What do school bus monitors do?
Maintain order among students on a school bus. Duties include helping students safely board and exit and communicating behavioral problems. May perform pretrip and posttrip inspections and prepare for and assist in emergency evacuations.
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Job titles to recognize in your search
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- Bus Aide
- Bus Assistant
- Bus Attendant
- Bus Monitor
- Bus Paraeducator
- School Bus Aide
- School Transportation Aide
- SPED Bus Aide (Special Ed Bus Aide)
Core tasks to compare with a job posting
- Buckle seatbelts or fasten wheelchair tie-down straps to secure passengers for transportation.
- Escort young children across roads or highways.
- Assist children with disabilities or children with psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues with boarding and exiting the school bus.
- Monitor the conduct of students to maintain discipline and safety.
- Evacuate students from the school bus in emergency situations.
- Direct students boarding and exiting the school bus.
- Direct students evacuating the bus during safety drills.
- Operate a wheelchair lift to load or unload wheelchairs.
- Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations to dispatchers or other bus drivers, using phones or mobile two-way radios.
- Prevent or defuse altercations between students.
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