Anticipated Opening for 2024-2025 School Year

The position of a Floating Bus Aide is now open. Please note the job description is attached. The aide will work a minimum of 4.00 hours a day. Normal working hours are as assigned.

If you are interested in being considered for this position and feel you are qualified, you must apply online at www.marioncityschools.org prior to 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 24, 2024. If you have any questions contact Kevin Houpt via email ...@mcspresidents.org

The Board/Administration has the sole discretion to determine qualifications of all candidates based upon posted qualifications which will include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Ability to competently do the job 5. Job skills and knowledge
2. Attendance 6. Work ethic
3. People skills 7. Can the person do the essential functions
4. Experience required of the job?

The above qualification criteria may be determined via personnel file (if available), past evaluations (if available), administration/supervisor input, reference checks, testing (if required for position), interview process, and any other methods deemed appropriate by the employer.

It is the policy of the Marion City Schools Board of Education that the best qualified applicant shall be selected for each position without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, political affiliation, disabling or military status. No person shall be denied employment solely because of any impairment which is unrelated to the ability to participate in activities involved in the position or program for which application has been made.

Aides who are physically involved in lifting, feeding, restraining, moving of wheelchairs will receive 70 cents more per hour in addition to what is quoted in the Bus Aide Salary Schedule.

• Assists and monitors all students at pickup, discharge, and transfer points, as they get on and off the bus.
• Monitors behavior of the students and helps to see that they are adhering to bus rules and regulations
• Works with the bus driver to fill out transportation incident reports when corrective action is needed. These forms are then turned over to the Transportation Supervisor, who in turn delivers the reports to the appropriate building principal
• In the event of an accident, assists the driver in the evacuation of students.
• Assists the driver and students in the event of a medical emergency.
• Performs such other duties as assigned by the Transportation Supervisor/designee.

• Ensure the safety of students
• Ability to work effectively with others
• Exhibit professional behavior, emotional stability and sound judgement
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships
• Interacts in a positive manner with staff, students and parents
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude and conversation

The above lists are not ranked in order of importance.

Each staff member shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance and abuse of any prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District.

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

*This job description identifies primary responsibilities and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and activities. This job description is subject to change in response to student demographics, staffing factors, funding variables, modified operating procedures, program/curriculum changes as directed by the Superintendent of Marion City Schools.