GISD Bus Monitor

Job Title: Bus Monitor
Wage/Hour Status: Nonexempt
Pay Grade: Greenville Salary Pay Scale
Date Revised: October 2025
Reports to: Transportation Director

Primary Purpose:
Ride buses and help drivers ensure safe and orderly transportation of students with disabilities.

Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
Not specified
Special Knowledge/ Skills:
Ability to follow verbal instructions and communicate effectively
Ability to operate safety equipment and adaptive equipment
Ability to work well with children with disabilities

Experience:
None

Working Conditions:
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Maintain emotional control under stress
Frequent walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing and pulling
Moderate lifting and carrying
Work outside and inside
Work around vehicles and machinery with moving parts
Moderate exposure to extreme temperatures and vehicle fumes

Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Student Management
Lift and carry students with disabilities on and off the bus according to their individual needs.
Supervise students as they board, leave bus, and cross the street.
Take children into the building and help them find their way.
Learn and adapt to each student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
Manage student behavior and report student discipline problems to appropriate administrator.
Communicate with teachers and parents on a daily basis regarding student behavior while on the bus.
Routes and Schedules
Become familiar with all routes to and from school campus to be of assistance to driver.
Maintain an updated route schedule.

Safety
Supervise use of seat belts, harnesses, or car seats by students.
Follow emergency procedures and help drivers administer first aid, if necessary.
Operate equipment according to established safety procedures.
Follow established procedures and techniques to perform job duties including lifting, assisting students, etc.

Other
Become familiar with and follow procedures established by transportation and special education offices.
Help driver keep the bus clean.
Work irregular hours as needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
None

Equipment Used:
Wheelchair lift, ramp, lock, and special needs adaptive equipment