Generic EC Bus Monitor-With Substitute Bus Driver-Depending on Hours- Available 07/31/2024

Minimum Salary - EC Bus Monitor $15.60 Hourly/Substitute Bus Driver $16.00 Hourly.

A maximum of 5 years, none Davidson County Schools, relevant experience credit is available based on approved documentation by Human Resources.

Resume Required.

Please view the attached job descriptions.

For inquiries, please email: Savannah Sperlazza at savannahsperlazza@davidson.k12.nc.us

Title: Transportation Safety Assistant-Bus Monitor

Reports to: Principal/Assistant Principal

Terms of Employment: 10 Months

Salary: Pay Grade Busmon $15.00

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

An employee in this class monitors student behavior and attends to the special needs of exceptional students while they are using school buses. The employee receives detailed instruction of the duties and responsibilities of this work. Independent judgment is exercised in emergencies by selecting the action to take from ones that have been planned by higher authority. Improper use of special equipment for exceptional students could result in injury to those students. The employee serves under the direct supervision of the principal.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Helps exceptional students in manipulating equipment they must use on the bus and entering and exiting the bus.
• Seats students in their assigned location.
• Monitors students' behavior.
• Reports problems and concerns of students to the designated authority.
• Intervenes between students having conflict.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Education and/or experience that demonstrates the qualifications to perform the job satisfactorily.
• Skill in lifting and placing students comfortably.
• Skill in accurately operating and adjusting the special equipment.
• Ability to learn and remember the bus route.
• Ability to understand the individual needs of exceptional students.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Must be physically able to operate a school bus. Must be able to decelerate the bus and firmly apply the brake in an emergency situation.  Must be able to turn the steering wheel of the vehicle rapidly in an emergency situation. 

Must be able to perform basic life functions of climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, grasping, pushing, pulling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.

Must be able to perform medium work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

DISCLAIMER
 

This generic class description gives an overview of the job class, its essential job functions, and recommended job requirements.  However, for each individual position assigned to this class, there is available a completed job questionnaire with a physical abilities checklist, which can give further details about that one specific position.  Those documents should be reviewed before initiating a selection process.  They can provide additional detailed information on which to base various personnel actions and can assist management in making legal and defensible personnel decisions.