School bus monitor job description

Under the guidance of the High School Principal and the High School Resource Officer, the building monitors help to ensure the safety and well-being of the student population and assist the administration and faculty in maintaining a positive school environment.
Responsibilities

* Supervise the orderly flow of students in school building and on school grounds, as assigned.
* Check lavatories, hallways, stairwells, parking lot and other locations within the building and on school grounds on a regular basis to insure students are on task.
* Monitor students during the lunch period and ensure students behave appropriately and dispose of their trash in an orderly fashion.
* Monitor student tardy table to ensure tardy students sign in and are accounted for.
* Monitor visitors to the building insuring they sign in and out as required by School Committee Policy.
* Monitor students during detention duty.
* As assigned, pick up students from classrooms and escort them to the main office to meet with the Assistant Principals on discipline/attendance issues.
* Periodically check the faculty copy rooms to report any machine malfunctions or supply needs.
* Understand all student and faculty rules and reports all violations and/or student behavioral incidents to the Building Principal, the School Resource Officer or school administrator.
* Perform any similar duty or responsibility as assigned.

Qualifications

* Ability to take direction from the building principal and to work cooperatively with administration and faculty in providing a healthy, safe and positive environment for students.
* The ability to understand the behavioral expectations established in the Student Handbook and other related documents and to work with the adults in the building to address student issues if they arise.
* An ability to work with and understand adolescents and to de-escalate potential confrontations.
* Duties require a high school diploma and work experience with adolescents preferred.

Supplemental Information

Hours of Work:

Building monitors will be hired on a part-time basis. Start and end times may vary according to assignments, but all will fall between the hours of 7:00 AM and 3:00 PM.

Building monitors will work for 182 days; the 2 days before school is in session and the 180 student day calendar. Otherwise, building monitors will report to work only when school is in session for students and will not work on school holidays or during vacation periods.

Physical Elements:

Duties may require prolonged standing and/or walking while at work.

Andover Public Schools (APS) seeks candidates who embody our ethos, which includes valuing the identities of all students, high expectations for all students, teaching excellence, collaboration, innovation, respect, and responsibility.

APS is committed to hiring and supporting a racially and ethnically diverse faculty and staff. Racially and ethnically diverse teachers produce a myriad of positive outcomes for all students, especially the most historically marginalized students.

• Assist in the loading and unloading of students in a safe and efficient manner
• Assist the Bus Driver in securing seatbelts, harnesses or car seats when loading at group sites or schools
• Maintaining discipline on the bus and reporting discipline problems to the driver
• Become familiar with children with special needs, their differences and their needs
• Be called upon to assist all students on and off the bus at each stop. In the case of a child living on the left side of the bus stop, the Monitor must escort the child across the street carrying a stop sign
• Not allow any unauthorized person(s) on the school bus
• Not permit any child to disembark from bus unless a 16 year or older responsible party is there to assist that child into the home or the department has written notification of any exceptions.
• Never leave students unattended
• Check the bus to ensure no students are remaining on board and to retrieve items that have been discarded by students. (IF EITHER DRIVER OR MONITOR DOES NOT DO THEIR JOB AS DESCRIBED OR A STUDENT IS LEFT ON BOARD, THIS WILL BE AUTOMATIC TERMINATION.)
• Occupy the seat that provides the best opportunity for supervision and student protection while the bus is in transit, normally toward the immediate rear of the passengers
• Upon request, provide substitute bus drivers or bus drivers newly assigned to a route with information related to the route, including directions for additions to a route such as spurs, community based, etc.
• Assist the Bus Driver and/or children in any capacity deemed necessary at the time of any emergency

• Provide a list of student names and seating location in the case of an accident or other emergency for school, police and Transportation Department personnel.
• Be able to maintain confidentiality in regard to student, parent, school and transportation relationships and information you are provided

· Perform all other duties as assigned

Specific Skills and Knowledge for this position:

Must Possess or be able to Obtain and Maintain a valid CDL

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

High School Diploma or GED. Must hold a valid CDL

Personal Attributes Desired:

Ability to Communicate Orally and Written. Open to work with a wide variety of individuals.

Physical Requirements:

The employee is regularly required to hear and speak. The employee occasionally is required to lift, drag or carry. The employee is required to Pass a Physical examination before employment. Continued expectation to be able to meet Annual performance expectations as outlined by the State Department of Transportation.

It is the policy of the School City of Hammond not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Act (I.C. 22-9.1), Title VI and VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964), the Equal Pay Act of 1973, Title IX (Educational Amendments), and Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973).

The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees on Jan. 28 adopted three calendars for the next two school years, with the majority of schools set to have a traditional calendar. Click the appropriate calendar below to see your campuses schedule for the 2021-2022 School Year:
* Base Calendar
* Intersession Calendar
* School Day Redesign 1
* School Day Redesign 2

Description

* Monitor student behavior and enforce school rules related to student code of conduct
* Resolve conflict or confrontation between students and report disturbances to immediate supervisor
* Investigate complaints, disturbances, or violations
* Control traffic and parking on campus grounds
* Register student vehicles and maintain accurate records of registration
* Document, record and report vandalism and car accidents and prepare activity reports for theft
* Assist law enforcement personnel as needed
* Give directions or escort students, authorized visitors, disruptive individuals or cargo to designated locations
* Monitor entrance or exit of persons, as needed
* Operate detecting devices to screen individuals and properties and prevent passage of prohibited articles into school areas
* Attend extra-curricular activities and graduation to provide student supervision, when necessary
* Maintain a good working relationship and professional demeanor with security personnel, DISD staff, students, parents, and community members
* Monitor alarm system to detect emergencies and notify police, fire department, or other appropriate authority of any situation requiring immediate attention
* Warn persons of minor infractions or violations, and apprehend or evict violators from premises, using force when necessary
* Write reports of daily activities and irregularities, such as equipment or property damage, theft, presence of unauthorized persons, or unusual occurrences
* Performs all other tasks and duties as assigned
* Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Travel throughout the district is integral to this job. A remote working environment /alternate work arrangement is not an option for campus-based employees/campus-based positions because regular and punctual attendance at the worksite and performing all duties at the worksite are essential job duties for all campus-based personnel.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required of this job:

* High School Diploma or USA equivalency
* Six months of work related experience; including some experience working with children, youth leadership, coaching, and/or counseling preferred
* Demonstrated ability to recognize public safety hazards
* Demonstrated ability to de-escalate conflict situations is a plus
* Investigate complaints, disturbances, or violations
* Control traffic and parking on campus grounds
* Knowledge of relevant security equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective school security operations for the protection of people, data and property is a plus
* Demonstrated flexibility to cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing world
* Demonstrated willingness to remain current with the latest developments in the profession