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 pre-trip and post-trip inspections and prepare for and assist in emergency evacuations.

  • Announce routes or stops.
  • 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.
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  • Provide transportation information to passengers or customers.
  • Assist students with special educational needs.
  • Assist customers to ensure comfort or safety.
  • Clean vehicles or vehicle components.
  • Assist patrons with entering or exiting vehicles or other forms of transportation.
  • Assist passengers during vehicle boarding.
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