School Bus Aide

There are Bus Aide positions open for the 2025-2026 school year for Mansfield City Schools. Listed below are some duties, responsibilities and requirements for this position:

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Be physically able to lift and assist driver in loading and unloading handicapped students.
• Be of legal age, 18 years or older.
• Willingness to complete a pre-service training program.
• Ability to cope with stressful situations.
• A positive attitude.
• Ability to be flexible relative to job duties and responsibilities.
• A satisfactory report from the State of Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation and/or county or local law enforcement agency required every 6 years.
• Ability to pass a negative drug screening test at random.

Job Objective(s)

• To provide assistance to the Bus Driver and to transport students in a safe and orderly manner.

Directly Responsible To

• Manager of Transportation Services.
• The Bus Driver while on the bus.

Duties/Performance Responsibilities

• Assist the bus driver in loading and unloading wheelchair students in a safe manner.
• Assist the students getting on and off the bus in a safe and orderly manner.
• Assist the bus driver in maintaining good conduct on the bus.
• Provide assistance to the bus driver in preparing written reports relative to violations of student conduct code and safety violations.
• Assist the bus driver in the identification of motor vehicles which pass the bus while loading or unload-ing with red lights on.
• Assist the driver in the event of a medical emergency involving a student.
• In case of an accident, assist the driver in evacuating the students from the bus and supervise the students at the accident location.
• Assist the driver in any situation that might occur to insure good discipline and safe riding practice.
• When necessary, aide should help children cross on busy streets.
• Assist driver in planning of routes.
• Participate in in-service training programs, as assigned and/or required.
• Abide by the Mansfield City Board of Education policies, rules, and regulations.
• Perform other reasonably related duties as may be assigned by the manager of Transportation Services and/or the Bus Driver.

Conduct : 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.

Each staff member shall serve as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, intelligent human beings. Each staff member has a moral responsibility to help instill in students the belief in and practice of ethical principles and democratic values .

Terms of Employment : Per the Mansfield City Schools Board of Education/Teamsters Agreement.

The Mansfield City School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identification or sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other status protected by law.