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Bus AssistantNewport News Public Schools • Newport News, VA
Bus Assistant

Bus Assistant

Newport News Public Schools • Newport News, VA
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Summary

Position is responsible for the safety and care of all students including, students with significant disabilities, special needs or the very young while on a school bus.

Essential Duties

  • Help students to safely board the bus.
  • Secures student in safety harness, car seat or wheelchair, when required.
  • Ensures special equipment, such as car seat and wheelchairs, are properly and safely secured to the bus.
  • Operates wheelchair lift and any other specialized equipment.
  • Monitors students with feeding tubes, tracheotomies, oxygen and other unique medical needs to ensure that everything is operating properly and is secured.
  • Reports any unusual or changed behavior to the driver, school staff and/or parents.
  • Ensures that early childhood, PEEP, and kindergarten students are released to an authorized person.
  • Must be able to learn about and adapt to different disabilities and/or special needs such as autism, ED, DD, LD, etc.
  • Assists drivers in properly and safely evacuating special need students
  • Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Must possess a high school diploma or GED.
  • Must be certified in first aid and CPR or have the ability to become certified.
  • Must possess the ability to maintain student discipline and ensure that student behavior is not a distraction to the driver.
  • Must possess the ability to understand and follow through on oral and written instructions.
  • Must possess the ability to interact with unique students, parents, and faculty in a positive and proper manner.
  • Must be able to learn various special education categories.
  • Must possess a valid VA driver's license.
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