Staff role

School Bus Monitor

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.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Bus Aide; Bus Assistant; Bus Attendant; Bus Monitor; Bus Paraeducator; School Bus Aide; School Transportation Aide; SPED Bus Aide (Special Ed Bus Aide); SPED Bus Paraeducator (Special Education Bus Paraeducator); SPED School Bus Monitor (Special Education School Bus Monitor)

Tasks

  • 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.
  • Respond to students' questions, requests, or complaints.
  • Guide the driver when the bus is moving in reverse gear.
  • Talk to children's parents or guardians about problematic behaviors, emotional or developmental problems, or related issues.
  • Write and submit reports that include data such as the number of passengers or trips, hours worked, mileage driven, or fuel consumed.
  • Announce routes or stops.

Knowledge

  • Public Safety and Security
  • English Language
  • Transportation
  • Customer and Personal Service

Skills

  • Monitoring
  • Speaking
  • Active Listening

Abilities

  • Oral Comprehension
  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Oral Expression
  • Speech Clarity
  • Speech Recognition
  • Deductive Reasoning

This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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