Oberlin City School District
Position Type:
Student Support Services/Monitor
Date Posted: 11/3/2025
Location: Oberlin Board of Education Central Office
Date Available: 11/03/2025
Closing Date: 12/08/2025 4 hrs day x 187 days/yr -
7am-9am and 1pm-3pm
BUS MONITOR I
RESPONSIBLE TO: Superintendent or designee
JOB GOALS: To provide for the safe, efficient, and courteous transportation of students.
Assist school bus driver in maintaining discipline while bus is in operation; maintain proper records and documentation; assist student loading, unloading and seating arrangements as required.
QUALIFICATIONS: Be at least 18 years of age and hold a high school diploma or equivalent diploma. Meets all mandated health requirements. Documentation of a clear criminal record. Student monitor or educational aide certification from ODE. Self-directed and able to learn the required skills for the position. Able to respond appropriately in a variety of situations with varied clientele First aide, CPR, and Heimlich maneuver trained. Knowledge of safe practices concerning school bus transportation. Knowledge of basic record-keeping techniques. Knowledge of health and safety regulations. Ability to assist students with disabilities (e.g., mobility, transferring, positioning, etc.). Maintain proper records and documentation. Assist student loading, unloading and seating arrangements as required. Understand and relate to children with special needs. Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Lift students according to established guidelines. Maintain current knowledge of Emergency Evacuation procedures. Maintain routine records. Observe health and safety regulations. Physical demands Must be able to lift heavy objects (minimum 50 lbs) Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull medium weights, up to 50 pounds Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases
22. Physical ability to perform all aspects of the bus monitor responsibilities.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Assist the bus driver in maintaining discipline on school bus; monitor and assist students while bus is in operation.
2. Consult with and assist bus driver in documentation of student information, record- keeping and completing route surveys.
3. Assist driver in assuring seat belts, harnesses and wheel chair clamps are secured as required.
4. Assist parents and school personnel with safe loading and unloading of students; coordinate seating of pre-kindergarten students as required by State Transportation Guidelines.
5. Communicate with teachers, principals, and parents concerning student background, medical problems and behavior as appropriate.
6. Assist handicapped children on and off the bus and escort children across street upon return home; lift children as required; assure authorized adult meets students leaving the bus.
8. Attend in-service meetings and training courses as assigned.
9. Perform other duties as assigned.
10. Able to change work assignment from school to school, when so designated by the supervisor.
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated annually by the Superintendent or designee according to Board approved evaluation instrument.
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Date Posted: 11/3/2025
Location: Oberlin Board of Education Central Office
Date Available: 11/03/2025
Closing Date: 12/08/2025 4 hrs day x 187 days/yr -
7am-9am and 1pm-3pm
BUS MONITOR I
RESPONSIBLE TO: Superintendent or designee
JOB GOALS: To provide for the safe, efficient, and courteous transportation of students.
Assist school bus driver in maintaining discipline while bus is in operation; maintain proper records and documentation; assist student loading, unloading and seating arrangements as required.
QUALIFICATIONS: Be at least 18 years of age and hold a high school diploma or equivalent diploma. Meets all mandated health requirements. Documentation of a clear criminal record. Student monitor or educational aide certification from ODE. Self-directed and able to learn the required skills for the position. Able to respond appropriately in a variety of situations with varied clientele First aide, CPR, and Heimlich maneuver trained. Knowledge of safe practices concerning school bus transportation. Knowledge of basic record-keeping techniques. Knowledge of health and safety regulations. Ability to assist students with disabilities (e.g., mobility, transferring, positioning, etc.). Maintain proper records and documentation. Assist student loading, unloading and seating arrangements as required. Understand and relate to children with special needs. Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Lift students according to established guidelines. Maintain current knowledge of Emergency Evacuation procedures. Maintain routine records. Observe health and safety regulations. Physical demands Must be able to lift heavy objects (minimum 50 lbs) Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull medium weights, up to 50 pounds Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases
22. Physical ability to perform all aspects of the bus monitor responsibilities.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Assist the bus driver in maintaining discipline on school bus; monitor and assist students while bus is in operation.
2. Consult with and assist bus driver in documentation of student information, record- keeping and completing route surveys.
3. Assist driver in assuring seat belts, harnesses and wheel chair clamps are secured as required.
4. Assist parents and school personnel with safe loading and unloading of students; coordinate seating of pre-kindergarten students as required by State Transportation Guidelines.
5. Communicate with teachers, principals, and parents concerning student background, medical problems and behavior as appropriate.
6. Assist handicapped children on and off the bus and escort children across street upon return home; lift children as required; assure authorized adult meets students leaving the bus.
8. Attend in-service meetings and training courses as assigned.
9. Perform other duties as assigned.
10. Able to change work assignment from school to school, when so designated by the supervisor.
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated annually by the Superintendent or designee according to Board approved evaluation instrument.
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