Bus Monitor - Bluenose Academy

South Shore Regional Centre for Education

The South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE) practices the culturally responsive pedagogy approach in providing an inclusive, diverse, equitable, safe and healthy education that supports learning and success both personally and academically to the 59,000 residents of Lunenburg and Queens Counties, an area of 5,250 square kilometres and a total of 23 schools.

Regional Centres for Education have Employment Equity Policies and/or processes and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry. Please ensure that you complete the self-identification portion on the position application.

School Bus Monitor Responsibilities:

- Assist the bus driver in supervising students to ensure a safe environment.

- Operate the outside of the bus lift when not accompanied by TA.

- Participate in securing the wheelchair safely.  Usually the bus monitor will enter the bus after loading the child on the ramp and securing the door to assist the driver in finishing securing the wheelchair. 

- Monitor the actions of the students on the bus to and from school.

- Assist the driver in unloading the wheelchair when not accompanied by TA.  The bus monitor will be responsible for removing the rear straps and unbuckling the lap belt.  The driver will finish removing all other straps.

- Fasten and remove seat belts for the walk on students.

- Load and unload children from the bus safely to their Teacher Assistants if the TAs are there waiting, if not, the driver will be responsible to keep the children on the bus until the TAs arrive while the bus monitor proceeds with wheelchair procedure.

- Familiar with bus evacuation procedures.

Qualifications / Experience:

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• First Aid Training
• Experience working with children / youth

Characteristics:

• Excellent time management and interpersonal skills
• Persistence, assertiveness, confidentiality
• Team player, committed to promoting quality service

School: Bluenose Academy

Route/Driver: Route 215 (Lisa Hatt)

Timing:

7:33 am pickup at Tanner Settlement Rd

8:25 am bell time at BA

2:27 pm bell time at BA

2:48 pm arrive at Tanner Settlement Rd

Approximate travel time: 1.5 hours

Wage - $16.75/hr (increase in $17.00/hr on Oct 1/26)

BACKGROUND/SECURITY CHECKS:

The South Shore Regional Centre for Education requires all newly hiredemployees to provide a satisfactory Criminal Record / Vulnerable Sector Check and a Nova Scotia Child Abuse Register Check. We will accept checks completed within the last 3 months. 

Regional Office based positions require travel and candidates may be required to provide a valid driver's license.  Some school based positions also require travel and candidates may be required to provide a valid driver's license.

Thank you for your interest in the South Shore Regional Centre for Education, however, only those shortlisted for an interview will be contacted.