Position Type: TRANSPORTATION/Bus Attendant Date Posted: 7/7/2025 Location: LaBelle Transportation JOB TITLE/ASSIGNMENT Position: Bus Attendant Qualifications
- Minimum 18 years of age.
- Demonstrates aptitude for the work to be performed.
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
Job Goal To assist in maintaining the safety of students while transported on school buses. Reports To Route Coordinator/Manager RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES Performance Responsibilities
- Helps in maintaining safe surroundings in the transporting of children to and from school.
- Works closely with the bus driver and school staff in supervising students in the bus.
- Operates the bus side-lift for loading and unloading students in wheelchairs. Secures the wheelchairs into place on the bus, when applicable.
- Becomes familiar with the responsibilities of drivers transporting exceptional students, since some of these responsibilities will overlap with those of the aide in some circumstances.
- Assists the driver in maintaining discipline on the bus.
- Participates in inservice training programs as assigned.
- Complies with all requirements of Transportation Department directives and School Board policies.
- Performs, from day to day, such tasks as requested by the immediate supervisor.
- Performs other related duties as required. (NOTE: The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.
- Assumes the responsibility to report for evacuation shelter support in the event of an emergency and any other duties assigned during an emergency evacuation.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 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 as needed to move objects. Ability to move freely and perform duties in numerous locations throughout the day (typically involving frequent standing, walking, sitting, bending, and lifting). Exposure to noise and activity of a school setting. Exposure to weather conditions. Ability to travel outside the district for a variety of meetings and conferences. In an emergency, workers may be required to restrain a physically active individual as a temporary safety precaution. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT Calendar Months: 9 Month Salary Schedule: Non-Instructional (Bargaining) Pay Grade: 90 Salary and Benefits as determined and approved annually by Hendry County School Board. EVALUATION Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with School Board Policies for evaluation of administrative personnel. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS Conditions for continued employment if applicable: ____________________________________ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This job description is intended to provide an overview of the requirements of the position. As such, it is not necessarily all inclusive, and the job may require other essential and/or non-essential functions, tasks, duties, or responsibilities not listed herein. The District reserves the sole right to add, modify, or exclude any essential or non-essential requirements at any time with or without notice. Nothing in this job description, nor the completion of any requirement of the job by the employee, is intended to create a contract of employment of any type. Employee Signature: ________________________________ Date: ______________________ Employee Printed Name: _________________________________