Reports To: Transportation Manager
Position Purpose: To coordinate and supervise the transportation program including scheduling of the bus runs, employee work assignments, and vehicle maintenance
Qualifications:
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have a current TB test.
• At least one year of experience in driving some type of motor vehicle (which may be a private automobile), including experience throughout each of the four seasons.
• Operating a computer
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
Experience:
• Experience with Google products and other special software applications such as Bus Hive, and Transfinder
Performance Responsibilities:
• Establishes school bus routes and time schedules in coordination with the Transportation Manager
• Assigns school bus drivers to routes and schedules staff to ensure adequate coverage for regular and special school activities. Works with school principals and others . responsible for planning special school trips;
• Receives and resolves routing and bus stop problems, complaints, and other problems involved in a bus run;
• Receive, transmit, and monitor radio communications among School Bus Drivers and report emergencies; adjust bus schedules and routing changes as situations occur, including driver absences and roadside breakdowns
• Maintains necessary records involving time sheets/cards, personnel, material costs, equipment, trip records parts inventory, etc.
• Coordinate the scheduling of vehicle servicing with the Bus Garage to ensure all buses assigned have been properly serviced and safety checked.
• Prepares all trip sheets, maps and other vital driver information related to extra trips
Knowledge/Skills and Abilities:
• Vehicle operation;
• Variety of Transportation Office equipment including PC and related software;
• Safe driving practices;
• Kansas Vehicle Code and Education Code applicable to the operation of vehicles in transporting students;
• Dispatching/scheduling/bus routing in a school transportation environment;
• Behavior modification techniques to manage the behavior of students;
• District boundaries and the streets, roads, and housing areas within the District:; and the area that services the Special Needs students;
• Basic maintenance requirements and Driving Code;
• District policies/regulations regarding the transportation of students.
• Demonstrates knowledge of city and county streets and roads
• Ability to read maps
• Demonstrates knowledge of federal and state laws governing transportation
Ability to:
• plan school bus routes and schedules, field trips, and special excursions; evaluate schedules and meet deadlines;
• operate typical Transportation Office equipment;
• understand and carry out oral and written directions;
• make basic mathematical computations;
• prepare and maintain clear and concise records;
• work independently with minimal supervision;
• exercise good judgment and make common-sense decisions;
• recognize malfunctions in equipment and take appropriate action;·
• plan and organize activities;
• meet and maintain the physical requirements necessary to perform assigned job functions safely and effectively;
• communicate effectively and tactfully in both oral and written form;
• establish and maintain cooperative work relationships with those contacted in performing required duties.
• Have a comprehensive understanding of transportation routing. Use assigned software at an intermediate level.
• Analyze situations quickly and efficiently and develop appropriate courses of action.
• Deal with high-stress situations calmly and tactfully.
Terms of Employment: This is a full-time position. Start times may vary.
Evaluation:
The performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with pro vis ions of the Board policy on the evaluation of Classified Personnel.
Significant Associations:
The performance responsibilities are not limited to those outlined in this description and may include any other responsibilities as assigned by the administrator/supervisor.
Salary: starting $18.00
Shift type : Full Time 12 month position |