Bus Monitor

$35,526 - $35,526/Yr

Unclassified - Escondido, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Escondido, CA

About the position

The Bus Monitor is responsible for ensuring the safety and proper conduct of students while they are being transported to and from school or other locations. This role involves monitoring student behavior, maintaining attendance records, and assisting the bus driver in various tasks to ensure a safe and efficient transportation experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor pupils and daily school bus activities to ensure proper student conduct at all times.
• Maintain attendance and ridership records and assign seating as necessary to ensure good student behavior.
• Observe and learn established bus routes to assist substitute drivers with directional guidance.
• Verify route turn for turn sheets and note any route changes as requested by the Operations Manager or Dispatcher.
• Make additional directional or landmark notations on bus route sheets to assist future new or substitute bus drivers.
• Observe and track route timing for the purpose of establishing route efficiency as requested.
• Ensure safe loading and unloading of students on and off the bus.
• Verify student use of seat belts and assist with securing or removing belts as required.
• Assist the bus driver with sweeping and cleaning the bus interior.
• Establish and maintain effective communications and working relationships with bus drivers, district personnel, students, and parents.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• State-Required Background Checks
• Ability to verbally communicate clearly with students, drivers, school officials, and parents.

Nice-to-haves

• High School Diploma