Dorchester County Public Schools is currently accepting applications for ten (10) month Bus Attendants serving Special Education students. This position, under close supervision, attends to the physical and emotional needs of special education students on school buses. The Attendant is responsible for the care and safety of students with disabilities transported to and from their homes and school, and involves the managing student behavior to provide the driver freedom to operate the school bus safely while creating a positive and safe transportation environment. The successful candidate must exercise constant alertness to children’s physical problems and to react promptly in the event of seizures or other problems. This position reports to the Transportation Supervisor in collaboration with consultations from special education teachers, administrators and bus operators.

DUTIES:

• Monitors and works with student population which may exhibit physical, sensory, emotional or learning disabilities;
• Escorts students on and off the bus and aids them physically;
• Must be able to lift students for emergency bus evacuation;
• Requires prompt reporting and attention to detail;
• Assigns students to seats and adjusts safety straps and other restraints;
• Properly secures students in various types of equipment;
• Observes and responds to students with seizures, other medical conditions, behavior changes, and any other unusual conditions on the bus and implements behavior controls when necessary;
• Performs bus attendant pre-trip inspection of special equipment;
• Completes daily attendance on accountability forms;
• Keeps required equipment clean and in good working order;
• Treats all students and others with respect and compassion;
• Deals in an effective and tactful manner with emotionally impaired students;
• Assists the bus operator in performing bus evacuation drills;
• Remains calm in an emergency situation, and efficiently and quickly evacuates students as needed;
• Performs related work as required.