travel chairs and Hogg chairs,
etc.;
Ability to
fasten a variety of harnesses, safety belts designed for handicapped children;
Physical
strength and agility to lift children who are wearing braces or children who
can’t walk and are totally dead weight and need to be carried on and off the
bus;
Willingness
to work in varying and adverse weather conditions;and
Good
physical condition.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Some experience in working with physically and/or
emotionally handicapped child and completion of a standard high school course
preferably supplemented by training in child behavior and traffic safety; or
any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the
required knowledge, skills and abilities.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
None Required.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
No direct supervisory responsibilities.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and see. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, lift, pull, push, grasp, climb and balance. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs. and/or 100 lbs. when operating a wheelchair lift and assisting a special-needs student.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
None.