Bus Aide
Young World Physical Education, Caledonia, MI, United States
Bus Aide
Job Details
Job ID:
5669294
Application Deadline:
Posted until filled
Posted:
Apr 24, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date:
Immediately
Position Summary
Bus Aides ensure the safe transportation of bus patrons and special needs students. Bus aides are required to work a morning and afternoon shift each day.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Ensures safe transportation of bus patrons and special needs passengers
Complies with all applicable safety requirements, laws, and regulations
Completes daily safety checks of the bus
Assists the driver with keeping the bus clean inside
Notifies the Transportation Director of any safety or maintenance concerns
Communicates positively with bus students and parents of Special Needs passengers
Ensures appropriate, positive guidance to children
Attends training and staff meetings as required
Other duties as assigned
Employment Qualifications
Education: This position requires a high school diploma or general education degree (G.E.D.).
Experience: Previous experience working with special needs students is preferred, but not required.
Supervisory Responsibilities: No supervisory responsibilities
Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Required
Ability to lift to 50 lbs. to provide passenger assistance including but not limited to boarding and deboarding, transfers from seat to seat, package handling, assistance to visually impaired and others with varying disabilities, etc.
Basic written and verbal communication skills
Must be willing to gain CPR training and certification
Good time management and organizational skills
Ability to read and follow instructions
Must present a neat and clean appearance at all times
Ability to sit for long periods while aiding students on the bus
Satisfactory criminal history check
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, talk, and hear.
The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include vision, and the ability to adjust focus, especially due to concentration when driving the bus.
Must be able to open the emergency doors and exit the bus from the emergency exit
Must be able to bend, support, and otherwise physically carry a student/passenger/rider/ into and out of a school bus, especially in the case of an emergency
Must be able to bend, stretch, pull, or drag all students/passengers/riders, equipment, or other types of articles that would be of varying sizes and weights out of the emergency exits on demand
Must be able to bend, twist, and stretch for the cleaning and securing of equipment in the interior of the bus
Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Position Type and Salary
Position Type:
Part-Time
Salary:
$17.82 per hour
Contact Information
Michaelitta Fortier , Transportation Director
Transportation Department
Phone: 616-891-0224
Email: fortierm@calschools.org
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Job Details
Job ID:
5669294
Application Deadline:
Posted until filled
Posted:
Apr 24, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date:
Immediately
Position Summary
Bus Aides ensure the safe transportation of bus patrons and special needs students. Bus aides are required to work a morning and afternoon shift each day.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Ensures safe transportation of bus patrons and special needs passengers
Complies with all applicable safety requirements, laws, and regulations
Completes daily safety checks of the bus
Assists the driver with keeping the bus clean inside
Notifies the Transportation Director of any safety or maintenance concerns
Communicates positively with bus students and parents of Special Needs passengers
Ensures appropriate, positive guidance to children
Attends training and staff meetings as required
Other duties as assigned
Employment Qualifications
Education: This position requires a high school diploma or general education degree (G.E.D.).
Experience: Previous experience working with special needs students is preferred, but not required.
Supervisory Responsibilities: No supervisory responsibilities
Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Required
Ability to lift to 50 lbs. to provide passenger assistance including but not limited to boarding and deboarding, transfers from seat to seat, package handling, assistance to visually impaired and others with varying disabilities, etc.
Basic written and verbal communication skills
Must be willing to gain CPR training and certification
Good time management and organizational skills
Ability to read and follow instructions
Must present a neat and clean appearance at all times
Ability to sit for long periods while aiding students on the bus
Satisfactory criminal history check
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, talk, and hear.
The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include vision, and the ability to adjust focus, especially due to concentration when driving the bus.
Must be able to open the emergency doors and exit the bus from the emergency exit
Must be able to bend, support, and otherwise physically carry a student/passenger/rider/ into and out of a school bus, especially in the case of an emergency
Must be able to bend, stretch, pull, or drag all students/passengers/riders, equipment, or other types of articles that would be of varying sizes and weights out of the emergency exits on demand
Must be able to bend, twist, and stretch for the cleaning and securing of equipment in the interior of the bus
Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Position Type and Salary
Position Type:
Part-Time
Salary:
$17.82 per hour
Contact Information
Michaelitta Fortier , Transportation Director
Transportation Department
Phone: 616-891-0224
Email: fortierm@calschools.org
#J-18808-Ljbffr