BUS AIDE SUBSTITUTES

The duties include but are not limited to:

• WORKS AS A SUBSTITUTE, ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS.
• Boards the bus at the same location as the bus driver unless authorized by the Transportation Supervisor and principal.
• Loads and unloads students at the bus stop and at school. (This includes operating the chair lift and fastening and unfastening chair retainers.)
• Monitors and controls the students while in transit and assists them when necessary.
• Escorts children across the street at stops, when necessary.
• Assists the driver in making transportation safe and humane.
• Drives the bus in case of an emergency if a valid Bus Driver's License (BDL) and Commercial Driver's License (CDL) have been obtained.
• Works with the principal of the school in which the student is enrolled, when problems occur with an individual student.
• Escorts students into the building/classroom in the morning and from the building/classroom in the afternoon, never leaving students unsupervised.
• Performs other job related duties as deemed necessary by the principal, bus driver, and route supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Must be in good physical condition.

Must be insurable as determined by MCPSS personnel into private and business driving records within any three-year time frame.

Must possess or be able to obtain Alabama State Bus Certificate and Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within 6 months of hire.

PREFERRED:

High school graduates from regionally accredited schools or those who have GED equivalent.

SALARY: See MCPSS Salary Matrix for hourly Substitute rates.

**Applicants selected for classified positions must undergo (or have undergone) an ABI/FBI criminal history background check (fingerprinting administered through sites selected and approved by the MCPSS and State of Alabama Education Department) and be declared suitable and fit to teach under state law. Applicants selected must also pass a drug-screening test via forms provided by Human Resources during the selection process.**

THE MOBILE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.