Bus Aide (District Wide) at Richland County School District One in Columbia, SC

Job description

Richland County School District One, South Carolina Classification Description Classification Title: Bus Aide FLSA: Non-exempt 180 Days 7 Hours Salary: $17,542.24 - $25,631.82 General Statement of Job Under general supervision, assists bus drivers by helping students board and depart bus safely. Enforces seatbelt use rules and ensures that wheelchairs are locked in place. Maintains student discipline. Reports to the Transportation Supervisor or Assistant. Specific Duties and Responsibilities Essential Functions : Assists bus drivers by helping students board/depart bus safely and helps with route assistance and emergency preparation. Enforces all bus rules and regulations, including those pertaining to the use of seatbelts, safety, seat assignments, student behavior and noise. Checks to make sure wheelchairs are locked in place. Helps students cross the street as needed. Drives bus as requested or as necessary. May attend meetings of students with Individual Evaluation Plans (IEPs.) Maintain medical records of students. Assists in maintaining the cleanliness of assigned bus. Interacts and communicates with the immediate supervisor and department staff, District staff, students, parents, etc. Additional Duties : Performs related duties as required. Minimum Education and Training Requires a high school diploma supplemented by a good driving record and required training, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Must possess valid state driver's license. Minimum Qualifications and Standards Required Physical Requirements : Must be physically able to operate a school bus. Must be able to exert up to five pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting and driving most of the time. Must be able to lift and/or carry weights of five to ten pounds. Data Conception : Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional, structural or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things. Interpersonal Communications : Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving directions to students and receiving assignments and/or directions from supervisor. Language Ability : Requires the ability to read a variety of policy and procedures manuals, maps, driver handbooks, regulations, etc. Requires the ability to speak with and before others with clarity, voice control and confidence. Intelligence : Requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form, and to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations. Requires the ability to make routine independent judgments in absence of supervision and to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation. Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information. Verbal Aptitude : Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow verbal and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with persons of varying educational backgrounds. Numerical Aptitude : Requires the ability to add and subtract totals, to multiply and divide, and to determine time. Form/Spatial Aptitude : Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape, and visually read various information. Motor Coordination : Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes in operating motor vehicles. Manual Dexterity : Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, control knobs, buttons, switches, catches, etc. Must have moderate levels of eye/hand/foot coordination. Color Discrimination : Does not require the ability to differentiate colors and shades of col