"Bus Rider - Office of Student Enrichment Health Exploration Program - JR009171"

Bus Rider - Office of Student Enrichment Health Exploration Program - JR009171

Company: University of Kansas Medical Center

Job Location: Kansas City Metro Area

Category: Other Administrative Positions

Type: Adjunct/Part-Time

Department: SOM KC Office of Student Engagement (OSE) * OSE - Temps

Position Title: Bus Rider - Office of Student Enrichment Health Exploration Program

Job Family Group: Professional Staff

Job Description Summary: The Program Assistant is responsible for providing a clean, safe and reliable transportation for participants of the Health Exploration Program.

Job Description:

Part time, temporary employment from November 2025 through May 2026 to include one 2-hour planning session and twenty 3.5 sessions.

Expectations/Responsibilities:

• Works with KCKPS Transportation bus drivers to provide a clean, safe, and reliable transportation to ensure students benefit from programming.
• Communicates and works effectively and cooperatively with members of the school district and community.
• Only allows program student participants on the bus. Student roster will be provided. On occasion for field trip or other purposes, program instructors and staff will get on the bus.
• Ability to pick up and drop off students only at authorized middle and high school stops.
• Maintains behavioral discipline when students are on the bus. Report student behavioral challenges to the appropriate persons if warranted.
• Follows KCKPS Transportation protocol and safety measures.
• Works with KCKPS bus driver to anticipate and troubleshoot challenges such as traffic, weather, road conditions, and schedule changes and make necessary adjustments to ensure student safety and reduce delays.
• Instructs students on safe entering, exiting, and passenger rules.
• Supervises students while they board, leave the bus, and cross the street.
• If the situation calls for, work with the bus driver to perform emergency evacuation of students on the bus.
• Works with KCKPS Transportation personnel to identify morning and afternoon bus.
• Maintains a professional relationship with students.
• Maintains a professional and cordial relationship with your fellow team members.
• Recognizes and works through conflicts in caring ways, invites discussion on differences, and arranges for a third party to assist, if necessary.

Required Qualifications

Work Experience:

• 2 years of related work experience.
• Experience working with rural or urban populations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous bus riding or driver experience, district school bus driver, etc
• Previous experience with K-12 students.

Skills

Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Required Documents:

• Cover Sheet
• Resume

Employee Type: Temporary (Fixed Term)

Time Type: Part time

Rate Type: Hourly

Compensation Statement:

The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.

Pay Range: $21.09 - $28.47

Minimum $21.09

Midpoint $24.78

Maximum $28.47

Application Instructions: To learn more and apply online, please visit https://kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kumc-jobs/job/Kansas-City-Metro-Area/Bus-Rider---Office-of-Student-Enrichment-Health-Exploration-Program_JR009171 or go to https://careers.kumc.edu/ and search for position number JR009171.

Applications must be submitted directly through the KU Medical Center website to be considered for this position. Any applications submitted via email or this website will NOT be reviewed or considered.

About KU Medical Center: The University of Kansas Medical Centers mission is to educate exceptional health care professionals through a full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional, postdoctoral and continuing education programs in the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions. KU Medical Center also advances the health sciences through world-class research programs; provides compassionate and state-of-the-art patient care in an academic medical center environment; and works with communities in every Kansas county to improve the health of Kansans. Learn more at www.kumc.edu.

Benefits: KUMC offers a range of great benefits that support employees and eligible family members. Our health insurance benefits begin on hire date and KUMC offers other exciting benefits such as paid parental leave, generous employer retirement contributions and other resources to improve health and well-being. For more information, please visit https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html