Student Life Counselor - Transportation Monitor

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Student Life Counselor – Transportation Monitor

Part-Time/Permanent

Vancouver, WA

Note - This is a school year-based position and is not scheduled to work during annual

school closures.

This recruitment will tentatively close on January 4, 2026. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision at any time. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible. Applicant materials are reviewed weekly.

This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Our Agency: The Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth (CDHY) is an educational community and statewide resource committed to ensuring all deaf and hard of hearing students in Washington reach their full potential.

Our agency offers a variety of services including academic, residential, outreach services, and professional development. CDHY celebrates all language experiences and deaf culture.

We are committed to providing the best individualized learning experience for all students we serve.

Washington School for the Deaf is the campus school for the Center and offers educational programming for preschool through age 21 in Vancouver, WA.

Our Staff: Our employees are more than just workers. They are part of a community, network, and family. Each staff member serves as a role model to students.

We're looking for people that can contribute, grow, think, and dream. We thrive in a culture that embraces diversity and rewards imagination. CDHY is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion!

Our agency strives to create an inclusive and diverse learning community with emphasis on access, success, and equity by recruiting, retaining, and ensuring the success of diverse students, faculty, and staff.

CDHY aims to build a community that values and respects one another by providing the best learning environment for faculty, staff, and student success.

Our Students: Our diverse student body is made up of many faces, backgrounds, and personalities. Our goal is to help students who are deaf and hard of hearing learn, grow, and succeed. WSD is an ASL English bilingual educational environment. We support the attainment of literacy in both languages.

WSD Students are: Bilingual · Empowered · Successful for Today and Tomorrow = the BEST!

About the position: CDHY/WSD is seeking candidates to fill one or more Student Life Counselor - Transportation Monitor positions.

The transportation monitor's job is to supervise students during transportation. Student supervision and maintaining a safe and secure environment is the focus of this position.

Bus transportation monitors are expected to move up and down the aisles on the bus or monitor students while in travel status to ensure safety and behavioral management.

These positions travel via charter bus with students but may include driving a state car and airline travel.

These positions can be anywhere from 12 to 24 hours per week and hours will flex based on stops, weather, traffic, and route.

The schedule for these positions are on Travel Days (Usually Friday and Sundays) during the school year and start/end times depends on the route working.

NOTE: This position is eligible for shift premium pay at an additional $2.50 per hour when the regular or temporary scheduled work includes hours after 6:00 pm and before 6:00 am where no overtime schedule change pay, or callback compensation is received.

Graveyard positions receive full shift premium pay for all hours worked. The Student Life Counselor position also receives a 5% assignment pay in addition to base salary and shift premium pay.

Requirements

• Supervise students during times of transportation.
• Communicate with students, supervisors, parents, and school staff using American Sign Language (ASL) and written English.
• Ensure a healthy, safe and secure environment.
• Maintain required communication logs and documentation of student behavior.
• May work as back-fill Student Life Counselor in residential settings.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Residential Services.

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

• High school degree or equivalent.
• At least one year of experience working with children in an educational environment.
• Ability to obtain food worker card and CPR/First Aid certification.
• Ability to work as a team member & maintain positive relations with staff, students, parents, and the public.
• Ability to assist all students in areas of independent living and assist in the implementation of the Independent Living Skills (ILS) curriculum under the direction of supervisors.
• Working knowledge of de-escalation techniques.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Ability to supervise children during times of transportation which means ability to sit for long periods of time, walk, and stand. Must be willing to work indoors and outdoors.
• Must provide at least three work-related professional references.
• Must be able to successfully pass state and federal background checks.
• Must be willing and able to be a mandated reporter of child abuse and neglect.

Preferred qualifications:

• Two years of college (equivalent of 90 quarter credit hours with a major emphasis in interpreter training, education, child development, social sciences, recreation, or related subjects).

Additional Information

CDHY is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please provide your resume, cover letter and at least 3 professional references.

Must be able to pass federal and state criminal background screening.

Remote/Telework options are not available for this position.
This position is in the bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). For membership questions, contact the local Union Representative.

This position is eligible for full benefits (medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life insurance, and retirement).

Salary Information:

Salary is set using the State of Washington General government pay scales (Range 40).

Vacation and sick leave accrual, paid holidays, personal holiday, personal leave day, and overtime eligible after 40 hours of work in a week.

For questions about this recruitment, or to request reasonable accommodation in the application process, please email: recruitment@cdhy.wa.gov