The Bus Aide will be responsible for ensuring the safety of children during transportation to and from the Growing Hope and Carrol Childrens Center Facilities and facilitate communication with families at pick up and drop off according to Program Policies and Procedures. The Bus Aide will support Lead Teacher with overall care and planning for the children and classroom assigned when not supporting transportation services.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that children enter and exit the bus in a safe manner, remain seated while the bus is in motion, assisting them into their residence and manage behavior within program guidelines.


• Relate communications between home and school to parents and staff.


• Assist the bus driver with emergency procedures as needed.


• Assist in creating a positive environment on the bus and in the classrooms including modeling appropriate behavioral interventions, reinforcing positive behaviors and facilitating social interactions between children.


• Assist with cleanliness and safety of the bus, classroom and outdoor play areas.


• Participate in staff meetings, trainings, parent meetings, in-service days, supervision, etc, as assigned


• Participate in documentation duties, written reports, attendance, etc. Report suspected incidents of child abuse to the Program Manager and follow mandated reporting protocols.


• Assume Assistant Teacher responsibilities during assigned blocks of time in assigned classroom


• Implement all Washington State WAC for child care centers and follow through with required training in a timely fashion. 


• Observe confidentiality in all dealings related to program, staff and families


• Perform other duties as assigned