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School Bus Monitors

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.

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

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Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

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Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

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Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

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Assist disabled children or children with psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues with boarding and exiting the school bus.

Buckle seatbelts or fasten wheelchair tie down straps to secure passengers for transportation.

Clean school bus interiors by picking up waste, wiping down windows, or vacuuming.

Direct students boarding and exiting the school bus.

Direct students evacuating the bus during safety drills.

Escort young children across roads or highways.

Evacuate students from the school bus in emergency situations.

Guide the driver when the bus is moving in reverse gear.

Monitor for trains at railroad crossings and signal the bus driver when it is safe to proceed.

Monitor the conduct of students to maintain discipline and safety.

Open and close school bus doors for students.

Operate a wheelchair lift to load or unload wheelchairs.

Prevent or defuse altercations between students.

Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations to dispatchers or other bus drivers, using phones or mobile two way radios.

Respond to students' questions, requests, or complaints.

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, or fuel consumption.

School Bus Monitors

Overview

Career

What School Bus Monitors Do

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

School Bus Monitors

Overview

Career

What School Bus Monitors Do

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

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